Category: Love

  • That Special Person

    This is my latest love poem. Here goes the content: People come and go But there are not many Who make an impact on our lives And even less Who actually change our lives For the better, or for the worse Preferably the former of course! I am looking for one such person With whom…

  • Love Is Not Just About Romance

    This is a poem about my musings on love. Here is the content: When you think of love What is the first thing That comes to your mind? Romance, naturally! Because that’s what you’ve been fed Through books, movies, TV shows Media, newspapers, radio And so on Yes, romance is indeed love But love is…

  • Poem dedicated to Thatha

    This is a poem dedicated to my maternal grandfather. Here is the content: There are many kinds of love Romantic love, the most popular And probably the most overrated as well Platonic love, not as popular But far more enduring And then comes the most important form of love Family love Again, there are different…

  • Having A Brother Is The Ultimate Treasure

    Poem dedicated to a very close cousin of mine. Here is the content: Parents are very specialOne cannot imagine a lifeWithout either of themHowever, having a brotherIs the ultimate treasureImagine someone who enjoys messing around with youAnd makes you laughYou and he may not see eye-to-eyeOn a number of thingsBut he always has your backComing…

  • The Value Of A Sibling

    Poem dedicated to my dear sister. Here is the content: Parents are precious, of course One cannot imagine a life without them But the joy of having a sibling Is something else, entirely! Imagine someone who will share your happiness and sorrow And fight with you for a number of reasons Many of them may…

  • Poem Dedicated To My Father

    Dear Appa We may not speak all the time Or at least Not as much as Amma and I do, perhaps But I want you to know That you are not any less special Not even an iota Where do I even start? From buying me countless toys Even as I kept breaking them One…

  • Mother’s Day Special Poem

    Dear Amma, First of all Let me wish you A very Happy Mother’s Day How do I even begin? You’ve been there for me Right from day one From giving birth to me To raising me as a child Sending me to school Supporting me through my teens Which were frankly some of the most…

  • Open Letter To My Dear Mama

    This is an open letter. No, I don’t mean a letter with complaints addressed to the government and to be read by the public. This is an open letter to my dear uncle – my mother’s elder brother (and only sibling) Ashok; known affectionately as “Ashok Mama” – for his 60th birthday tomorrow. Without much…

  • Remembering Kalyani Patti

    All of us suffer a loss of a loved one at some stage or the other. After all, we are all mortals and death is inevitable. However, some deaths can affect us more than others; depending on the closeness of the relationship, age of the person, circumstances etc. So it was in the case of…

  • Oh Love, Why Do You Do This?

    Oh Love, why do you do this?Why do you evade me?I have waited and waitedFor more than 30 yearsCrushes came, crushes wentAnd then I fell in loveHead over heelsI was just 21 thenAnd doing my MBAAlas, it was one-sidedI never had the courageTo tell her the three magic wordsBy the time I finally did itI…