Poetry

By Sanjana Shome I used to hate autumn. Always glowing, always noticed — golden light catching every eye, yet somehow passing over me. The wind bends toward everyone else. The light lingers where I cannot reach, and the cold wraps around me like a quiet companion, wondering why you favour everyone so freely but me. Laughter drifts through the winding paths, warmth resting softly where I cannot follow. Leaves fall for others to crush beneath their joy — glorious, fleeting, was

By Sanjana Shome I sit at the same desk every day. Third row. Second from the back. Right by the window with the broken latch, where the glass fogs even when it’s not cold. Sometimes it whistles — soft and constant — like a quiet hum no one hears but me. No one ever asks to trade. It’s been like that as long as I can remember. My scarf is part of me now — bright red, knotted twice, always snug. I never take it off. Not even during summer. No one says anything about it. Not ev

By Mohini C. Halarnkar विठुराया एक विचारू सांगशील का मला ? युगान युगे उभा आहेस वेदना नाही होत तुझ्या पायाला? कटेवरचे हात खाली घेतच नाहीस विराम म्हणून पण थोडा बसतही नाहीस l राज्य सगळं चालवतोस अगदी उभा राहून सखया हे सगळं करताना जात नाहीस का रे थकून? आणखीन एक प्रश्न माझा देशील का रे उत्तर ? रखुमाई नाही का रे रागवत तुझ्या या वागण्यावर? सगळ्यांचं सगळं करतोस विठुराया तुझं काय? बसणं नाही झोपणं नाही म्हणूनच दे

By Mohini C Halarnkar स्वामी माझे असता पाठीशी तमा मला कशाची ? हवे तुम्हा ते गेलात घेऊन कशी दाखवू घालमेल मनाची ? खडतर माझा प्रवास आता परी हाक तुम्हा मारिते l तुम्हीच म्हणता स्वामी समर्था विधीलिखितात माझी ढवळाढवळ नसते l दिधले बळ ते तुम्हीच मजला पुढे पुढे जायचे l कष्ट मज ते होती बहू परी आहे तुमच्याच वचनात जगायचे l तुम्हीच म्हणता माझ्या समर्था भिऊ नकोस मी आहे पाठीशी l हेच वचन हृदयात ठेवुनी चालते मी अविरत दाखवीत खुशी l By Mohini C Halarnkar

By Mohini C. Halarnkar साांज माझी वेगळी ग कवाडातून खुणावते मजला l मी म्हणते मग थाांब जराशी दिवा लावते ग िेवाला l दिवा मग मी लावते पटकन ती हसते मला बघून खुिकन l आवरा आवर माझी बघते िडून म्हणते ये ना ग आता पटकन l येताना आणते गार वारा शीण मग माझा जातो सारा l हसतो माझा थकला चेहरा हळूच गोंजारते माझ्या अधरा l भेट ततची माझी रोजच असते ठरलेली मी लावते दिवा, तेव्हाच ती असते आलेली l येताना आणते माझ्यासाठी गारवा जाताना घेऊन जाते . माझा सारा थकवा l By Mohini C. Halarnkar

By Mohini C. Halarnkar सप्तपदी मी चालून आले तुझ्या संसारी माझे माझे सगळे ठेवून आले माहेरी l नव्या दुनियेतले नवे श्वास ते घेतले तुझ्या संगे तुझ्या साथीने जोडले सारे नवे नवे धागे l कुणी होती सासू माझी कुणी ती नणंद l कुणी होती जाऊ बाई परी कुणी न झाली आई l तूच होता सर्वस्व माझा सखा अन सोबती l तुझ्याचसाठी जपली सारी वेगवेगळी. नाती l स्त्रीत्वाचे आगळे नाते जपले तुझ्याच संगे l तू माझाच अन्

By Mohini C. Halarnkar देवा तुझ्याच साठी घेऊन आले आरतीचे ताट l हा पहा मांडला तुझ्याचसाठी भक्तीचा पाट l येऊन बस तू पाटावरती घे माझी आरती l तुझ्याचमुळे ती कळली मजला हृदयातली आरती l या आरतीत दंग होऊनी विसरले मी स्वतःला l धार पाण्याची लागली कशी बघ माझ्या डोळ्याला l नको मजला काही आता दे थोडी शक्ती l ज्या कारणे तू हा जन्म दिधला करवून घे बेगी ती कृती l By Mohini C. Halarnkar

By Mohini C. Halarnkar का कोण जाणे आतासे अबोल व्हावे वाटते l अंतरीच्या सुरांसंगे एक व्हावे वाटते l तो रम्य भूतकाळ त्याचा आता उपयोग नाही, कसा असेल भविष्यकाळ त्याचेही आता आकर्षण नाही l वेदनांचे बोचणे हे आता सहवत नाही संसाराच्या चिंध्या माझ्या बघता बघता रात्र काही सरत नाही l अश्रू माझे ठेवून उशाशी उठते मी रोज सकाळी , हासरे माझे ठेवुनी वदन ते गाते देवा तुझी भूपाळी l सगळ्यांच्या डोळ्यात मी एकच तो प्रश्न पाहते, इतक्या साऱ्या वेदना

By Mohini C. Halarnkar सखी म्हणू की माऊली नाही समजत काही ताई म्हणू की आई, हेही समजत नाही l नाते तुझे लाघवी, हृदयास हाक देई l काय म्हणू या नात्या ? हृदयच अवाक होई l शब्दांवरची प्रीत तुझी ग लावी वेड मनाला l सूप्त दडलेले मनात तुझिया साद घाली हृदयाला l ह्या जन्माचे की त्या जन्माचे नाही ठावे मजला l परी नाते आहे अतूट एक, मन सांगे परत परत हृदयाला l By Mohini C. Halarnkar

By Mohini C. Halarnkar श्री स्वामी समर्थ जय जय स्वामी समर्थ, तुम्हीच माझ्या जगण्या दिधला एक नवा अर्थ l प्रत्येक दिनी माझ्या असते एक नवे युद्ध l तुम्हीच स्वामी करता मजला प्रतिदिनी शुद्ध l तुम्हीच होता आई माझी ऐकून घेता सगळे l म्हणूनच मन मग होते माझे मोकळे मोकळे l तुम्हीच घेऊन जाता माझ्या चींता त्या सगळ्या l हळूच कानी येऊन सांगता काय ग बाई तुझ्या सगळ्या चिंता

By Mohini C. Halarnkar माझे शब्द गाती स्वामींची आरती l माझे शब्द करिती स्वामी वरती भक्ती l माझे शब्द सांगती स्वामी वरची प्रीती l माझे शब्द देती माझ्या मनाची प्रचिती l माझे शब्द पेटविती निरांजनांच्या वाती l माझे शब्दच हो माझ्या निरांजनांच्या ज्योती l माझे शब्द गाती माझ्या स्वामी समर्थांची आरती l By Mohini C. Halarnkar

By Veda Guntupalli What if I never finish it? What if I never stop getting bit? What if I never find out? What if I never find my voice to shout? What if I never find the truth? What if I’m not good enough? What if I always seem weak? What if I’m never tough? What if I’m never enough…. Then what? Am I always lonely? Am I always destined to be in sorrow? With the right people will I ever.. Follow?...... By Veda Guntupalli

By Veda Why? Why did I have to struggle with something I shouldn’t? Why was I told ‘no’ because of something, To control I couldn’t? Am I the problem? When I told everyone they are awesome. While I was cheering everyone, Helping them through everything, I was having silent tears, streaming… Nobody saw them, Cause I didn’t want them to… I didn’t want to be seen weak, I wanted to be seen strong and true.. Not the emotional me, Not the heartless me, But the strong me. The caring

By Veda Guntupalli Maybe I’m the one in the wrong.. Maybe it was me all along… The one who broke our friendship. The one who made a whole in the boat.. Was it my fault? Maybe if I spoke up, Maybe then, all of this would have stopped.. Was it me? Was it my fault? Am I overthinking? Thinking that you have a vendetta against me? Or do I look like an eraser? Taken out when I’m needed and hidden after.. Was it my fault? If it was, I’m sorry Sorry that I couldn’t understand.. that

By Veda Guntupalli Thank you for being my friend, For not excluding me like everyone else. making me feel like I had a say. You’re a person I look up to.. One I hope to become one day.. Words cant describe how much our friendship means to me! I remember our first lunch together. From then on, it felt like.. I found my best-friend-forever! It felt good to tell you stuff and know your listening, Things that have been in my mind from the beginning. Thank you for always being the

By Veda Trust God’s plan. It isn’t so easy to trust is it? Well sometimes the road isn’t flat on every bit. But we got to keep going, till we fit Not fit with the world, no. Because that is impossible. Not fit into someone’s path they tell you to go Because to make yourself happy with that, not possible. But to fit in the roads. To fit into “His” plan for you. Because its special, one that doesn’t come for loads So trust. What’s yours, will come soon….. By Veda

By Veda Guntupalli Friends are toxic, they say. But are they? You say they don’t love you, But they do! Yea it does feel sad, When they betray you. But it is a good thing. Now you know what they do. So go, leave them on the road They are only going to make the car heavier. So stop, kick them out of the car, Then drive so far, That you see something without them. Something so beautiful, like a precious gem….. By Veda Guntupalli

By Veda Guntupalli I’ve always kept to myself… Always kept feelings to myself.. You ask me why I never open up, Here’s the answer for that road of bumps It’s okay they say. It’s okay to not be okay, But is it? They judge, when were not okay, Tell us to be tough, always. “your too sensitive”, they said, So we stopped… At least I did, Tired of hearing it, always.. Our feelings, we hide in the shade, Till they forever fade… We don’t listen to them anymore… Cause I’m tired, Tir

By Veda Guntupalli This was the best day. A day I will cherish forever. This was relaxing, like sitting on hay One that I will remember. The most fun-filled hour, With not one second empty of laughter. With music filling every visible corner. For the first time, I felt so fun and free This day, I fear will not happen again. But I hope it repeats. And although the beats may repeat, I fear this won’t. This is a memory, one that is carved within me.. By Veda Guntupalli

By Veda Guntupalli Goodbye… Goodbye to all those memories we had… All the things we went through, those were bad…. Goodbye to you, my friend… Oh! How amazing those 5 years were! All the ups and down, we were in it together. To live them again, I would do anything But to be in contact with you again, I would never You were a special person, A place in my heart, carved for you A key with access to you, In the end, you were a chapter of my life, to study I didn’t request, A pai