Oh, we’ve walked a long way together… She leading first with her tender feet while I struggled to find mine… Her eyes bequeathing visions Though
Category: PenMuse-38
Penury’s Love is Summer
Tattered clothes or rugged bed linens, it suffices with, Pots of Adam’s ale, maybe vestiges of oats or barley, Little amenities are like silver coins
My Companion
I bent backwards To contain these festering feelings Like a concealed wound – Only to come apart Split at the seams and My madness tumbling,
Word-O-Philia
Nemesis those words running into lines I wasn’t going to befriend them to be That I would have to mould them along Sent chills down
A Fine Line
Dawning leisurely, it won’t feel slow It will be impetuousSnapping into the night Expensing time apart Oblivious of how to stitch yourself back Fit yourself at the crook
Coloured Emotions
I despised you from the core of my heart, You took away my rank, satiated your hunger by feeding on my marks, I always wished
Stories- My Friend
Since my childhood days, I was engrossed listening to tales Listening to Alibaba and Forty thieves, kept me engrossed for hours indeed The tales of
Guiding Star
When I first took my baby steps It was you who clapped the hardest Somehow, I can still visualize Those wrinkles, that like waves jovial
Then and Now
When for the first time, I tumbled It was you who comforted me And advised me to wear the bruises Like a warrior, proud and
Behind the Quietude
Quietude stood before me, escorting my thoughts that extend unto the myriad lights of town awake during the night. Barefoot on the roof, I observed
A Love so Deep
You are the only and one ocean whose icy depth, unpredictable eddies, dark calm I am unafraid of. That crackle of lightning above your head
Friends Forever
‘Twas a summer evening when I first met you, You were full of smiles, bubbling with joy, We played a small game of hide ‘n
Brugmansia
The cherubic hands are eager to caress my petals Lured they are by my glorious, fragrant core “Stay away child!” she says, frazzled by my
In Love With a 3AM Friend
Our first rendezvous Is indelibly imprinted on my mind You were a confident girl And, I was a timid boy Our friendship blossomed You became
Friendophilia
Diving-deep into the memories as I reminisce the past I find it tough to pin-point the day this journey began Effortlessly you entered in my
Forbidden Love
Love finds unexpected trysts, it happens, takes control of the psyche Questioning my sensibility, love popped up when I wished to hide. He befriended me
Forever and Forever?
From splashing together the muddy puddles, To winning a game of hopscotch against each other, Jumping through those fences and barricades, Devouring succulent mangoes on
The Beautiful Image
An impish nymph peers into the large looking glass Fashioning monkey faces, amusing herself Not ready to stand awhile As her mother braids her hair
My Philia, My Brother
I vividly remember the day you ambled into my life, A tiny bundle, swaddled in white, Coupled with excitement were fears galore, One glance at
Let the Love Bloom
I remember the day when for the first time we met, All of a sudden, when there was heavy rain at sunset I knew you