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...

Delhi Drama Act 7

Delhi Drama Act 7.  I enter the metro station and it's pretty late, I am worried that I'll be pretty late, this guy who looks li...

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...

Someday.

"Come fly with us" - Said the clouds. "Come live with us" -Said the hills. "We will hurt but we won't l...

Fade.

Fade. I wait for a letter from you, A letter with a yes and a no, A letter with a how and why. A letter of bliss, A letter where...

Delhi Drama Act 6. Worlds Greatest Short Stories.

Delhi Drama. Act 6 I have made it a habit to always travel in the last coach of the Metro, the primary reason being less crowd. ...

Delhi Drama Act 5.

Delhi Drama.   Act 5.  We lined up for the Quarter Marathon. A middle-aged guy in swaggy shades asks me  "Do you regularly run?&q...

Free Bird.

Free Bird. Someday I'd have to leave,  To see the world.  Someday I'd have to leave,  To live my dreams. Someday I'd have to ...

Delhi Drama Act 4, Does it matter anymore?

Delhi Drama  ACT 4.  Characters in the scene.  Lady1: Middle-aged. Big red bindi on the forehead. Glasses. Has an injured leg, Lady2:...

Rivers and Humans.

Rivers and Humans. When Young and full of energy, You're Crystal Clear and fast, Nobody can tame you, you feel, But dams often ...

Why I need silence.

Why I need silence. I need silence, Because words often carry too many meanings, A miss of a punctuation,  Or an incorrectly lengthy p...

My Shade

My Shade.  In my lows,  You were always close. For each of my sigh, You pushed me to a high. Through every thick and thin, You made me w...

Amidst Nothing.

One day I saw myself amidst nothing. No delusions. No connections. No restrictions.  No requirements. No pain. No suf...

Stars in shadows

Stars in Shadows.  There was once a star, far far away.  It had no twinkle,  It had no shine, It stayed in the shadows, of distance a...

Chintu Travels 2015. Day 5. Two Dusty Towns and a train ride.

December 23, 2015 I woke up late an hour late than the planned time. I suck at waking up on time, alarms don't usually work, becaus...

Delhi Drama Act 3.

Act 3 The moment I took a seat near the boarding gate, an airline employee handed me a leaflet. "Feedback Sir", I said I did...

Lock me up my darling.

Lock me up my darling. Lock me up my darling,  And tell me my flaws,  Push me hard,  Let me learn the laws. Lock me up my darling, With ...