The day you went away You took along with you The glimmer in my eyes The lustre on my face And I lived in disguise
Author: Rham Dhel
Ex Morte Vita
A blaring alarm broke the quietude of the room. TV and radio monitors beeped. A loud thud dropped him from his seat and he was
The News From Tomorrow
Then he asked, “Dear Lord, is the future written?” And God said, “Yes. But remember, the pen is in your hands.” Lucien Warp wandered the
This Sunday
This Sunday Go outside And smell the air Scan the horizon Beyond the rooftops Where the flames Of rhododendrons Are running berserk Across the clear
Love Never Dies
If people could turn back time and do things differently, many would have taken such a chance. But life does not work on ‘what ifs’
The Curious Case of the Missing Yacht
Dominus walked on the shore scrutinizing the footprints in the sand. While boys his age were busy in class, he was engrossed outside it. He
An Encounter With Death
Grace had been pursuing him for quite a while now. Every time she was ready to pull the trigger, he would move and her aim
Lament for Lost Friends
Listen, can you hear it- The deafening silence That engulfs the forest- Where are the denizens My furry-footed companions Whom my heart fondly recalls? Look
The Impostor Syndrome In Which: Pooh and Piglet Save the Bees
It was a bright sunny afternoon. Piglet was at the backyard, digging furrows for the flower seeds he had recently bought from town. He was
The Man From the Sea
I saw him standing before the university aquarium when I went to the library to return Huber’s Marine Biology. His head was almost triangular, with bulging eyes,
The Adventures of Fergus
Lester faced the door and counted one to twenty. Fergus scanned the room. They had played this game many times before and he knew Lester
A Sinner’s Secret
He crossed himself and left the church. It was Sunday; Ambrosio never missed Sunday mass. He ambled around the park before settling down on the
The Abandoned
She wonders weak and weary Full of suffering and pain; None bother to hear or heed Her wounded soul weeping; Tears of hopelessness pour Like
What Happened to Mellimelon?
A long time ago, there was a vegetable by the name of Mellimelon. She was sweet as nectar, fragrant as a rose, and beautiful as
The Secret of Happiness
There was nothing in the world that Ramses didn’t have. He lived in a manor in the middle of a ranch and had countless servants
Journey’s End
When waves Kiss the white shores And seagulls come calling The dawn breaks forth and a new day Sets sail. When stars Swarm the black
My Town of Innumerable Crimes
‘He watches over his dominion. No blade of grass nor grain of sand moves without His notice. If you smite your brother, your hand will
The Truth of War
They say soldiers are one of a kind They are selfless, dauntless and kind To maintain the country’s peace and order All obey its rules
The Legend of the Silver Clouds
“Legend has it that a mass of thick silver clouds will appear in the dark sky. Time will stop and everything will come to a
Welcome to the Future
Joe stands by the window of his apartment. It’s only 7 in the morning, but beads of sweat start to emerge on his forehead. At