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  • Solace in the Mundaneness – The Mishti Doi Planter

    Solace in the Mundaneness – The Mishti Doi Planter

    Summer arrived with Mango and Watermelon,But there was another thingThat was a mandatoryAfter the lunch,As it complemented the meal.As soon as summer arrived,We started having Mishti DoiAs the dessert to be served at the plate.Mishti Doi, or the sweet yogurt,Seemed like a bite of melted butter,“Aha!” It was the sound we madeAfter finishing our lunch.As…

  • Solace in the Mundaneness – The Orange Hibiscus

    Solace in the Mundaneness – The Orange Hibiscus

    It was a gloomy dayThough the weather was pleasantSunrays covered the gardenAnd showered the colors of joyBut the house was not that happy.It’s been one monthThe mother and the daughter were sufferingFrom sickness, one after oneCaught in a trap of diseasesFeeling sad, depressed, frustratedThe household became a whole messThe kitchen was being used forOnly to…

  • Solace in the Mundaneness – The Small Nest

    Solace in the Mundaneness – The Small Nest

    One day, I was sitting on the stairs That pave the way from our home towards the garden The afternoon was pleasant As the weather was cool After a small period of summer rain. I was talking to my mom Meanwhile, she wanted to show me something I went with her to the garden Pointing…

  • Solace in the Mundaneness – Marie Biscuits

    Solace in the Mundaneness – Marie Biscuits

    Since childhood, I have seen, Marie biscuits have secured a safe place in the house, As the head of the family always Demands for a couple of them While sipping the garam chai In the morning, and in the evening. Generation after generation It has become a ritual now To grab the jar of Marie…

  • Solace in the Mundaneness – Letters from the Lonely Postbox

    Solace in the Mundaneness – Letters from the Lonely Postbox

    There is a small room in my heart that belongs to the lonely postbox, my childhood. It keeps sending letters to me so that the little child in me never grows too old to become a perfect fit in this world of wisdom and logic and opinions and justification and all those big, big things.…