I didn't understand Why kids teasingly said, "Yellow, yellow, Dirty fellow!" I don't understand Why some adults Refrain altogether From the yellow color. Yellow to me, Is bright like the sun, Is beautiful like a daffodil, Is sweet like a mango. Yellow to me, Screams HAPPINESS Unabashedly, unapologetically Like no other color. So the next [...]
Tag: Beauty
You’re Beautiful When You Smile
I see you, Thinking and over-thinking, Caring too much About every little detail. Yes, it's important. But when you stop Once in a long while And just smile, You're just beautiful. I hear you, Go on and on endlessly, Voicing your heart As well as that big brain. Yes, it's needed. But when you take [...]
From House to Home
"House" it is to the designer,"Home" it is to the dweller. In architecture school, all aspiring architects are taught the basics of designing a house. But in the outside world, these basics fall a little short. The reason is that a house is the most personal archetype there is and personal tastes vary as much [...]
I’m Not the Prettiest
Yes, I'm not the prettiestGirl you have ever laidYour eyes uponOr ever will.I know.Yes, my eyes are notDoe-shaped orSea-blue orBatted with thick lashes.I know.Yes, so are the otherParts on meNo real causeFor poetry.I know.Yes, I have seenWhat beauty looks likeAs it didOn my best friend.I know.Yes, I have heardHow compliments sound likeAs they didWhenever my [...]
Soap Bubbles
Floating in the air, They come near me, Telling a different story Of a faraway land. Showing off their colours, They come near me, Telling of how a myriad Can live together. Filling me with awe, They come near me, Telling something beautiful In a simple tongue. These are soap bubbles, Nothing more. Yet they [...]
Butterflies
Flapping their wings, Noiselessly gliding, I see them. Dropping a tinge of colour In a monotone concrete-scape, I see them. Spreading a magic Of smiles around, I see them. Telling of what could come Out of a cocoon, I see them. Knowing they see me, Just like I see them, I see the butterflies.