Poetry
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Be that Faith
Through the watery eyes that flow, In the smoldering hearts that glow, Be the faith you wish the world to sustain. Continue reading
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Flipside
Time that once was clueless, Brought me down on my knees Time, the all mighty, now Tells my brave tales, too. Continue reading
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The Soul Purpose
Brought to thee The stories that have Countless stories within, the Self knows. Who knows what’s more? Smelt the magic of the rains— The petrichor. Though, Drenched, lost, drowned is My conscious, helpless Self, to the core. The evening strands of gleaming light— Your fragrance it is, or am I Afloat the love unbound? Don’t… Continue reading
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Harvest
When the scorching gusts of heat Fade the tears in your eye, Recite the songs of the Spring, Believe that seasons change, ask not why. When circumstances are bleak, Your bivouac is left far behind, Choose what you must— That let me not remind. When without the trails Should You journey barefoot, Seek sojourns within… Continue reading
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Nothing but Hope
In the turbulent tides of time, The ebb and flow of the fortune, that is, What holds me in place is Nothing but hope. In the pitch-black nights, The darkness of misdirection, that is, What serves me right is Nothing but hope. In that corner of my heart, where Words weigh more than memories, that… Continue reading
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What’s Your Writing Prompt?
What inspires you to write? Continue reading
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Micropoetry: Memoir
What you have left folded Within the wrinkles of life, Becomes evident only when I realize that you gave More than what I ever gained. ©Suyog Ketkar #Gogyohka #Micropoetry Continue reading
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Change of Seasons
The chirping of birds, Who, at the Mango tree, Celebrate the Change of seasons, Welcoming the days of glory Bidding the days of grim. The drumming noise, tapping on Your windows, epilogues the Change of seasons, And Highlights the crow feet on your face, That once were ironed out, Filling you in joy to the… Continue reading
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Micropoetry: Humility
As I prepare myself for Another serve of humility, I realize the distinction between Medicine and food for thought Is blurred in real life. ©Suyog Ketkar #Gogyohka #Micropoetry Gogyohka, pronounced GO-GEE-YO-KUH, is a Japenese form of five-line micropoetry that—unlike Haiku or Senryu—doesn’t rest on the principle of the number of syllables. It relies on your power… Continue reading
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Micropoetry: Lullabies
Lullabies flew like water from eyes. Cries were for the Ward, Not for toys. ©Suyog Ketkar Senryū is a form of micropoetry that contains 17 or lesser syllables spread across not more than three lines. Although this attempt isn’t driven by humor, Senryu mostly is used to describe the human aspect on a lighter note. Continue reading
The Wordsmith 