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Brewing Time by Neetu

December 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Brewing Time

unaware, you become
resigned to
where you find yourself

relieved there’s no rush
to hit the road again

the road will be there
it never ends

you’d rather stay awhile
make some friends

enjoy a short stop
at a wayside brewery


pulling over
you scrutinize the long list of brews
names you haven’t heard before

the bartender smiles as he explains
the dark and the pale
you’re tired of the same old stout and ale
you ask for the hoppiest he can recommend

you take a swig, a sharp tang on your tongue
tells you it’ll do

the road has a long wait
it’s going to be quite a while
before you’re ready to move

© Neetu Malik

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Appearances by Neetu

November 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Appearances

I hear a knock at the door . . .
but no one appears

I sigh with relief
because I don’t need
an audience
when I am dressed
in my pajamas at noon
couldn’t care less
to impress
or to pretend
I’m a sophisticate
just waking up late
having exhausted
my intellect solving
climate change
or something still undefined
but to be expected
at the crack of dawn
one day in the future
if I am still alive


when all I did
was stare at my coffee
until it was cold . . .

but the relief!
Oh why must I apologize
for what I wear
or what I believe
even if someone appears
uninvited at my door?

The thought troubles–
I go inside
myself . . . feeling
like a hypocrite
disenchanted by
the force of habit
to seem nice

(c) Neetu Malik

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Defiance by Neetu

October 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , , ,

Defiance

She plants perennials
even as he predicts a drought
based on expert forecasts

long-term thinking assures
preparedness, he says,
doubtful it’s a good year
to plant

so what?
she exclaims, her hands
covered in soil
just as certain that Earth
knows better than
to rely on predictions.

© Neetu Malik

Previously published in Writers & Readers Magazine, UK.

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Drifting into Autumn: Micro Poems by Neetu

September 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , , ,

Drifting into Autumn
(6 Micro Poems including Haiku)

a nip in the air
swirling to my feet
one blushing leaf

~

Autumn tiptoes
nudging Summer
out the door


~

flowers and dreams
the earth churns and mulches
I, a falling leaf


~

ablaze in autumn
the yellow leaves know
how to burn

~

blast of wind
the last leaves blow away
leave me barren

~

tell me when
leaves fall and
your heart grieves

I will crush them
under my feet and
turn them into mulch

© Neetu Malik

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Mother’s Mantle by Neetu

August 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Mother’s Mantle

She wraps her child
in the old, soft mantle

though the child is
grown into a woman
she has raised
with gentle hands
and tender affection

her daughter shivers
as chill pierces through 
holes in the aged fabric

a mother’s excuses
no longer explain
how they came to be
in the first place

through the tight weave 
that could never rip.

© Neetu Malik

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