Shivani Agarwal

On my brother's birthday,
I packed chocolates, served in tray
Golden, red and green,
brought in the little maid's eyes,
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Something was smouldering inside,
Since several dark nights
Tossing and turning about,
Desperate to come out
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Roar of the waves from a distance called
Tired of the clamour, briskly I followed

With the ship at the horizon
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Some weak moment when I come to realise
All imaginations and castles of love on hopes
That someday somewhere you would meet
At some strange place, All are false
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Something is still there
Hazy though, can't see more
Like the mist covering the mountains
Blurring my vision
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You look the same..
Hiding some mystery..
That I try to discover gazing through the night..
You are a poet's inspiration..
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The same winter sun shone brightly that day
That day, when I broke all the threads of resistance;

And walked towards the lobby which
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Ek raat andhere me baithe hue,
Andhere ko bhi dekha maine...
Gehra gumsum kuch soona sa,
Mere jeevan pe jo chhaya tha..
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Gasping I ran
They said I was besotted
Forlorn I wept
In voids I sketched
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If the spark in your eyes,
Would kindle the longing inside..

I'll run into your arms,
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I cannot write anymore
Words seem indifferent to me
They used to carry me far away
Up high in the sky
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I traversed deserts..real..unreal
For a glimpse of you..
And was caught in a reflection.....
Your hands..soft and supple
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Last night,
I saw the stars fading in the smoke..
Smoke that emanated from my heart,
Or was that from my mild Cigar
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Birds returning homes
The sun making a last attempt to
Look more beautiful than the moon..
And the stubborn wind brushing past my hair
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Oh moon! Shine less brightly
Before you I lay bare and sullied
Like a rose when plucked for else's dream
As you peek through the clouds into me
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