SNIGDHA AGRAWAL

 

Empowered

 

I need to fill up that hole

that keeps squeezing

and rinsing me

till I'm bone dry

Bereft of feelings

Purposeless move around

Wanting in love

 

With the lifting of the yoke

freed again

I walk on known trails

surrounded by earthy smells

I had never smelt before

Empowered, I connect

with my soul

©Snigdha Agrawal

 

Jaundiced View

 

The old man wonders

what awaits his future

Present is painful

full of regrets

A change perhaps would

make life better

even when it's near to over

 

He needn’t change

He would make a change

prying open the eyes

reversing squint-eyed opinions

held against the so-called

labelled ‘pagans’

   

The need of the hour

was to make it clear

unlike others

‘pagans’ embraced, respected

recognizing good in every individual

believers in peace, harmony

and co-existence

 

The old man had to spread this message

“We pagans follow the path of doing

good karma.  That is our dharma.

Call it whatever”

©Snigdha Agrawal

 

A Senior Moment

 

The train arrives on the platform

passengers make a beeline

for the reservation chart

stuck on doors closed

 

Two identical names

allotted adjacent seats

which one belongs to whom

a riddle indeed

 

Anthony #1 occupies

window seat

Anthony #2 claims

it as his

 

An argument ensues

Ticket checker arrives on the scene

Says could be a computer glitch

Offers Anthony #2

A vacant window seat

 

Train rolls out of the station

The case is put to rest

The two become friends

©Snigdha Agrawal

 

SNIGDHA AGRAWAL

 

SNIGDHA AGRAWAL (nee Banerjee) is Bengali born, raised, and educated in a cosmopolitan environment, with exposure to the Eastern and Western cultures, imbibing the best of both worlds.  With more than two decades of experience working in the corporate sector, her outlook on life is balanced, which reflects in her writings. A versatile writer, she writes all genres of poetry, prose, short stories, travelogues, and hotel/restaurant reviews on TripAdvisor, under the pen name ‘puchka’.  A published author of four books, the latest titled TRAIL MIX, is a book of short stories for all mindsets.