Tag: Poet
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Heart-shaped Gifts That I Don’t Like to Receive : A poem
Red heart-shaped pillows. Heart-shaped chocolates filled with something gooey. Or heart-shaped chocolates in general. Heart-shaped journals that sit prettily on my desk and annoy my every writing self. Hearts painted on my nails. Heart-shaped pendants in pink. I will write about the hearts I love and loved on another evening when that journal isn’t so…
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The Other Side of Midnight: A sapphic love poem
Her sweet whispers rang in her ears Even several summers later. The voice said loud and clear ‘On the other side of midnight, I will meet you under the morning stars’. Her eyes had unshed tears as she got lost In the memories of the night of the Untimely summer storm on which She got…
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Dancing in your Basement: A poem
This is a part of a longer poem which is available for my supporters on Buy Me A Coffee I wish I could forget those bright summer mornings When you and I along with a whole bunch Of sleepy-eyed children of our society Walked to the grassy maidan to defeat (mostly get defeated by) Blossom…
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Longing for Spring: A seasons poem
Oh Winter! I have already said goodbye to you thrice. How do I tell you that I am waiting for someone else to arrive? I want the cherry blossoms of the spring to caress My face during long walks in the evenings. I want sunbeams to grace the steps of my house As I come…
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Things To Do When You Are Recovering From a Cold: A list poem
Fall asleep after a breakfast of besan halwa. Take a nap after ginger honey tea. Watch the latest episode of Abbot Elementary. Have a conversation about local politics And then say your throat hurts when it sways away. Watch some more dreams after lunch. Listen to the audiobook of Pride and Prejudice. Try to take…
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The List of People Who Tip 10 Percent & Where They Live: A poem
That girl with a steady job who lives on Tips helped me get through college which got me this job. That person I met last Monday who used to live in That diner across the street when they were a toddler. / Miss Goodness in the heart whose permanent address is My parents tipped 10%…
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Silent Disco: A poem about loving life
This is a part of a poem about being in love with life. You can check out the full poem by supporting me on Buy Me A Coffee As she skipped down the Baker’s Street With a little spring in her step, Turning around and gazing while Executing pirouettes and Sautés To the silent disco…
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Loving Myself is Not Easy: A poem about self-love
I wish it was easy to love myself. As easy as plucking a peach From the tree in my backyard. But it’s not. It’s like reaching for that lemon That fell in the neighbor’s garden And that’s the neighbor with that ferocious dog who bites with abandon. / Loving myself needs the constant beeping of…
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A list of the greatest mistakes I made: A poem
This is a poem about the mistakes I made during my brief time being alive. / Not learning that the greatest love in life comes from within Believing that art is an inborn talent Giving up sports because I didn’t have the time Not putting down a book that I wasn’t liking Procrastinating on starting…
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The Woman on Platform Number Nine: A poem
This is a poem about a lonely woman sitting on a bench on a railway platform on a cold, windy, winter night There is a lonely woman on platform number nine Clutching an A4 paper in her fist In the middle of the dark stormy night. The howling of the wind passing Through my sheds…