The Soul of a Child By Satis Shroff
...THE SOUL OF A CHILD By Satis Shroff
They called me the ‘harelip monster’ at school,
And the schoolkids kicked me down the stairs.
I’d often come home bruised;
The children of my age called me:
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Categories:
rukh, child, fear, feelings, psychological,
Form: Free verse
Jai Hind Happy 70th Birthday To India
...Mother India
Each August 15th since 1947, a day of expectant waiting –
Either terror from India’s enemies and frenemies
Or the terror of weather, some natural happening
Or holiday hazards, eve...
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Categories:
rukh, absence, africa, beauty, birthday,
Form: Rhyme
I Am India
...I am ... I am the land of Ashoka the Great, of Kwaja E Hind,
Sachin's Sixer, of Sania’s Stoke, of Aryabhata & Abdul Kalam,
Tan sen and AR Rahmans,Lata Mangheshakar & Mohammed Rafi,
of Chanakya &...
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Categories:
rukh, celebration, community, culture, memorial
Form: Free verse