Destruction | Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poems › Destruction Destruction Destruction anytime, anywhere, to anyone. Air, water, fire, earth any one of them can do it. Why? the question may arise in a thinking mind though there’s no use in asking not even oneself Who will death reach, who will be a living … Read more
Pinnacle of Evolution | Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home » Poems » Pinnacle of Evolution Pinnacle of Evolution Dying isn’t limited to the old Nowadays they die young even toddlers Mutilated, hurt and burned Or simply wasted Drained by the effort of surviving Poor die trying Rich by drowning in luxuries Bullets and bombs missiles and knives … Read more
Friends and Funerals – A Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Introduction: There’s a quote going around about friends on Facebook and WhatsApp. It’s as follows: “One of us will see all the funerals, one of us will see none, and one will have none of us at theirs.” Made me scribble my thoughts on it. Friends … Read more
Life flows smoothly despite its ups and downs. Office, home, children, shopping, bills to be paid, friends, travel, vacations, illnesses, political discussions, social media, and so on envelop us completely. We get so immersed in these routines that we somehow lose all awareness of the world beyond our constricted horizons. Everything seems to be going … Read more
Lines written like a tale, following no specific format, telling a tale that needs to be told. Old Man Tales Days pass by Sunrise sunsets months and years On autopilot Sometimes something breaks down Or defeated and dejected We lie down Slipping into a dark place Where shadows crawl Some whimper some cry Others scream … Read more
Death Series 2 Another one in the series that tries to explore death Unravelling Can hear bird’s chirping Singing songs of gratitude To night gone by For keeping them alive And the sun For dispelling fear of hunters That prowl at night Can feel a faint heat Slanting rays of rising sun May have touched … Read more
Death Series 2 Another one in the series that tries to explore death Unravelling Can hear bird’s chirping Singing songs of gratitude To night gone by For keeping them alive And the sun For dispelling fear of hunters That prowl at night Can feel a faint heat Slanting rays of rising sun May have touched … Read more
Bit by bit Smoking kills Alcohol kills Sugar salt burgers and fries Even stress high Can possibly lead To untimely death Acid tongue And torrid rain Of abuse and taunts Blames and condemns Even repressed yearning Perverse neglect Do kill Albeit every minute every day Bit by bit In a far worse way ©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar
Wiped Slate There’s a silence in the house A deafening silence Where there was ample noise Just like all other houses In the neighbourhood Tears and fears Present and future Rolls down the cheeks Of inhabitants of that house As they stare at the wall Few metres across Memories yet to flood their mind Which … Read more
Bullet There’s a bullet somewhere Being cast in a mould To be packed and shipped To faraway worlds By feverish hands Working hard To earn their life And daily bread Dimly aware Where it may end For target practice In a firing range Or blast a hole in Someone’s skull ©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar