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Release of the fiction ‘Spinning into a career

Hello readers, I am elated to inform you that I have my second fiction, ‘Spinning into a Career’ published and released by Amazon Kindle. It depicts the life of Ruchi set against the vibrant backdrop of a 1970’s and 1980’s metropolitan city in India. Her story transports the reader to the times of that era. You can have the book from Amazon Kindle. The link to it is as...

dawn

The gliding dark night uncovers, Houses with fluorescent lights, Far away from pastoral life, Meandering clouds change shapes, The sky in benign mute colors, Unfolds the beauty of its nape, The dark sea turns sparkling blue, Surfs into the emerging morn, Gives way to a stupendous dawn. Mountains in pellucid shades, Fresh smell of healthy blades, Of grass more valuable than dollars, Sun rays pour...

Imprint of time

What can be the print of time? Is it yours and mine? Is it park and wine? Is it work and pine? Is it name or fame Or an intelligent game? Is it entrance and exit Of a term deposit? You say, Time is manifested in action, Rolling into chain of reaction, Time is the linear chain, Causing our feelings to wane. Time is a must, Which we must trust, Time is the criterion, Of ups and downs. I say...

cricketing game

Scores in life run to a shore, But in cricket runs are a score, An umpire is a seer, Commentator is a cheer, Mind dances high in air, Sneers at people low, Acrobatic soars spin the ball, Down it comes over the wall, It’s cricket, an entertainer, Alert and brisk are the fielders Hitting the ball for runs, Is the mind’s calculative fun. Balancing bat, ball, runs and wickets, A balanced...

democracy hung

When criminals stand for election, Democracy needs an ejection, It takes the road to bane, When people are no more sane, Yearly elections, yearly row, Pinches the economy early low. Citizens are set for duty, Hung for votes is democracy. Ugly clamor for gearing votes, Nation on a descending note. Nothing puts an end to crime, Citizens live in grimy slime, But democracy is for citizens, Who are...

beauty

Freshness of nature is beauty, Beauty of nature is design, Movement of life is beauty, Beauty of truth is dignity, Calmness of mind is beauty, The charming physical beauty Of nature is its treaty, With truth and grace, Dressed and ornamented In silver and gold. A vision of brightness, Blending an ocean of colors, Sound, life and figures, A fastidious festival of beauty. Reposted poem from...

Serenading poems part one

I have finished posting the poems from ‘Serenading Poems Part one’ I hope you have liked the poems. Feedback from you will be encouraging. The book is available on Amazon.

bubble

A bubble am I, When in trouble, To complain I like, Of life having spikes, People do not understand, The agony I withstand. The food is not suitable, For me who is capable, Underestimation is traumatic, For me who is dramatic, I evolve into anything, For people, I do something, Meant for physical work is not me, Economy high is all that I see. I fast for Dev Lok, It is a long-laid stroke...

solar eclipse

Panting breath and rowing boat, Slush of water sailing forth, Vast ocean witnesses new, Eclipse covers the sky in view. Silence soars with speedy breath, Eclipse closes to a fiery depth, Sun is blocked by hoary moon, Moon intersperses glowing noon, Sky is now a golden ring, Ocean waves dance to spring, Birds twitter, animals fear, Humans watch nature near. Eclipse shows in silence, Earth set for...

deep sleep

A welter of images, Skip through mind, A docile cage, Seeking pleasure, Dazed mind in stillness, Submerged thoughts in darkness, Drunk, Docile, Deep, Sleep.

A poem from ‘Serenading Poems Part One’ Copyrighted @ 2022

Usha Raman