I loved, He lied. He cheated, I cried. I confronted, He denied. Still unfaithful, I spied. I trapped him, In disguise. I poisoned, He died. An accident, I lied. Experimented with this new style of poetry. I’m not sure what exactly it is called, may be a micro poem, but it was great fun penningContinue reading “Goodbye, love!”
Category Archives: Poems
A Traveller’s Haiku #1
A monkey on the neighbour’s roof Pushes aside the lid on the green water tank Slurp slurp slurp slurp. My first haiku Inspired by monkeys playing around our house todaY
It Knows
There it is. Looking saintly and innocent, Minding its own business. I know it is all pretense, A storm brews within, Threatening to break through any moment, I wait and watch. It knows I’m watching Somehow, it knows. Maintaining its calm With nary a murmur, Also waiting and watching, For me to lose patience. WhoContinue reading “It Knows”
Poor, Poor Paul
Remember Paul? The octopus who predicted the outcome of all matches in which Germany played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup? Well, here’s a poem I wrote back then. Two little Germans, sitting on the wall, One named Adolf, one named Paul. Deep-cleansing Germany was Adolf’s call, Paul just predicted the fortunes of a ball.Continue reading “Poor, Poor Paul”