Drifting into Autumn: Micro Poems by Neetu

September 26, 2023 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , , , with 0 and 0
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Drifting into Autumn
(6 Micro Poems including Haiku)

a nip in the air
swirling to my feet
one blushing leaf

~

Autumn tiptoes
nudging Summer
out the door

~

flowers and dreams
the earth churns and mulches
I, a falling leaf

~

ablaze in autumn
the yellow leaves know
how to burn

~

blast of wind
the last leaves blow away
leave me barren

~

tell me when
leaves fall and
your heart grieves

I will crush them
under my feet and
turn them into mulch

© Neetu Malik

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Author Bio
Neetu Malik
Author Bio
Born in India, Neetu has lived in Austria, England, and Canada before settling in the Eastern USA in 1994. Neetu’s eclectic work reflects her diverse background as she explores the joy and darkness of the human condition in poems and stories noteworthy for their intensity in brief span. Her poetry is published in journals and Anthologies from Australia, USA, UK, and India. Her poem, “Soaring Flames”, was awarded First-Place by the NY Literary Magazine (2017). She has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, 2019 for her poem “Sacred Figs” published by Kallisto Gaia Press in their Ocotillo Review in May, 2018.
https://www.asliceoforange.net/authors/neetu/
Neetu Malik
  • Untold Things by Neetu
    September 25, 2026

    Enveloped in twilight mist
    they are known only to him

  • Until I Can Fly by Neetu
    August 26, 2026

    Until I can fly . . . as the sun goes down
    and waves come closer
    with the rising tide

  • All Over Again (Palindrome Poem) by Neetu
    July 26, 2026

    life spills . . .
    forming red rivulets in sand
    in the vast desert
    man’s fury against man
    reasons I do not understand

  • Life Cycle by Neetu
    June 26, 2026

    spring has come
    and gone
    summer breeze nudges
    dense foliage to dance

  • Backwater Song by Neetu
    May 26, 2026

    they said to remember crawdads
    asked me to listen for their song
    when my heart was heavy
    and my sorrow dark

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Neetu Malik
Born in India, Neetu has lived in Austria, England, and Canada before settling in the Eastern USA in 1994. Neetu’s eclectic work reflects her diverse background as she explores the joy and darkness of the human condition in poems and stories noteworthy for their intensity in brief span. Her poetry is published in journals and Anthologies from Australia, USA, UK, and India. Her poem, “Soaring Flames”, was awarded First-Place by the NY Literary Magazine (2017). She has also been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, 2019 for her poem “Sacred Figs” published by Kallisto Gaia Press in their Ocotillo Review in May, 2018.
https://www.asliceoforange.net/authors/neetu/
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