Sangeetha Kamath

RECHERCHÉ  Floral fresh air and the greenery born of shamrock carpets Honeyed sparkles in my eyes as I traipsed along sunlit gardens  Finding a four leaf clover was a triumph  Always wary of the gnome who guarded the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow  A medley and a festival of songbirds deep in choir, each in hues of the sunset sky! Running through daisy meadows on summer afternoons,  In every daydream I found pixies and elves everywhere  Stretching out on picnic mats and looking for unicorn shaped clouds On a Pegasus I wanted to fly away to Neverland or Far, Far Away… Chewing on caramel muffins and cinnamon buns  Skipping on sun-warmed cobblestones; an ideal amusement was hopscotch ! Coloured chalks of pastel pink, blue and yellow shimmered under the dappled sunlight which in vain I tried to clutch Goddess of the seas, wizard on a Halloween-- in cloaks long and flowing gowns Hobbling after woodland critters as they scurried to gather acorns and ...

                             SWEVEN  Castle walls and turrets in a tinsel of stained glass  House curling wisps, pale ghosts of yesteryears in a slow dance with the infinite stars A riddle born of crusted ink, she's fragments of history,   rhythm and lyrics, a floating sweven of poetry  There's a fierce winter in her heart where the glaciers don't thaw Soundless lullabies are stinging echoes, at times howling blizzards against gusts of snow Gold trimmed sarcophagus and oceans of lapis lazuli Weave silken strands of summery cobalt to cocoon her heart gauzy Roadmaps to destiny were dilapidated jigsaw pieces and ingots of serrated edges Time! Oh vile thief! Scorched on her soul, etched on her mind, coursing through her veins– a stagnant, potent ache Crocheting splintered memories more distant than the Orion Impaling obsidian, sometimes as soft as a black swan's down  Skies drenched in ivor...

                              UNTAMED  The wheels churn faster careening on a gravel path Rattling and shaking the carriage of thoughts drawn by wild horses of wrath They don't stop, the reins are out of reach, I hold on unyielding and rigid in my stance, Needles and thorns gashing my skin raw as I tear through bramble bushes haphazard and askance! It's a rollercoaster ride gaining momentum  A merry-go-round spinning at dizzying whirl and racing whizz Haywire I go flitting through the frames of past, present and future A thinker I am running through labyrinths and sinking deeper in a quagmire  Remorse and regrets gnaw away at my sunlight and forty winks The moon is at its zenith urging me to catch up with beauty sleep It's a trailblazer spurting droplets of fire, a tsunami threatening to engulf the roads, woodlands and every shire Tempo and crescendo of my overthinking consumes me Gloom descends s...

           TO THE MOON AND NEVER BACK  Like the moon, she harboured a side to her so dark and cold  Where the even the sun couldn't burn on it and the stars failed to shine.  She waxed and waned, eclipsed at times,  Even put on a show in her brimming opaline incandescence.  Pic Courtesy: Pixabay  ©️ Sangeetha Kamath 

                      THE HOLY GRAIL  The boulevards were gilded with gold, yet all roads don't lead to Oz  The picture perfect sky above was a shimmering puddle of the brightest hue A placid lake of cornflower blue but not for long  When twilight descends with saturnine indigo and onyx songs Springtime of powder puff clouds and Sakura blooms  Make way for the coronation of the snow queen and her icy rain Pewter skies rumble and shrouds the cityscape with a glacial cloak Mustering a ounce of valor the shy wintry sun peeking at the horizon cast a glow in a diluted tint of apricot  In the throes of a wanderlust I set out to catch the elusive beam It was always just of reach even from the highest rocky tops and snow-clad peaks The terrain rose to meet my soles, the blizzards catapulting me further Towards the autumn light and across distant shores of oceans voluminous,  With a golden com...

                    AULD LANG SYNE  The cliffs rise magnificently from the turquoise depths like citadels Weathering storms, carved by oceanic brine, standing tall like sentinels! The sun-warmed sand glistens with a puce, primrose fire Lacy surfs waltzes in waves of aquamarine and sparkling sapphire! As skies are slowly streaked with tangerine and burnt sienna, I make my way back to the burnished cabana… Sparkling sunbeams through the rain kissed air,  Adorns the expanse of metallic mottled cloud With a kaleidoscopic tiara arching so proud Dappled light on rain drenched soil cinnabarine  Sparkle like liquid pools of honeyed sunshine When the frost of bleak winter, bites and pricks, A marmalade glow sunset heralds warmer days    Promises us the much-awaited summer camps and picnics… The yellow of every sunny dream, fruits under a strong sun,  Of sweet petals and garden galas 'Twas the colour of childhood h...

                        HAUNT YOU DOWN  In the silence of the woods, she was the only one who could hear those whispers.  "Where did these woods appear from? Why does this place look vaguely familiar?"  Rochelle…So you do remember! This voice! It reminded her of… It can't be!  "Yes Rochelle, it's me, Marcie! I made you sleepwalk to this very spot. It's been fifteen years…" "You can't be alive. How can you…" "How can I, when you strangled me to death right here!" Rochelle felt herself getting pulled to a tree by an unseen force. The next morning, she was found hanging by her neck… ©️ Sangeetha Kamath  Word count: 100