poetry

Realms

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We walk in the realmsOf the online worldAnd cut our chordsWith real life.We may wake after dyingIn an online worldAnd crave for the simplePleasures of life.©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

Happily Ever after

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As the sun goes high,Higher up in the sky.I gather myselfAnd think of a bath.As I brush my teethIn front of the mirror.I scratch my stubbleAnd give it a thought.Still pondering over it,As I clean my tongue.I finally contemplate,I don’t need a shave.After a long showerAnd aborted thoughts.Of an afternoon funWith friends at a bar.I … Read more

Puppy Love

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A lonely treeOn a winding roadGoing from schoolTo my sweethearts homeI don’t remember how I fell in loveAnd would badly crave For her fleeting glimpseWaiting under the treeAfter school was overI would watch her arriveFrom the faraway distance.And as she would arrive Walking with her friendsI reminded myself To have a look at herBut as … Read more

If life had been different

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Sometimes when you are aloneAnd think of days gone byYou feel you could have livedA completely different lifeA feeling not reciprocatedA choice not exercisedA commitment never keptTotally changed it allNow trapped in a rutUnable to squeeze outYou can only play alongTill life’s endLife may have been differentSomething better than nowOr conversely been the sameFull of … Read more

Growing Old

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Saw myself in the mirrorAfter a very long timeLooked tired and worn Dark hair turning silverFrom the corner of the eyesFlew spider linesAnd the expanding foreheadWas truly a signAge did catch up When the going is goodAnd I look back on lifeAnd things I had missedAs I stand back and watchMy trophies and laurelsI wonder … Read more

Together at home

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Life has slowed downTo a beautiful paceA lazy river amblingthrough a silent townWatch means nothingAs the time passes byAnd everybody crowdsOn the single couchTogetherness is joyLike a home cooked mealNo glamour nor styleJust an earthy feelLockdown has beenA boon in disguiseAs we rediscover ourselvesSome more everyday©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

Girl of My Dreams

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Girls of my DreamsIs dreaming nowAs I watch her smileIn her sleepFor a moments fewStorm looses steamAnd I take the chanceAnd reflect on life.As she danced aheadI scampered alongFollowing her manyDistant songsGuessing her wildlyEver changing moodsHas kept me poisedOn a blissful edgeA butterfly spreadingColours in the windShe moves from oneTo another bloomFollowing herIn the garden … Read more

Sweet Dreams

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I dream in my dreamsOf your tender touchYour fingers delicatelyTouching my faceAs I open my eyesin my dreamsI see an angelSmiling at meEyes Deep poolsI dive straight inAnd drown myselfin eternity sweetAs a warm breath slowlyCaresses my faceLips gently brushAgainst my lipsAnd I hold you closeIn my armsAnd fall into an abyssOf ecstasy and bliss.©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar

Hundred miles walk (Migrant Labour)

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He stays in hutmentTen feet wideWith public toiletsFor personal needsWork twelve hours shiftsRobotic machineOnly Sunday for hisPersonal needs.Lives miserly life And saves some bucksTo send them backTo his family.Now rent is pendingAs job are goneLocked and downBuses and trainsDesperate he startsA hundred miles walkNot hunger nor virusCan now hold him back.©️ShashikantDudhgaonkar