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Winter’s Coming by Neetu

November 26, 2024 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , ,

Winter’s Coming

November draws me
into bleak arms

I wonder where the leaves
have gone—

though I know, yet I walk in
nameless hope
of miracle
in this ghastly fog

so dense, so deep that
I am lost

stepping on crumbled
autumn stalks

I remember your face
with wisdom drawn,
how it still shone
after its light was robbed

but now there’s just me,
the part that’s left of your artery

the purple sunset a reminder
of  approaching dark,

who I am and how
mortal we are.

© Neetu Malik


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Birds by Neetu

October 26, 2024 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Birds

crow flies overhead
I hear pandemonium

shrieking birds gone berserk
my peace disturbed
through my window
I peek
to see a world gone awry

a baby bird in its beak
the black crow on sleek wings

no match for smaller things

always comes back
to Darwin

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Hurricane by Neetu

September 26, 2024 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Hurricane

last night’s hurricane  blew the roof off
pieces of felt lay on the street like bits of rubber tires
blown off a moving car         mundane occurrences
don’t matter     insurance will cover damages    it’s
only stuff                 replaceable in all events    except
life that breathes skin that is drenched in the rain or tears
the hand that held yours when others crept away    and you
were             alone          looking at the leaky ceiling     with
the roof partly gone   streaks of cloud visible perhaps       none
of  the storm strikes you as odd     just the leaking heart you hear    
drip         drip        drip

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Roots by Neetu

August 26, 2024 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Roots

She needs to dig deep
to pull the roots
that grow under her feet
to do so requires strength
and a sharp shovel
the earth on which she stands
has hardened to stone

she waits for a miracle from sunrise
to sunset, but none appears—
her own shadow lengthens before
it merges into night
and so days and months pass,
seasons roll by—
she cannot see, but feels the tug
of the roots,
how entrenched they must be
to hold her
bound.

© Neetu Malik


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Sanctuary by Neetu

July 26, 2024 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Sanctuary

my room
a sanctuary
at the end of the day

sound of dying traffic
and a deep silence
settling in

I exhale
the fumes and frustration
prepare for sleep

all it takes
to remember tomorrow’s list
forget things I don’t need

is to remind myself
nothing lasts forever
not even pain, however deep

© Neetu Malik


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