Tag: Shamshad
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Personal Law… Shamshad, Telugu, Indian
Though the boy’s was not a government job, looking at the trail of degrees after his name my poor school-teacher father, who could barely make both ends meet, arranged the Nikah with half a lakh though it was well beyond his means. How could I know he would turn me away giving Talaq making me […]
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Here I am, there you are… Shamshad, Telugu, Indian
. They closed the lids on the eyes That yearned for you And stuck staring in despair Knowing you would never come. Now, A sea of grief roars Around my stone-deaf ears Countless cataracts stream over But, none of them could wet me. Before my dumb, silently asleep heart They beat innumerable drums The picture […]
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Awaiting the day…Shamshad, Telugu, Indian
The childhood had passed Under your loving care. Leaving everything behind, I now Had to move out in search of greener pastures. And I suddenly remembered the duty of a daughter. Oh! How far had I travelled flying in the air! The crescent is visible every evening Victuals are there in front, but The […]