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Category: My Poems

Longing for the Source


I want to go Beyond all these sights and sounds Beyond all these smells and tastes Beyond all these touching … More

Brahman, God, Poem, Poetry, Source

Nicknames


And, just because We bandy about Two words called Truth and Love Don’t be fooled It’s just that We love … More

Love, Nicknames, Poem, Poetry, Reality, Truth

My Mother


My mother was not perfect She had her shortcomings Like I do, like we all do But that’s not the … More

Mother, Poem, Poetry

Recognise the God Within


How long are you going to go To temples, mosques and churches And for what purpose? If it is wealth … More

Church, God, Mosque, Places of worship, Poem, Poetry, Prayers, Temple

My Mother’s Smile


O Rukmini, consort of Dyapa Gopal Reddy What do you find So delightful in your eighties When you are barely … More

Mother, Poem on Mother, Smile

Antha Ramamayam (Hindi poem)


O Musalmano Jahan chahiye wahan Apni Babri masjid bana lo Humey koi etraaz nahi hai Kyunki humaara Ram tho Is … More

Ayodhya, Babri masjid, Ram Janmabhoomi, Rama

Ayyo!!


Ayyo, do not talk of Ayodhya, Ram Janmabhoomi and all that As an exclusive sacred place As if Rama can … More

Ayodhya, Ram Janmabhoomi, Rama

Staying Put at Home


I wonder how it will be If I merely stay put at home Forgetting Uber and plane rides Save for … More

Company, Relationships, Society, Solitude

Another Kind of Love


Romantic love is fine and good And heady while it lasts a while But there’s another kind of love Gentler, … More

Love, Poem, Poetry, Unconditional Love

Mai Kis Se Dar Tha Hoon? (Hindi poem)


Mai na Allah se dar tha hoonNa Yamraj aur unki narak seMai dar tha hoonTho sirfBhatke huayMaanav se.Phir thassali hothi … More

Fear, Hindi Poem, Poem, Poetry

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