nature poetry

I met ME


It rained last night.Rather unexpectedly!Not just a mere drizzle,but the whole nine yards entirely.It poured buckets, cats and dogsA light and sound show with floating leaves and logs.Soaking glistening bats and birds; butterflies and snailsshivering trembling clinging to rails.No tickets, no queues, no special invitation needed,I was able to simply stand and watchwhat all the… Continue reading I met ME

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Moonlight Mayhem!


Artists and poets, since time immemorial, have glorified the beauty of the night sky; But I see right through its disguise, breathtaking as it maybe; I see the mischief in the moonlight, delinquency in stardust; All eager to do the bidding of their crescent crown; As they invade our minds, sometimes late at night, then drape… Continue reading Moonlight Mayhem!

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Little Cottage in the Hills


In another life, a long time ago, I lived, in a little cottage in the hills; With wooden shutters dressed in flowers, and a sloping roof that the chattering raindrops would talk to me through; Glass windows, vandalised by the fog telling its tale, as it visited me from frosted mountain tops far, far away;… Continue reading Little Cottage in the Hills

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Sounds of the River (inspired by Bekal, Kerala)


Sometimes you cross paths with a river, That you know you were destined to meet. If only for a few moments of your life, You had to be one with its lazy stream. That electric blue kingfisher, that you saw perched upon a lonesome tree, And  the soaring eagles tell you, this is where you're… Continue reading Sounds of the River (inspired by Bekal, Kerala)

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Jungle Magic….inspiration: Pench National Park


There are no rules yet unexplained discipline There are no schools but what an education From birth each one knows the purpose of its life Hunt, eat, sleep, protect and survive  I close my eyes and listen to the jungle band  Millions of creatures and yet no fight for land  The jungle misleads us as… Continue reading Jungle Magic….inspiration: Pench National Park