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Rolling Luck

June 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , ,

Rolling Luck

The marbles roll
on a patch of dirt–
colored transparencies
shine in the afternoon sun.

She watches carefully;
her big brown eyes
roll with the little marbles

deft fingers on small brown hands
shoot each marble toward the hole

in the center of a circle–

there is hope
of winning

whereas
in the square room
that sits unevenly
under a metal roof—her home
built to stand
but sure to fall
under the monsoon rain dance–

one can only lose,
without a chance.

© Neetu Malik


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Resilience

May 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

Resilience

I carve a piece of blue sky
for the dark days ahead
prepare myself to touch
where it hurts, let tears
rinse the pain……..then

I will take the blue patch
to cover the wound
with sunshine and fresh air
let myself heal again.

© Neetu Malik


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Shadows

April 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , , ,

Shadows

long      shadows

the afternoon    s t r e t c h e s   us

on the sidewalks

           holding hands

but      when dusk falls

and we vanish

into a shadowless world

what will remain of us?

© Neetu Malik



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In My Twilight Zone

March 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , , ,

In My Twilight Zone

Between sunset’s fiery streaks
slipping into the sea, and
the rising of the silver moon
is my twilight zone.

This is where I feel you–
in the crevices of my soul;
you fill the darkening hollows
in my twilight zone.

I feel your breath upon
my slowly crinkling skin–
balmy, tender caresses
in my twilight zone.

Your arms encircle,
wrap me in your warmth,
shield me from chills
in my twilight zone.


© Neetu Malik 2015—First Published in The Australia Times Poetry Magazine, Issue 321, October 2015.


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The Cobwebs

February 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , ,

The Cobwebs

I was leaning
by the window
standing outside
looking in—

a screen of cobwebs
in between
trapping memories
beaten thin

scantily clad
in make believe,
they shuddered fitfully;
shrouded transparencies
drenched in solemn tears,
entreating release.



©Neetu Malik

First published in The Poetic Bond VI Anthology, Willowdown Press, UK.


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