poem - Different Truths

December 16, 2022
Sangita Kalarickal
Poem

Chai: Water in a Tea Kettle

A thought-provoking, inward-looking autobiographical poem by Sangita – exclusively for Different Truths. Water in the tea kettle Shimmers with bubbles An expectation of a rising tempo Weaving through swirls...

December 15, 2022
Shernaz Wadia
Poem

He Believed. He Achieved

With hard work, grit and determination, a grief-stricken man believed and achieved. Shernaz profiles him in this verse – exclusively for Different Truths To the terrain that had battered...

December 13, 2022
Vinita Agrawal
Governance

Musings

Poignant, melancholic poems by Vinita – exclusively for Different Truths. 1. Between Chaukhambha and Nanda Devi, grow the hardy stencils of a winter shrub – flowers drooping with frost...

December 12, 2022
Meher Pestonji
Poem

Tooth Extraction

A witty body poem, by Meher, exclusively for Different Truths. My wisdom throbbed in the dentist’s trash-can while the anaesthetised gum waited for the pain to begin Alone I...

December 10, 2022
Francesco Favetta
Poem

Mother’s Courage

Here’s Francesco’s poignant poem about a thousand battles, losses and a welcome of the soldiers, encapsulated in mother’s courage – exclusively for Different Truths. Evening falls in the fields...

December 9, 2022
Dr Jyothsnaphanija
Poem

Writing on a Tree

An evocative poem by Dr Jyothsnaphanija on music and love – exclusively for Different Truths. Thick plainness as a soda Ice like migraine Slowing down thoughts As a relief...

December 8, 2022
Monika Ajay Kaul
Poem

Like the Moonlight, I’ll…

An evocative love poem that serenades nature, by Monika, exclusively for Different Truths. When sprigs of a tree become swaying silhouettes, When lustre touches the mien of the graphite...

December 7, 2022
Ananta Kumar Singh
Poem

A Glimpse of Love

A poignant love poem, by Ananta, exclusively for Different Truths. Love at first sight Why are you Quiet? Agony and coyness in your eye Utterance of shy Love at...

December 6, 2022
Meher Pestonji
Poem

The Enemy Within

An evocative body poem, as Meher describes it, exclusively for Different Truths. I live at the mercy of a liver that dictates what I can eat what I can’t...

December 5, 2022
Sushmita Gupta
Poem

Breathing Underwater

An evocative love poem by Sushmita. It was forbidden, To fall in love, With you. I belonged, To another. But that, Sunday afternoon, When, The sun was mild, The...

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