-Nithya Raghunath What’s for breakfast? What’s for lunch? What’s for dinner? Can we play a game? Can I be the winner? Can I draw on the porch with a chalk? Can we drive? I don’t want to walk! Can we do some crochet? Can you make my doll a new dress? Can I watch TV […]

if love was a bed of roses I’d lie on it forever If love was a magic carpet I’d fly on it forever If love was a breath of fresh air I’d breathe it forever If love was sacrifices I’d bequeath my world forever If love was a beautiful poem I’d recite it forever If […]

You are so far away It all seems like yesterday   No one to cook for No one to eat with No one to look for No one to sleep with No one to fulfil my day It all seems like yesterday   No laughter no music No footsteps no voices Not even the tiniest […]

  She looks delicate as  a flower, but she’s  got the power, to move mountains for her child. She puts up with every strife and will even take your life, should you harm her child.  She teaches her little  one, lessons of life and  fun, reliving her childhood in the eyes of her daughter or […]

“Will you marry me?’ A reward for her long wait The solitaire seals her fate

    A cup of ghee A frog’s left knee Peel off a newt Throw in a bandicoot Pour in some wine And a dying swine A raven’s claw A coyote’s paw Grate some cheese Shred some geese The sun’s last ray On an eclipse day A mosquito A black cat’s toe A turkey’s crown […]

What makes you dance in such  frenzy? What does the third eye see? What makes the hills tremble at your feet? Why the tiger skin as your seat? The serpent on your neck, your wife at your side The trident, the drum and the bull that you ride Crescent moon and the Ganga adorn matted […]

As walls cave in and fear grips in You can’t run you can’t hide And shadows are chasin From every side! You turn left you turn right You have no one alone you fight! No matter where you go Invisible eyes follow Cold foggy hands Grapple your throat Leaving you hollow! You are surrounded by […]