Jayshree Misra Tripathi has lived in diverse cultures for over thirty years as a diplomatic spouse. She received her PG Diploma in Human Rights Law from National Law School of India University, (Distance Prog) ,23 years after her M.A English from Delhi University in 1978. A 'constant learner', she has been a nomadic teacher across three continents and an examiner in English for the International Baccalaureate Diploma, also as a Consultant for the IBO.She worked briefly in the print media in the 1980's then as a freelance writer - an 'arranger of words'- of narrative verse and short fiction. Jayshree helps with raising awareness on adult literacy in India and women helping women - #HelpHerWalkForward #AdultLiteracy
I cannot do what I wish today-
Close my eyes, inhale and exhale,
And listen to the rustle of the leaves
Sway in the light breeze, in prelude to winter;
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From a Ladies Coupe: Sambalpur Junction* to New Delhi
* Jharsuguda
The station master waved the green flag,
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Growing older over sixty,
I yearn to relive
Snapshot Moments
Of Youth Unbound…..
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And now, as the night hawk sounds our signal to begin,
I breathe in the dusk from the comfort of the easy chair
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We travelled out of Keren
on the road towards the hills
where many brave soldiers lie,
some as young as sixteen.
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