Fear – Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Fear by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Rising crescendo of cascading torrents Poured down the cloudy sky Before taming down to an incessant drizzle Musical in its unyielding calm. Streams were yet to be born, Roads not drowned beneath A carpet of muddy waters. The earth, hoarding every drop Deep in its … Read more
Elusive – A Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Elusive No restful calm Any moment of the day There’s no sleep at the end of day Laying down in the bed doesn’t help Nor a warm bath Elusiveness has become a buzzword In my repertoire Counting and singing songs silently Doesn’t help Sounds of ticking clock and … Read more
Tiptoeing in the dark – Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Tiptoeing in the dark By Shashikant Dudhgaonkar The light has been turned off And it’s pitch dark It takes time for eyes to adapt And yet what they can see Is more of darkness Interrupted by vague shapes strewn around Soft or hard one doesn’t know … Read more
Brutality – Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Brutality The more the things change The more they remain the same Technology progress People governments Life And even death ©️Shashikant Dudhgaonkar
Glass of Water – A Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Glass of Water By Shashikant Dudhgaonkar You had come home for a while and gone Didn’t stay for long Had a lot of work you said And I accepted Though reluctantly Kept watching as you crossed the threshold And disappeared from my sight Completely Didn’t close … Read more
Her Eyes – Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Her Eyes by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar I try to see in your eyes Many a missed sunsets Search for many full moons And starry skies Millions of waves that I missed watching As they rushed to embrace the shores Many flowers that bloomed and wilted Many days that were … Read more
Icing on the Cake – Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Icing on the Cake By Shashikant Dudhgaonkar I imagine you moving around Teasing me touching me And the moment I try to touch Fade away gently in the surrounding air
We are in a Hurry – A Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar We are in a Hurry By Shashikant Dudhgaonkar To place someone on a pedestal or to trample underfoot We jump at the chance To achieve it For we are in a hurry To assign blunders and wrongdoings To someone Find faults in them that may not exist … 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