Ferris Wheel of Sleep – Poem by Shashikant Dudhgaonkar Ferris Wheel of Sleep Night comes after days exalted, joyous, or routine and dull filled to the brim with reflexive work and the absence of thoughts that ask questions uncomfortable and difficult to answer. Though insomniac, night has its perks silence, solitude, and the luxury of … 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
Blight Lost in the unfathomable depths of your eyes Evening dragged on endlessly Your luminous eyes kept alive The day Though sun had gone down the hill Night eager to carry me To hallucinating lands of broken sleep Had to wait It’s been years Rather don’t remember being submerged Ever in a restful sleep Demons … Read more
Waking up to sleep again Dog ambles in the house from the balcony Awkwardly Awakened from sleep By sun crossing the noon mark in the sky Entering inside, it shakes it’s head Ears flapping repetitively In multiple jarring thuds Saliva flying everywhere To land on the wall, couch, table Smudging them Then circles around its … Read more
Short story Pigeons fluttered their wings somewhere in the roof. Spreading dust and their poop in the air. Filling the beams of light, coming through the holes of the broken roof, with dancing particles. Lying in the dusty bed he kept watching as the particles zigzagged in the light. It was his favourite pastime since … Read more
Changing Nights There’s some thing about the night It’s not the same it used to be Moments in a bunch Keep passing in a blink Not a single one, hanging around Lingering in the air, just for a while Evenings are shorter Just a blip And before one can think It’s time to sleep There’s … Read more