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New Poetry collection Chaat published in India in June 2021. Photo taken at Scholars hotel in Drogheda, Ireland in August 2021.
Virtual Book launch 4th July
Over Land Over Sea: poems for those seeking refuge | Platforma
Over Land, Over Sea – Poems for those seeking refuge | Five Leaves Bookshop
Circle of Life
Circle of LifeA small stoneClasped In my handRipplesOf a lifeDrifting awayIts smooth edgesNever endsA trace of youLingersAs I watch youDisappearOur past submergedClay etched Onto my skinI follow the sun’s shadowAmong the treesChasing our dreamsBetween the stonesUnravelling the threadEntwined in my heartReleasing our memoriesYour soul wandersAmong the stars
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Interview with Nisha from The Narrators in India
Post Mortem – Bosnia
Post Mortem – BosniaLand, air and seaHand in handJostling and challengingThey listen to the command.The beat of a drumBellows in this strange land,Men at arms, fightingFor another unknown cause.Nipped in the bud,Empty streets and deserted housesScattered across this strange land,Village life surrendersTo the bickering forces,Estranged communitiesLose faith in the diversityOf their culture.Confronted with hatredThey armContinue reading “Post Mortem – Bosnia”
Reclaimed
I felt his breath upon my skin the stale scent of yesterday lingering ceremoniously on my bare arms, overcome by his fleeting sensuality I succumb to his radiant smile waiting to be reclaimed.
Hindu Lullabies
Hindu lullabies Echoing out, Enthralled By enchanted evenings. Nimble feet dancing With stencilled nails Neatly thread the earth, Enticed by straying glances And aromatic incense Wafting through the air. (For Caroline and Henna, Dublin)