COVID19

Reminiscing train travel before the pandemic

The pandemic, ever since its formation at the end of 2019 in Wuhan, China; has claimed a gazillion lives globally. It has caused many more people to lose their jobs (and thus their livelihood, for the poor and the underprivileged). If you are not among either of these two categories; consider yourself extremely privileged, especially…Read more Reminiscing train travel before the pandemic

It has been a long wait

This poem is dedicated to trains, especially Indian Railways; for I am deeply missing train travel since the COVID19 pandemic has struck. My last train trip was on February 15th 2020; between Mumbai and Pune. Here goes the content: It has been a long wait Days turning into weeks Weeks turning into months And now,…Read more It has been a long wait

How dare you do this to us?

This is a poem dedicated to the Tamilnadu Chief Minister; for imposing a total lockdown from June 19 to 30 in Chennai and 3 other districts. Here is the content: How dare you? How dare you do this to us? Do you have any idea What we are going through? Every hour, every day Every…Read more How dare you do this to us?

Twenty days of hell

Another poem to vent my feelings during the long lockdown imposed by the Indian government to combat the Corona virus pandemic; there are Dracula and Harry Potter references. Here is the content: Twenty days of hell Twenty days of darkness Twenty days of despair Twenty days of enslavement Twenty days of torture Locked inside my…Read more Twenty days of hell

Inhuman Lockdown

This poem is a helpless rant against the draconian 21-day lockdown imposed by the Indian government; supposedly to fight the global epidemic - the novel Corona virus. Here is the content: Lub Dub, Lub Dub, Lub Dub Every week, every day Every hour, every minute My heart beats madly The beats growing louder Till they…Read more Inhuman Lockdown