The Bird Scarers

The Bird scarers. I met this family working on a farm. With anger all over their faces, Heat too high b...

The Tries of I.

The Tries of I.  I tried to be still,  I couldn't, because it wasn't for my will. I tried staying calm,  I couldn&#...

Elements

There she stands,  In a place where she doesn't belong,  Through seasons which are never hers.  There she stands, In a mourning s...

Mumbai.

Barbaric city sick-with slums, Deprived of seasons, blessed with rains, Its hawkers, beggars,  iron-lunged, Processions led by frantic dr...

Stories.

Stories. Have you ever wondered, How many stories you enter every day, The customer-care girl happy at you being kind, The...

Fabled

How did we end up here?  It started once upon a time,  Long long back, You were crossing the river, Or strolling in the wood, I was hung...

Reasons.

Stop! Why do you run? Because it's fun! Why don't you?  I do too, just not for the reasons same as you. - In picture, A kid...

Anthony.

I saw a man, Paying respect to a lone grave between the hills, With greens in the air and sea in the noise, In the eerie silence ar...

A letter to Rosy Santana.

A Letter to Rosy Santana. Remember the time I cooked fish for you With spices from your shop? I do, I'd rather eat poison tha...

The old fort and the sea.

The Old Fort and the Sea.  You're old,  You still don't crumble,  Even when I hit you with all my force. Why? I do crumble, Inch b...

A city sunrise.

A city sunrise.  In the city of blinding lights,  Have you noticed the morning sun?  Awkwardly rising behind the concrete jungle, Tired....

Les Pensées.

Les Pensées. I mothered a thought, And dressed it pretty In liquid amber, And chrysoprase green; sprinkled some rhythms, And ornamented i...

The Crowd.

The Crowd.  The young have no job , The old have no hope, The rich have no friends,  The poor have no food, The grouped have no direction,...

A quarrel over Tea.

A quarrel over Tea.  The Kettle called the pot black,  The Pot cried till it was blue!  The cups rattled to bones,  As they had ...

Little Planet.

Little Planet.  Often,  You'll be too big for this little planet.  You'd be wrong.  Often, You'll be too smart for this li...

A Broken Puzzle.

A Broken Puzzle. When I found you, I found me, I was no longer alone, I was put together, There were no missing pieces, We were the perfec...

It's not the same.

It's just not the same. There'd be a time, When you'd miss a friend. Not because they're not around, Not because...

How I grew.

How I grew.  Come gather kids,  I'll tell you my story Hush, listen to it carefully, Let me bask in its glory. I was once a kid, s...

Do You Think?

Do you think?  If you think my poems make no sense,  Well, they never did sir, they'll never do.  If you think my poems are too intens...

Leap.

Leap. Break Barriers. Cut the Noises. Take Decisions Make choices. Fall. Believe. Rise. Move. Leap. In Picture: Monkeys jump...