Raising the Motherland!
By V. Sundararaju in Poetry | Reads: 284 | Likes: 0
Raising the Motherland! Oh my fellow Indians! We ll make a rule today To make our Motherland to be praised by the world We ll take an oath in our hearts! If we do good in our land, The world may praise us! If the country flourishes by doing good, Let us perform the good deed today itself! We live  Read More...
Published on Aug 4,2020 11:59 AM
The Brave Girl
By Jeet sannigrahi in General Literary | Reads: 284 | Likes: 2
Are those medicines okay? Have you checked them?" "Yes dear, twice to be precise. Don't you worry." "Okay okay, but the dates! They might have been expired." "I've checked them them as well, now be a good girl and just have the pills, okay." Shilpa took the pills from Ravi's hands, drunk some water   Read More...
Published on Sep 8,2020 11:14 AM
A day in the beggar's life
By KALPANA ANNAPRAGADA in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
Holding the begging bowl in my hand, I stood up, early in the morning beggining the day with hope That today my stomach will be filled at least a little, not fully, Someone stopped near me..,No, not for me.. He had stopped To speak to someone, People are passing by, and as usual, I am waiting with m  Read More...
Published on Mar 25,2020 09:07 AM
Walking away..
By Surya K (Lekha) in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 1
It was easy to walk away,Difficult is to stay gone..It was easy to walk alone,Difficult is to keep walking..It was easy to cry alone,Difficult is to smile again..It was easy to stay alive,Difficult is to breathe again..It was easy to drown in tears,Difficult is to swim across it..It is easy to bleed  Read More...
Published on Mar 26,2020 11:41 AM
Cant we be just friends
By Praful Rawal in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
I will never utter with you in class Nor even stand aside you, she said Cause everyone is seeing her with narrow eyes Why are you judging us ?  Cant we be just friends ? I love to share my secrets to her And to make her laugh But she is no more laughing Cause everyone is seeing her with narrow  Read More...
Published on Mar 31,2020 06:05 PM
OF SWEATY PANTS AND BACK PAIN
By Utkarsh Kumar in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
6:59 PMMaa smashes clothes onthe chair and lashes out aboutrewashing every piecerainfall seeps through verandahas Maa checks the boiled waterin the tubher own heart boiling withanxietystumbling on thingsand scolding Papa on the callfor not taking the raincoat.7:10 PMThe bike keys turn outside asMaa   Read More...
Published on Apr 4,2020 09:23 AM
Those joined hands
By Manjula SuriyaPrakash in Romance | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
The long last night was cold and long under the shadow of trees were those two hands joined together and holding the soul of each other That night which was wide spread in memories of pain gave me a smile a chill feel inside the heart❣️  Read More...
Published on Apr 5,2020 07:35 PM
Happy Place
By Sowmya Ramesh in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
Being there at the right place at the right time The mantra I’d have sworn by But time changes and so do the places The grass once green, not so green any more In a parallel universe I see my happy place  And it doesn’t look the way I saw it Merely a few months ago A smiling refle  Read More...
Published on Apr 6,2020 12:04 AM
Quarantine and family connection
By himanshi in General Literary | Reads: 283 | Likes: 1
When i connected soulfully with my family Family time made me realise that they are best people. They are the persons who knows me the best and can help me always in any situation. In my life i was truly missing out with this time “the family time” ; never gave them time, never sat with  Read More...
Published on Apr 7,2020 02:39 AM
Disparity of Equality
By Vishnu Prasad Nair in General Literary | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
Last year, I attended Navami pooja alongside a devotional multitude, Thousands chanting Durga’s name with the highest certitude, Every face seemed beaming with pious gratitude, I savoured the moment, life was a song, What could possibly go wrong?????? Crowds swarming in to touch the idol&rsquo  Read More...
Published on Apr 7,2020 06:07 PM
Blind Love
By Rupali in Romance | Reads: 283 | Likes: 1
She was dancing when he started singing silently and his eyes were locked on her dance moves. They were holding hands to save each other as they couldn't walk properly. They both were talking through eyes as they couldn't speak. But the strings of their connected hearts were in society's hands. I wa  Read More...
Published on Apr 8,2020 12:15 AM
Go Blue
By Arvind Prashar in General Literary | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
At least 70% of our earth's surface is covered with water. You can find water in various forms such as oceans,seas,rivers,lakes,streams, water vapours,glaciers,rain and snow. It is also present in the food you eat and even in your body! Water is present in almost all living things. No wonder planet   Read More...
Published on Apr 8,2020 11:06 AM
Live a piece
By Anuradha Sahani in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 1
Live a piece you have, the whole may not be not yours, Live the way you're, that way is not yours, Live with yourself, he may not be yours, Live the piece you have, the whole may not be yours, Live with a smile, tear is not yours, Live with your soul, your body is not yours, Live the piece you have,  Read More...
Published on Apr 12,2020 04:01 PM
Have we seen it all ?
By Mohammad Zaigam in Poetry | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
We've got stalled and we want to move, we've witnessed a pandemic and we want a cure. we've experienced ennui now we want enervation. we've seen deserted streets in the face of quarantine and now all we want is salvation. But have we seen it all? Perhaps Anne Frank would know better for she had it m  Read More...
Published on Apr 14,2020 12:09 PM
Nanny
By Nishtha in General Literary | Reads: 283 | Likes: 0
Nanny Chapter 1: Silent night I tried to save my parents’ marriage. I really did. “It’s your fault we don’t have money.” “How can you say that.” “You spend a lot.” “On what.” “You.” “No.” Doors slammed. Tears   Read More...
Published on Apr 19,2020 10:32 AM