Virus
A body poem by Meher – exclusively for Different Truths. Fever! If you come I’ll go walking over mountains. The sweat that flows will be a natural function not...
Remembering the Youngest Martyrs
A heart-wrenching ballad of betrayal, bravery, and valour, where two young sons of Guru Gobind Singh attained martyrdom by Dr Parneet – exclusively for Different Truths. Seven and nine-...
Sari Mammaries
A tongue-in-cheek poem about a sari-clad Indian woman, by Mandakini, exclusively for Different Truths. Up one, two, three - Three steps in a trice - Lightly she trips -...
The Lingering Scent of Sanctuaries
The agony of a city dweller, travelling in the spatial world and the voyage within are the concerns of Mamta in this evocative poem. Cyclical nature of festivals Entwined with...
Peace
Kavita’s poem on peace in the dark times is like a prayer that is meaningful with Christmas and New Year celebrations on. An exclusive for Different Truths. I dream...
The Sea of Life
An inward-looking philosophical poem that depicts sailing in a stormy sea of life, by Francesco – exclusively for Different Truths. It is like the sea stormy emotions stir the...
Learning a Song
Dr Jyothsnaphanija portrays a mundane day while initiating a non-Malayali friend to speak in Malayalam in this poem – exclusively for Different Truths. We have to listen to the...
Dandelions
Poet-photographer Dr Swaraj’s micro poem on Dandelions – exclusively for Different Truths. Unmoored – gossamer dandelion seeds balmy breezes they ride Photo by the poet
My Father-in-Law Often Spoke About
In this poem, Vineeta portrays the deep ethnic divide between the two communities post-partition. Earlier, there was no such clash – an exclusive for Different Truths. the pot...
There Used to be a Person…
A melancholic poem about ageing – by Mohini, exclusively for Different Truths. There used to be a person Behind that wrinkly skin A spark, in place of that baggy...