Asian Literary Society

Bereaved  'n broken I blankly beheld the sky in the misty moist night In the fuliginous empyrean out stood suddenly a solitary star shining so bright Mesmerized, in that glow I saw your glimmering smiling face Lit with such ethereal beauty, so full of grace Every night I see you in the silence of my dreams Standing with smiling eyes, as bright as sunlight on a stream The very first thing that greets my eyes in the morn When my big casement is wide open thrown Is the crimson blossomed giant tree so dear to my soul For under it we two siblings played when the years did roll There isn't a day that goes by without me Thinking of you, who no more by my side ever will be You went away so suddenly, we didn't say goodbye But sisters can never be parted, precious memories never die I endure the times we spent together, they are carved in my heart Your life, though ephemeral, through those memories we'll never be apart We grew up together, played, laughed, loved, shared our hopes...

Before taking the first step, my feet hesitated many times Will the path be dissonant, or with my tread, it will rhyme Staying there was not possible anymore In the grey muddy puddle of guilt and remorse   I needed to get up and listen to what was calling From within myself, until the candle of hope was still glowing How long could it be avoided; I scanned my thoughts sheepishly I have mastered the art of slavery to my weaknesses, timidly   Freedom seemed like the phenomena from the distant universe Beyond the reach of my small persona covered in disguise To hide my true self from the judgmental eyes of the world Caged within me, a real me somewhere was lying shriveled   It was easy to break through the fences of the outer world But how will I free myself from the cynicism I weave inward I tried to trim the branches of my anger and fear Though, forgot to give a thought to the root cause, they bear   Needed to reach my subconscious to eradicate the hatred and ego To p...

Imperturbably waiting for the opportunity, Wobbling under colorful injustice galore, She preferred the long and arduous route, For sustainable freedom through independence. Guided by many, introspection was his last resort, Shivering, he came face to face with himself, Raw and naked, stripped off show and noise, He found freedom embracing his real self.   He was strong, so was she, Yet, both were depressed beyond measure, Endless tussle resulted in a brave decision, Freedom they found by killing themselves. He or she, avoiding the elongated course, Freedom they discover in convoluted ways, Narcissistic pleasure they yearn for, So what if that gives them satisfaction? Sacrifice is the key unlocking freedom, Countless people acting out myriad views, Freedom is varied, and so is the way,  Through outstretched road comes true freedom.

His eyes were the universe, love spangled like glistening stars His smile was the sun, bright and tangerine with sanative powers The amorous canoodle was the most efficacious panpharmacon that be And this I know now, as dreary emptiness sinks in me Mindfully oblivious I gaze into the mirror, with mist laden eyes He said he'll stay , and here I am, the lonesome reflection of his lies. Fleeting ruminations, enshroud and consume my calm Queasy and quiet, I moan for his arm In all my sanity I know, these tears are all in vain But here I am besmeared with the bygone, lamenting again My core, a veritable chasm, tenebrous 'n crippled from within For he said he'll stay, through thick and thin. My tresses, my eyes, every inch of my existence The ink, the paper, the tinges of vehemence His indelible imprints, I scratch, till my being bleeds Like an obscure deserted island, where quietude dismally pleads Staring at the stygian stretch, I still feel so bereft For he said he'll stay...

My life was a desolate vale, deprived of the prismatic cascade You painted it with gazillions of amazing Coruscant shades Those myriad shades that enshroud me since then Drenching me in chromes of bliss and solace forever, Amen The only color, I now really crave for Is the soothing tinge of your amour. My life was humdrum, with monotonous prosaic You smothered the blank canvas with vibrant mosaic This blissful mosaic of commitment is emulsioned with love And so having each other has always been enough The only color that upon me, should imprint its finesse Is getting color-washed with you, in the tinge of happiness. From deep dark alcove of a longing heart To the ecstatic rufescence that love imparts We have stood by even through the tenebrous night After the crepuscule and before the amber dawn, all grey black and white The only color that really matters, in the ebb and flow of vehemence Is the tint of trust, splattered with the joy of our togetherness...

Two buddies, sharing one brolly, Sides wet, giggles muffled, jolly. Wayfarers, window shopping, accolades in proximity, Destination eventual, a bistro, brewing coffee chocolaty. Experience cozy, never to retract perhaps in eternity. Flora rich park, lazy, relaxed day, Wrought iron seaters occupied, romance in palatable tray. A pack of almond, our sole resource, A green cushion enough, a corner in the grassy course, Musings shades of romance, loving memory, I can't enforce. Peals of laughter, punctuate memory, Laughter resonating in carefree souvenirs. The enchanted castle, cemented, fortified, with layers of trust, As if a hydrogenated balloon, had long since burst. Diary lost in a whirlpool of distress, Ever since, your absence obliterated your presence in transgress. You chose a world brighter than the bright, Close to the furthest horizon, no available retriever, no freight, Memories echo, vocal, loud, triumphant in overwhelming fright.

On the canvas of my life, splattered with élan Were the colors black and grey, which ubiquitously ran Depression and melancholy scattered dullness and gloom Desolate feelings sprung from the fear of death and doom As the morning ball of gold spread its yellow golden rays Enthusiasm, optimism and happiness began making its way A little birdie chirped and sang and brought in some cheer of blue My tumultuous stormy mind began a journey of calmness new The greenery of nature fluttered to shed some of her hue in resplendence  Harmonious melodies brought forth vitality and prosperity in abundance The Lavender, Iris, Lilac and Bellflower, when purple tint in the fragrant air splash Divinity and spiritual knowledge imbued in my inner self as a mystical flash As the sun set and turned the azure sky into a crimson vault livid A turbulence of power, energy, passion and desires began their display vivid  I collected these shades in my lacy white strings of the heart’s harmony Tatting them...