Seeds
A poem about war, forgotten victims, profit, power and the seeds of future battles.
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Door
This post is written in response to a prompt by https://lifeafter50forwomen.com/2026/08/10/what-do-you-see-353-10-august-2026/ The prompt was to write about two images. Lines angles squares and triangles Whatever keeps you in And others out Is a closed rectangle Maybe she is happy Maybe she is sad She has arrived Or she has to depart With her eyes closed … Read more
All For Posterity
A political allegorical poem about power, ambition, historical legacy, and the enduring memory of those who came before
The Two Ends of a Leash
The Two Ends of a Leash Don’t know how he Understands time As the evening clock Strikes half past five He wakes up with a start Stretches his front paws Way ahead of his snout Suddenly energised He bounds towards me To place his paws On my thigh And begins a long un-ignorable whine That … Read more
Dog Speak
Dog Speak | A Satirical Poem by Dr. Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Dog Speak A Satirical Poem With no one to talk to, at an unearthly hour, I start talking to my dog Curled up At the foot of my bed I knew he would listen intently And reply in dog-speak Which frankly I don’t understand Only … Read more
Thoughts of an Unyielding Mind
Thoughts of an Unyielding Mind | Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poetry › Thoughts of an Unyielding Mind Thoughts of an Unyielding Mind Sometimes, feel I need a break Streams of chaos, mundane, frivolity And of despicable acts Meet the bloodied cruelty Of mutilated children in bomb shelters Going hungry Of children abused and … Read more
Pen
Pen | Writer’s Block Poem on Creative Silence | Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poetry › Pen Pen A poem on writer’s block and creative silence I pick up my pen To write something The nib refusing to create words Stays stuck A tiny ink blot appears Watching my emotions Bereft of a single word Bleed … Read more
Passing By
Passing By | Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poems › Passing By Passing By By Shashikant Dudhgaonkar The summer street Stirs at dusk With pedestrians Young rambunctious crowd Talking whispering and laughing loud Some walking solo Glued to shiny screens A few zen monks Walked with measured steps Their AirPods drilling death metal Into … Read more
Sunset
Sunset | A Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poetry › Sunset Sunset Sun pierced my eyes As I took a left Pulled the visor down Half blinded The fiery orange ball Will inevitably be swallowed Jaws of horizon closing around it For a tepid death It will rise again So have many influential men … Read more
Collective Denial
Collective Denial | Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Home › Poems › Collective Denial Collective Denial They have always won Never ever lost Anything And convey that to the world Loudly, subtly, indirectly In person, at gatherings And on social media With a belief strong In their own deceit Deep inside their souls Tired, stretched thin … Read more