by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 7, 2025 | Poetry
Twelve times heavily the clock strikes, Yet, not a soul I see in view, ‘A lousy night,’ I cry in rue! Songs stop playing on the mikes. Why are the roads deserted badly? Everywhere is spread eerie silence. The lanes, bylanes have suddenly gone calm; Buzzing...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 7, 2025 | Poetry
.Caves passed one by one, long and narrow, Cooing aloud, the kids welcomed every tunnel, Continuing to sway and chirp as a sparrow, Clapping their hands sang Harry and friends with Brunel. ‘Ah, the thirtieth one has come,’ smiled Priya Again, the...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 7, 2025 | Poetry
The tubes that hung from every part of her body fragile, Were stuck to her wrinkled skin with their sharp edges. But she showed no resentment nor did she groan, Her face looked calm as always was, Enduring with utmost fortitude, The pain, Sigh! Helplessly I...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 7, 2025 | Poetry
Every corner of the house, Reverberated with her sound. With her, laughed the four walls, They cried when she wailed. The tiny girl had come to be, The centre of every life around. Born after a long wait of years; The little one brought joyous tears. ...
by Sudha Vishwanath | Jun 7, 2025 | Poetry
At times when I sit back dolefully and brood, I perceive a face that elevates my mood, A face in repose adorned with a broad smile, With unblemished love devoid of any guile. Boundless affection you have conferred upon, From the very moment that I was born. ...
