Daily Verse
Week 3, December 2023
When Autumn bids adieu
by Gowri Bhargav 18 th December, 2023
The leaves have fallen–russet, purple and brown,
Autumn has bid adieu leaving aside a skeletal town,
The winds are cold, harsh, and bitter,
The bare ground quivers as she prepares for days colder.
The warblers have gone after singing their last song,
The wait for the sprightly spring is too long,
The mute landscape dwells in quiescence,
Alas! It's devoid of mirthful cadence.
Hark! Mellow snowflakes from the bleached firmament
Descend slowly like winged ornaments,
Slowly with persistence, they settle in piled up layers,
Bejeweled with dangling icicles, the once bare boughs whisper ardent prayers.
‘Tis December! Winter reigns in all its glory,
Infinite yards of snow weave magical stories of fantasy.
Poems
hope–
the first tulip through the snow
on a late winter day
thirty degree shift
in one day–
parka to flip flops
windswept patio
everything topsy-turvy
nature’s spring cleaning
sweet peas exploding
on the river bank today–
fuchsia infusion
Verses of Life
By Snigdha Agrawal 20th December 2023
it's the only world
where I am myself
only place where
I can confide
with no facade
nor false glow
uncaring about
being judged
sized up
you guessed right
this path, I walk solo
Haiku
by Govind Joshi 21st December 2023
summer highway
the stops we wish
we could make
monsoon morning
garden barrel collecting
the sound of rain
winter evening
the silence of people
in the bazaar
Summer, Spring, Winter & Fall
By Sasha Clark, 22nd December 2023
Icy art drapes pine fronds
Sparkly ice bits dance down
from ivory puffiness
To twirl on frozen watery expanses
Frilly fronds poke out from
still cold humus
Bundles of fur emerge from
deepest sleep
Flying flocks return to Northern climes
Sun shimmers down in baking waves
Laughter sounds from watery expanse
Sleeping soundly under star strewn canopy
Delectable smell wafts from campsites
Leaves transform to rainbow garb
Dancing down to nourish the earth
Small furry bundles relax
in their leafy blankets
Biographies of Poets
Gowri Bhargav is a certified storyteller for children from Chennai. She's an aspiring writer who loves to weave words into poems, blogs, and short stories. She is a part of renowned literary groups such as Penmancy, ArtoonsInn, Chrysanthemum Chronicles, Asian Literary society and Women's Web. Her works have been featured in more than fifteen national and international anthologies.
