Friendship’s Voyage
True friendship
is like a boat,
That on
stormiest seas, stays afloat
Through tempests
wild, and blackened skies,
will never wreck
or capsize
When tsunamis
rise with roaring might,
And lightning
splits the shroud of night,
This vessel,
built to withstand the elements
Holds its course
and remains in place.
Not every ship
can stand the waves
Some sink to
their watery graves
Those built of
unseasoned wood
decay, like
friendship, built on falsehood
Friends who
last, through squalls and strain,
Are anchors in
the fiercest rain.
They ride the
surge, they mend the mast
Together, stay
steadfast to the last.
So, cherish well
the friends you choose
It’s the real
ones who will complete
the journey with
you
Through vagaries
of life’s cruise.
©Snigdha Agrawal 26th August 2025
Veils Of Friendship
Friendship wears
a thousand masks,
In modern times,
in every task
A smile may hide
a sharpened blade
A warm embrace,
a cold charade.
Race and creed
become the line
Where love is
lost and hate aligns
Commercial deals
coated in gold
fail to entice;
so full of holes
Old allies trade
with veiled disdain,
As profit pulses
through the vein.
A handshake
under the cameras' glare
May hide a plan
to strip a nation bare
Yet still,
beneath the crafted show,
The seed of
kinship tries to grow.
If truth could
walk with clearer eyes,
And hearts not
fall for painted lies
Perhaps one day,
through ash and fire,
We’ll rise above
this dark attire.
And friendship,
freed from fear and gain,
Will bind us
whole, not break in vain.
©Snigdha Agrawal 26th August 2025
SNIGDHA AGRAWAL
SNIGDHA AGRAWAL (née Banerjee) brings
over two decades of corporate experience to her multifaceted writing career. A
versatile author, she writes across genres, including poetry, short stories,
prose, and travelogues. Raised in a cosmopolitan environment and educated in a
convent school and college run by Irish nuns, she blends Eastern depth with
Western sensibility in her work. She is the author of five published books,
spanning poetry and short fiction. Her most recent release, Fragments of Time,
a deeply personal memoir, is available on Amazon worldwide. Her writings have
appeared in numerous domestic and international anthologies and literary
journals. In recognition of her poetic craft, she was recently nominated for
the 2024 Pushcart Prize. Now in her seventies, Snigdha’s passion for writing
and travel remains as vibrant as ever.
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