Poetry – Published in Verse of Silence

Hello! I'm back, before even more time passes, here's something I wished to share. I got published in Verse of Silence - Autumn Issue 2021 ( Issue 3, Volume 4 ). Here's the poem that was published. Though nothing is explicit, I am still choosing to put a trigger warning for the implied imagery. This …

Poetry : Green Flowers

Photo by Ilyuza Mingazova on Unsplash Green Flowers by Megha Bhartiya Bordered with buds, Presently and pleasantly rare. Rarer with vitiligo on that livid skin, Faded secondary colour in lack of care. Mortal kleptomaniacs unaware of themselves casually pluck off green limbs from those green frames. Some shred them for forgotten moments of vicious pleasure, …

Fourth Blog Anniversary

Hello. I'm writing this in the last few minutes of October 31st. Happy Halloween to everyone who celebrates! Today is not my blog's anniversary. It is on October 18 and I missed it for the very first time. ╯︿╰ October 18 was the first deadline for my paper and I was so engrossed in it …

Poetry – Published in Gypsophila

Hello! Remember when I said something good happened recently that pushed me to finally write the previous post Poetry - Published in Verse of Silence ? Well this is it. =) I got published in Gypsophila - Volume 1 Issue 3 : Outside Looking In The issue was released on August 31, 2021, so I'm …

Poetry – Published in Verse of Silence

Hello! I'm finally writing this post to share something I'm happy about. Before I get into it, I'll mention how I'm late in posting this, late by months really but at this point is anyone even surprised at me being late? :') I got published in Verse of Silence - Spring Issue 2021 ( Issue …

Poetry : Devolution – Sallow Sallow and Sorrows

Photo by Ingmar on Unsplash Devolution - Sallow Sallow and Sorrows by Megha Bhartiya It is not summer for the first solstice of this year, but death warmed over us. So I sit and recite the lullaby this sallow sings, each night when we sleep, it sings. “Sapiens no more; Willow wails in the wind …

Poetry : The Canvas Unpainted

Photo by Joseph Morris on Unsplash The Canvas Unpainted by Megha Bhartiya Dear of mine, The turpentine has run dry, My paintbrush is stiff with leftover paint. You’ve lost, so have I, and I’ll miss More than the bread you won for us, This half painted canvas and my muse. This easel that has looked …

Poetry : My Roommate, Vitalia

Photo by George Bonev on Unsplash My Roommate, Vitalia by Megha Bhartiya The potted plant stares back at me, She gazes, longingly Caresses my skin when I walk by, She sits and waits. When it rains, Vitalia tries to move, But she can’t, So I cradle her in my arms, Pour me a cup of …

Poetry : The Tale of Marbles

Photo by Vlad Alexandru Popa on Pexels The Tale of Marbles by Megha Bhartiya Cracked hot concrete paves the way, More marbles crack as fingers play. In gentle dirt small palms hold, Caress their reflections in small glass globes. Gathered in a shapeless crowd, Pouring over, The miniature battlefield. A pit of dirt dug with …

Poetry : Milk Teeth

Photo by Marc Zimmer on Unsplash Milk Teeth by Megha Bhartiya Sand castles of bitter black guard a pebbled road to the cold cliff. Graveyard of dreams for a backyard of health. I build the same sandcastles of bitter black Again and again, all by myself. Sand settles under my fingernails, welcomed home by the …