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I have loved the rain since childhood and perhaps, along with that, the stories my mother used to tell me to soothe my restless eyes into sleep. After I moved to Bangalore for my higher studies perhaps the only thing that ever truly embraced me in Bangalore was the rain.
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Drip drop, drip drop! Off the unfastened tap after the little one fills up his yellow balloon, And drops it down from the first floor while singing his Favorite tune. Drip drop, drip, drop! I said, “O you, Chubu, it’s no good to lean out the balcony—now go
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I gave my all, you called it less, Loved you deep, but lost my rest. I begged for crumbs, forgot my worth, Till silence taught me self’s rebirth. Love isn’t chains, it’s wings to free, If I must beg, it’s not for me. I’ll love
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I was never meant to fade in the dust, My soul was molded in light and trust. Stars knew my name before I came, And whispered softly, “Shine the same.” I’ve bent my fire to make it mild, Dimmed my glow just to be styled. But gold can’t
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I am a crawling caterpillar I crawl in a circle, Mother Nature shines on me with her joy, she loves me immensely, she feeds me with leaves and prepares me for my birth. I am preparing with joy, I am making the most beautiful cocoon of all, in the dark
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I am setting out on a long journey, a journey that climbs to the heavens, fate is calling me through snow and ice to the top. Our feet step through a white sheet sewn from the most beautiful silk, the cold air blows in our faces, the ice breaks underfoot,
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The cat's meow has put us Into the bubble of friendship, Not knowing how well it can expand. But here we are—at too far, yet close, Writing poetry for the ones we love and adore. Now we know that our planet is small, Where distance doesn'
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We write, we bleed, Of things we dare not feel. We hope, we yearn, Yet silence is all we earn. Must a bird only reach the sky, Before we shall say it can fly? Or must a star shine as bright as the moon, For its beauty to be seen
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In the busy bazaar of cryptic thoughts, A lineage of the keeper's silent dream, Lies a spectrum of forgone rules. Where chaos leans inwards, And the world begins to fade. Doubts of self! Proclaimed upon my soul. And the fear creeps to devour me whole. What dream should
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You walked in quiet, a face unknown, A passing breeze, a heart of stone. But one soft look, one fleeting stare, And love was breathing in the air. You spoke, and suddenly the world stood still, My chaos calmed, against my will. You held my hand — the stars grew near,
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Imagine yourself to be a flowering plant planted in a place where there’s no one to look out for you, there’s no one to water you, there’s no one to care if someone crushed you and no one gives a damn about you. But you wish to
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I hide wishes under my pillow, Wishes with your name on them, Prayers I secretly hope would find you, And whisper all my dreams in your ear slowly, So that you know, I never want you to leave. Careful confessions while looking at you through my lashes, Hiding from truths