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  • Solace in the Mundaneness – Remembering Salim Ali

    Solace in the Mundaneness – Remembering Salim Ali

    In front of our houseThere is a guava tree.In the brunches of it,There lives a bird colony.I can hear the birds talkingSometimes shouting at their children,Sometimes loving themSometimes taking care of themSometimes asking their neighborsAbout there whereaboutsSometimes they sit for teaching their childrenSometimes they teach them how to singI try to intercept their chirping.The more…

  • Solace in the Mundaneness – The Queue of the Matryoshka Dolls

    Solace in the Mundaneness – The Queue of the Matryoshka Dolls

    In my childhood, I had a queue of the Matryoshka dolls. I didn’t know their name at that time, So I searched for some names of mine. Rani, the mother doll, looked like a queen I always wondered seeing her beauty The intricate designs on her skin The beautiful dress she was wearing Maa kept…

  • 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…