Where the River Ends by Neetu

January 26, 2024 by in category Poet's Day by Neetu Malik tagged as , , with 2 and 0
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Where the River Ends

in its gurgling sprint
toward the sea

this river into which
I empty love’s ashes—
indeed like many others
before me—
makes no fuss
no cries of complaint

the sediments and muck
of human sorrow
are all the same

to be deposited into
wider arms
deeper depths

dispersed and dispelled

© Neetu Malik

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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
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    November 25, 2025

    all I hear is this song…

    carried to my ears upon waves
    as they ebb and return
    a symphony of love
    played on instruments
    of the heart—

  • Haiga by Neetu
    October 26, 2025

    sultry afternoon
    in the vast cornfields
    reaping gold

  • Unwanted Companion by Neetu
    September 26, 2025

    I wait eagerly
    for absolute darkness
    to lose my shadow

  • Stagnant by Neetu
    August 26, 2025

    I drop pebbles slowly
    watch them fall
    in a shallow stream

  • Foreboding by Neetu
    July 26, 2025

    she reaches out
    touches fog
    she had hoped
    for the sun

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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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  • Veronica says:
    January 26, 2024 at 9:43 AM

    Wow! Powerful sentiment beautifully expressed.

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