Featured Poem in the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), April 2023 #NationalPoetryMonth

I'm thrilled to share the news that my poem "Trails of Kindness" has been chosen as the featured poem in the National League of American Pen Women, Blog April Edition. I'm thankful to the poetry editor,  Claire A. Massey for supporting my work. It's an honor to be selected as the featured poem among brilliant …

Featured Poem in the National League of American Pen Women (NLAPW), March 2023

I'm thrilled to share the news that my poem ""Erasure" has been chosen as the featured poem in the National League of American Pen Women, Blog March Edition. I'm thankful to the poetry editor,  Claire A. Massey for supporting my work. It's an honor to be selected as the featured poem among brilliant writers. Here …

Poetry included as a public exhibit “The Surprising Thing About Gratitude” by walk_bye

I'm excited to share the news that my poem "Trails of Kindness" has been chosen to be displayed as an artwork in the public exhibit group show "The Surprising Thing About Gratitude" by walk_bye. The show unveiling as well as an activity will be put together by the Canco Park Conservancy (47 Dey Street, Jersey …

List of Publications for the month of October, 2022

October was the month of festivals both literary and religious. Along with soaking in the warmth and happiness of the annual festivals I also visited the Dodge Poetry Festival and lucked out with workshops with Patricia Smith and Sharon Olds. Thankful to Melida Rodas for planning the day.  Notable publications included the anthology “ Soul …

Entrant in the 2021 San Gabriel Poetry Festival Broadside Poetry Contest.Please vote.Entrant #19 #NationalPoetryMonth

I'm elated to share the news that my poem " Saving Is a Grace Bestowed by the Almighty" is an entrant in the 2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Broadside Poetry Contest. The festival is curated by Don Kingfisher Campbell. You can help select the winner of the 2021 San Gabriel Valley Poetry Festival Broadside …

Poetry “On Listening to Jericho Brown” Published in the Rising Phoenix Review

I'm beyond excited to see my homage poem "On Listening to Jericho Brown" published in The Rising Phoenix Review. The journal I have absolutely admired since the early days of my writing. Immensely thankful  to the EIC Christian Sammartino for supporting my work and giving me a space in his esteemed journal. The highlight of …

Poetry Published in New York/India based journal Cafe Dissensus

I'm proud to see my three poems making to the pages of New York /India based Literary Journal Cafe Dissensus Everyday.Extremely thankful to editor Mosarrap Hossain Khan for accepting my poems and giving them home.My poems have been beautifully coupled with artwork by M Singh. Cafe Dissensus Everyday, the daily update of Cafe Dissensus Magazine, …

Poetry Published in The Jessie Butler Woman’s Poetry Contest Anthology by Sierra Muses Press, California, USA

  I'm thrilled to receive my contributor copy of the Jessie Butler Woman's Contest Anthology 2020 "She Speaks Up".I'm really thankful to the EIC Mila Johansen for curating this anthology. I'm honored to have my poem "My Path to Freedom" featured in this book. This is an anthology of poems submitted by women, from around …

My Soul

"When you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.” ― Rumi My soul is a river come dip your toes in it it will soak up your worries and anxiety  will soothe your pain and infuse you with the nectar of love and warmth that cozy feeling which is …

Mushroom

Aww! the tiny little feet stomping up and down they run through the forest as if they own this part of town   He carries a lanky stick in his hand and beats the bushes aloud climb and jumps anywhere and waves his leafy flag around   Roaring and beating the bush to make way …

The Wall

“Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.” ― Mineko Iwasaki I'm pushing and shoving hoping it would fall it should crumble any moment I have to weaken its resolve it cannot surround me anymore it cannot fight me out long I'm done being pushed into a corner waiting …

Journey-A Question

“No man ever steps in the same river twice, for it's not the same river and he's not the same man.” ― Heraclitus A grandeur of illusion a miracle of sorts trailblazing your dreams and circling and creating that swirls in your eyes For that experience so surreal and so ecstatic at the same time. Where the life intersects the illusions between the dreams and reality Where …

Inspiration

This poem is based on the micro poetry of the same name.Read it here "Poetry is just the evidence of life. If your life is burning well, poetry is just the ash."  ---Leonard Cohen They ask what my inspiration is  I say, a falling leaf  a withered rose a shape in the clouds a long-lost song …

Hollow

Why do we feel empty inside? Why do we feel hollow inside? stripped of our emotions  why do we feel numb inside when the emotions are raging  anger and pain are roaring and all the feelings are screaming and squealing as hard as they can.   Why do we feel hollow inside? When there is a …

Conveyer

As she opens the door with the anticipation eyes frantically looking  and gazing into the emptiness looking for that loved face she always adored a chill went down her spine and fearing the worst seeing the two soldiers with a crestfallen look on their dejected faces at her door she banged closed the door trying the erase that …

Expect

“To wish was to hope, and to hope was to expect” ― Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility Behind a closed door Inside a long beautiful veil After a long wait a glimpse of him through that passing train Pacing up and down the corridors waiting to hear that soulful cry Looking up and down the list …

Reflection

How many times have you been mistaken for someone else in a crowd or when you are missing someone so dearly that you are constantly looking for bits of him in other people.I guess " The out of sight, out of mind" analogy doesn't work for the people who are longing for their lost ones.Love always leaves a deep impression on your soul, which is hard to forget. Love reflects in mysterious ways.

Global Peace Poem by Kent State University, USA

Today I would like to share with my readers a beautiful and moving effort by Kent University to create a Global Peace Poem by asking the writers or anyone to donate a stanza/line based on the prompts. This global community poem is in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of Kent State University’s May 4 shootings. …

Rise- TBP in the Al Khemia Poetica

First Published in Al Khemia Poetica as part of Women's History Month Rise, rise above the opinionated heads on the stooping shoulder of the demised desires on your sturdy legs or on the stilts but rise and become the voice of the unspoken the war cry of the mute the hoarse whispers of the fallen …

Aftertaste

In response to the Tuesday Prompt at the GodogGoCafe As we drank and gulped the last two shots of tequila burning down my throat and numbing the pain that I have to endure from this day and ever It was part celebration and part funeral for our love memoir A celebration of all the precious joyous …

My Salvation

This poem is in continuation of my micro poetry. Read Salvation. As I dance till my feet bleed the sweat pour out of my body as tears of my soul I dance till I drop dead As I sing from my heart till my voice turns coarse and harsh and every word, every syllable touches …

Sustenance

The circle

From the stars we came, and to the stars we return. ― Jack Campbell, Relentless Yes this could be the truth The moment you are waiting for The quest for life The unveiling we all been waiting for You wait for this to happen To happen all your life Heart has been pounding Ears listening …

Silence- A beautiful conversation

This poem is in continuation of the micro poetry of the same name.Read it here Silences between the conversation the most beautiful feeling The pause where the world stops but the feeling flows eternally Silence of the heart The rhythm to which the heart beats  untuned with the chaos of the world paired only with …

Between- a love poem

Between the spaces of my heartbeats I have knitted you a home Come sit and feel cozy nestled deep in the  embrace of my  soul oozing with the overflowing love that elixir gushing out of  every single pore of my self dripping from the fingertips Come, get washed up in the fountain of sweet milk and honey …