Pet Name
Cutting a name
short
is a curious
lexicon
as one mostly
has two names
one for record
purpose
one for the
household
If I am not
wrong!
the acronym,
more than the abbreviation
sits pretty in
our psyche
like a sweet
tangy taste
becomes a more
natural fit
as it is easy to
remember
easy to utter
being ordinary
and without ornamentation
helps tongue
move in seamless transition
some have
contemporary pet names
some have
crisply modern
but whatever may
be the case
the warmth it
emits
titillates
tangible sense of satisfaction
calling one by
nickname
embodies
closeness to a great measure
fraught with
subtleties of lingua franca
It epitomizes
informal gesture
honestly if you
ask me
regarding my
preference
'pet name' ....I
would certainly affirm and aver.
Remorse
I gather shards
of hope
between shrugs
and snorts
feelings rage
inside me
as I lift
sagging shoulders
i sink into
silence for a while
to blink away
tears of remorse
but they roll
down with force
along the
emaciated cheeks
like a rain fed
wild stream
ready to unleash
scourge
I have a debt of
life
with a promise
to live it with honesty
but I have
hardly dispensed justice to it
during the
course of journey
a gnawing sense
grips
as I have failed
to deliver goods in time
till dawn
eavesdrops
from the fraying
edges of darkness
and I am
catapulted into wakefulness
by life's
soulful chirps and twitters
I shall be
engulfed
In a sense of
penitence for sure.
Unwavering Optimism
Sometimes
between twilight and deep dark night
I summon my
bundle of memories
to inhale the
soothing phases of life
exuding warmth
and positive vibe
Sometimes I try
to tune into my original self
but fail and
lapse back into silent reveries
slowly sink like
a fateful ship
as subtleties
distance and ostracize
I am yet again
beseeched by frivolous deeds
Sometimes
pitch-dark clouds
whisk away stars
and the moon from life
I become less
and less of myself
get shoved away
from my space
like a
nosediving defeated kite
Sometimes I do
fall to rise
barrel my way
through blinding blizzard
walk defiantly
along scissors of time
unfollow bizarre
happenings
to limp back to
normalcy
Sometimes I put
a deaf ear to ramblings
and the
nauseating pauses those echoes within
by sheer grit and
perseverance
deftly manage
the mast and oar of existence
to bring more
and more of me to fore
espouse
gratefulness to life's one time offer.
SUJATA DASH
SUJATA DASH is a poet from
Bhubaneswar, Odisha. She is a retired banker. She has four published poetry
anthologies (More than Mere-a bunch of poems, Riot of hues, Eternal Rhythm and
Humming Serenades -all by Authorspress, New Delhi) to her credit. She is a
singer, avid lover of nature. She regularly contributes to anthologies
worldwide.
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