Reverie by Neetu

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Reverie 

Shall we dip our brush 
in the deep blue dusk 
so we may paint joy 
we stole from  
the passing day 
before it grows dark? 
 
No, I think I would rather 
wait for the red sun 
to draw bright rays 
across our canvas 
and let them dry 
into permanence.  
 

© Neetu Malik 

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Neetu Malik
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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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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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  • James says:
    December 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM

    Beautifully composed and delivered Neetu!

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