When silence was the only word,  Emotions knew no downpour,  I knew not who I was.    Now, the silence knows its way,  Emotions are building its pace  Led by new wings to fly.    Copyright © Snigdha   

The fire of grit in my pulsating veins, the winds of passion with their ebbs and tide, the calmness of pure serenely flowing breath of river, All unite in me to a creation of the earth from the dust, into the birth Naming me, welcoming…

NOT MINE I felt your hands once, but not as a friend or lover. I felt your body pressed against mine, in a game of moves and counter moves. Silently, secretly… I wanted you to stay there forever. To embrace you, to feel the warmth…

I found you, while out for a walk I heard you calling Through the sun spotted canopy Rays of light, guiding Analting the human sized boulder   Crawling up, scared and shaken To lay upon the calming alter Instantly embraced Surrendering to mending   Grounded…

After the long journey through the night through the ink black of northern Wisconsin, through the AM stations crackling polka tunes. began the Minnesota mornings of misty rivers and dewy fields, sleepy cattle at peace in the meadows. Tired, squished and impatient children wanting release…

It was behind St. Joseph’s, across an open field, hay and earth, The last traces of green gone, poised toward the vernal equinox. We jumped the fence, lugging a six-pack of Schmidts and a pipe, A small bag with something, maybe hash or Thai Sticks…

The Farm Country life Red barn Green grass Sunflowers saturated A little girl amazed Imagination created Desired to live here From boring big city Grandparents stories Memories alive Blueberry bushes Radiant raspberries Sweet to the tongue and belly Piggytails, ponies and honemade pies Vacations only…

Cities look like someone else’s party when you’re older. They look like your own party When you’re young. We didn’t have much money, the downtown of my childhood, the one my grandmother and sister and I would visit by bus every Saturday, had become a…

It's been three decades since I was last there,up in your arms The world was kept awayI was safeLovedLovingEverything was new and brightIncluding me You picked up when I criedwhen I laughedwhen I needed you more than a dollYour heartbeat, against mineThe scent of Old…