Rummaging through the strewn faded pages Of jumbled life, with waning sanity Every day a struggle, to recall names and faces, Often lost in familiar
Author: Roodaba Shah
A Botanist by education but a writer by choice. A freelance content writer. Poetry is her newfound love, she is learning and evolving every day through writing. It gives her solace and soothes her inner chaos.
Impermanence
In the dust pearls of yore, wails wrecked dome Derelict citadel redolent Of glory, once revered now ashes – Lasts ne’er gold throne, when blows
Bare and Burdened
Holding riches of contentment Flying light traversing barbed miles endless, Haggard mien barefoot, unabated dream Enthralling emmer sunshine beckoning. Stories they heard, glorious land lush
Imminent Spring
Sirocco advances Bare clouds loom Earth scorching unsparing lashes Turbulent nuisances Perched on gloom Burnt branches cinereal flashes Vivid verdure eclipsed Glowing sun Frost smitten
Let It Flow
Poignant pearls roll down Alive breathing brine A sea drop or entire Ocean If detached, a dead sea Clinging emotions Nascence at shores Of the