On a rainy afternoon,I slipped into a deep sleepa heady sojourn into dreamsscattered subconscious scenes..and forgot you were gone upon waking Then, I had to remind myself
Month: September 2023
Fall leaves, fall…
Fall leaves, fall, in your autumnal grey; now you prepare for the black pall, the naked winter days... Seasons wrap up like chilly pedestrians; each new morning closer to the close; how sanguine seem your yellow surfaces, as if kissed by the sunset's own hues! And like the dying in the final stages, you reveal… Continue reading Fall leaves, fall…
Speak to me
Speak to me of life, and I will nod with youSpeak to me of love, and I will sigh with youSpeak to me of grief, and my soul will sing to you
Papa
I read a story in school, years ago, where a little boy is taken to the village fair by his parents- a strict father who quells the child's incessant, curious whims along the way, with a look or tone of indignation; and a nervous yet indulgent mother who warns the child about rousing the father's… Continue reading Papa
Bedtime Stories
© One by one they all endedstopped short, clearly- for I wasn't doneI sought them through other personsand when all else failed, the imaginationNo books to perpetuate hopeless dreamsNo dark tales of light from grandma I wonder if that's what led me to poetryone foot forever forced in romanticismBut it doesn't work that wayIt just… Continue reading Bedtime Stories
The Rider
Death, come fast,riding on your Knightly horsefaster and faster and fasterSpare not a moment when you tread my turfKiss me hard and true when you doOne stroke and slay the body and soul wholefaster and faster let my heartbeats recedeas they turn to the sound of your hoofbeats taking me home
Ishaisms 
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