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By Dyuthi Alva
Here, take this little narrow mirror,It specializes in imparting narrow minded ideasIt will not only crumble your mind very superior
There was a time I felt alive,Before the world crushed me with scorn.My father handed me a bottle
By Sweta Srivastava
कोई क्या उसका बिगाड़ेगा, जिसके सर पे ईश्वर का हाथ हो,ऊर्जा हनुमान जैसी और देवी मां का साथ हो।
By Sheetal Guptamaa hi to kehti thi, teri surakshit jagah hai tera ye makaan...ab maa ko kaise jhootha kehdu??
A crumpled ball of paperThat I clutch in my handSqueezing from time to time
ঘুরতে যে চায় হঠাৎ কখনো ভ্রমণ পিয়াসী মন,সমুদ্র থেকে জঙ্গল হয়ে প্রকৃতির কোলে কোলে সবুজ প্রকৃতি সে প্রকৃতি নেই বুকে তার হুতাশন!
By Mihir Sachdeva
शब्दों भरी रात जाने रात में किसका डर बेहतर होता है ,अंधेरे का या चाँद का ,यादों का या वादों का ,
Images- I can get lost in Soul-roamingEdge to edge
By Somedutta Chakraborty
Here lies-Dreams of silk,Stitched into cotton eyes,Embroidered with sequins of passion,And fashioned in pearls of resistance
By Neha Bhatia
It was a day after my 22nd birthday, a Monday, grim and greyWhen our fates collided and we crossed each other’s way
By Gayathri AmarkumarWax melts onto the metal plate,
Forming patterns to fill the young mind’s brain,
ऐसा क्यूँ?अनजान सफ़र है जीवन का जाना सबको है उस पार,
By Nalini Srinivasan
In this hour of triumph, I standIn front of Thee with folded hand.This honor the world bestows on meIs really success I owe to Thee.
By Shaily TripathiThose naughty lettersThey fumble here and therePlaying with my words
Down the tumultuous road,lush green on either side.At the crossroads—straight ahead—
She came and sat on my window one morning,She enquired whether I was well coming, Then being satisfied She made her nest,
तेरी आंखों से झलकती हैं जो मस्तियाँ,दीवाना करती है हमे वो कश्तियाँ।मुस्कुरा के जो देखा तूने,
By Debi MukherjeeI was thirty and sevena promising career, withtwo children in tow
By Kowshik Ramadugu
నాలో నేనై నిరంతరం రగిలే జ్వాలని,నిశీధిలో నిప్పుని రాజేసే అగ్నిని,ఆవేశాన్ని ఆలోచింపజేసే ఆయుధాన్ని,అనేక అంతర్మధనాల స్వరాన్ని,
By Arsh Das
In my shirt and jeans, wearing a tie, feeling like a man about to unwind.The songs of the choir
By Debadrita Datta
I slip my foot into her shining heels—a shallow fit, a snapped nail.Meant for trust fund ankles, it seems.I sigh and leave for class
On a Saturday morning,With a nightmare of war aborning,in horror, she woke up.
By Tripti Priya Mishra
The unconquered warrior has fallen to the ground.In the deadly deeds of destiny, wounded—by whom could he be found?
By Amit Sidham१४ फरवरी २०१९ को सी. आर. पी. ऍफ़ के काफिले पर आतंकवादी संगठन जैश-ए-मुहम्मद द्वारा
By Ireena Sarangi
Thousands of miles away from the city of dreams and buildings,I have a garden house full of my grandparents’ love and belongings.
By Shaswati Sharma
They always come to me, wait for me patiently, go aroundAgain the next day—they fill me with more horrors while I lay in my bed.
By Yashodhara Vijayan
Don't roll the carpet, not yet,For underneath are many things swept.Beside dust and dirt on the floor so cold
By Samuel Peter
Condolences don't stop, But my heart doesn't take comfort,I lost someone irreplaceable,Whom I promised to make 'mine', I lost him
By Della Viola
Light and Dark.Dark and Light.Together they dance around their world.Never setting eyes on the other – they twirl.
By Shreyas Aneja
एक समंदर लेकर चलता हूँ मैं अपने भीतरजो अपनी गहराई में बहुत कुछ समेटे है।इसमें तूफ़ान भी चलते हैं,चाँद भी चमकता है,