Samajh nahin aa raha, shall I laugh or cry at the public around. I feel like laughing out loud…I know it’s a bad habit to make fool people…but what can you do when the person himself tries to fool around. You can’t even chase them to stop fooling else they will ask you to […]
Love and doubt can’t lean together One has to break from one another Ignore the gossips buzzing around It’s all irritable melodrama of the town To infect your heart with frown. Be patient and sound Else you will be jarring around Gossip mongers will feast Watching you infected with rumours. Be light hearted […]
Holding hands of My Sweetheart I was walking tall Moon was in full bloom Soft breeze tranquilized our souls We entwined. I felt tickling all over I bit her earlobe She sealed my lips A shadow of us Was shimmering Under the silvery moonlight. © Ila Varma 28th Sep.2016 Written for the post […]
More than three decades have passed but still the thought of train journey gives me goosebumps and a wide smile spread on my lips. Many times, my kids ask, “Mamma, what’s the secret behind this smile?” I still blush & change the topic and they exchange questioning glances. I was in final year of degree […]
Can we dream of a Day When terror n fear will be away Grenades stop getting counters Rather Flowers gets strewn in our way Bloods won’t be spilled Hue & Cry will stop to beckon Mothers, Sisters, Brothers, Wives Won’t struggle or worry In stress They might lose their near & dear We will […]
The discussions started with sharing of water between two states, Karnataka & Tamil Nadu and the river is Cauvery. The Supreme Court of India gave its verdict to share water, the discussions soon turned into heated arguments and the situation turned grave, giving rise to violence, killings, curfew and closure of school & office […]
She was innocent at heart Acted weird breaking other’s heart Tutoring she required to mend herself. Tattered shoes, he wore Whole day long, he stitched Mending Shoes was his profession. © Ila Varma 14-09-2016 Written for the post of Haiku Horizons Mend Pic Credits: here
I am planning to winnow the contact list of my mobile as I feel I have blindly added people in friend list. Off & on, I find few indulge in abashing each other in group, spreading negative vibes and I am losing my mental peace for no folly. Musings By Ila Varma Written for the […]
When my hopes flicker & images blur Over the unrelenting issues Rushing in my life Leaning me wayward. I start unwinding All the cracking things Which anchored me through. The days of laughter Under the clear sun Without a minor blur. I count on my blessings I have ample water to drink Enough food […]