Sssnake! Hissing, spitting, rearing his hoods, The five-headed snake held sway Over the Yamuna River long ago So the legends of Krishna say. Poisoning the waters, killing all Who chanced to come that way, Making life a misery for The cowherds who had long lived…

Hour Seventeen – “Write a poem that involves a mythical monster in some capacity, whether it’s as a side character, a prop, a villain or even the protagonist.”   Ravana – King or Beast?   Was he the King among kings? Carrying his ten heads…

One head To think oh thoughts of logic Three hearts To feel a love cathartic Seven wings To fly across the plains To save the damsel you proclaim Six legs with hoofs To help you run When flying’s not an option Through the valleys and…

Once upon a rainy morn I took a sacred vow A future bright and newly born Twas lastly there somehow I took a sacred vow It began a whole new life For in the here and now I was, at last, a wife A future…

Between the heartache and pain Losing himself to the core He will never be the same Plagued by insanity Drowning in deceit Tortured by reality His innocence doesn’t show up A pure heart, not he is Breaking into pieces Which has died inside Little bit,…

Colors warm, and filled with sweetness Hugs and kisses feel completeness Sharing laughs and sneaking looks Writing notes behind our books What could I possibly be ? ~Rebeli

(inspired by Steven’s poem “Notes Towards a Supreme Fiction”) Introduction And for who, except for you, is there mirth? Do I inquire of saints, sinners (or jokers)? Who can define it?  Who can disclose it? Meanwhile in deliberate shadow A caper nudges towards a dark…

Osun, the river goddess is believed to bless barren women and not men with babies.    

Batter-fry Take one woman, docile Add liberal doses of harsh treatment, preferably, in the first few months/years of marriage. Harsh, how harsh? Hmm, comments like, late from work again, flirting with your colleague, didn’t your mother teach you anything, housework first, children first, husband first,…

Covered in dirt Blood Sweat Tears Buried Deeper than you want to search Covered in greed Mourning Squeezing Shards of glass Look what I dug up ?