A Classic Sad Song

My heart is cut in pieces;myriad shreds of leaves scattered in my wilted garden,a thousand shades of my love flow like a frigid waterfall, my lover being a serrated edge of knife. My bones are cracked now,the curve of my lips frozen.Of love, of lustthey must speak.My past lovers resemble my doleful shadows-they do not…

A taste of Autumn in August

The month of August arrives with a little taste of July departure, the month when I met my beloved. And some exhilarated rainfalls that splatter all around the spaces of my home. It reminds me of the next month of my lover’s birth day, And thus his tender kisses on my cheeks, throughout the passing…

Insect Bite

An insect clings to my right hand and bites there. It creates a sore wound; Sadly reciting the tale of parted hands of tragic lovers, The burnt promises that lie on the tips of my fingers to the veins in my heart. The injury at times, serves as an apothecary. An amalgam of pain and…

Quietness

You see my vintage phone sitting on the desk, dust settling it doesn’t ring anymore, still as 12 am. clock strikes silence over head. And the curtains on the walls immovable, the threads are lifeless now yet reflects the shadows of bygones. The quietude takes me to an abandoned land of dead flowers, rotten. You…

The Texture of Remorse- Published in Indian Periodical

Originally published in Indian Periodical The Texture of Remorse by Shreya Sharma The texture of remorse isn’t a broken rock or a wrathful cloudburst. It resembles chapped cherry lips, which reflect a series of blatant kisses from an abandoned lover. And the guilt of sin, that still hangs on your cherished silky skin, morning and…

Unrequited

You are the solace to me,profound relief held into my systemneural and mental.sheath of mulberry leavesand the satin sheetsand a bubble of illusion I resided in. And I, merely a burden to you. -SHREYA Instagram handle: @sharmashreya020

Chasing Red by Isabelle Ronin (Book Review)

Title: Chasing Red Author: Isabelle Ronin Genre: Contemporary Romance Publisher: Source Books Publication date: September 18, 2017 Chasing Red is a heart winning romance genre novel written by a Canadian author, Isabelle Ronin who has undoubtedly and wonderfully done justice with her debut. The story has already been phenomenal on Wattpad and it was then…

his presence

his presence bloomsa garden of flowersin my heartroses. sunflowers. daisy.green meadows.he is a sweet. heart.in my world ofnothingness -SHREYA

Involved in thoughts

Involved in my own thoughts,My mind shifted to the window by side.There sat a bird on the branch of a tree,A tree, its leaves still.My mind wandersto the stillness of tree,Calmness of the aura,And the bird in peace. And abruptly a zephyr comes,And I observe a movement in leaf.A leaf so calm and soothing,Its green…

Wandering Cloud

The endless classics she read,  The amaranthine love she felt in between the lines of her books, The love she always searched for in her life,  Never to be seen anywhere.  And then he appeared to her like a wandering cloud,  Illecebrous and magnetic,  Offered her the downpour of love,  Guiding her to the light…