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E-ISSN 2457-0265
Poetry
Kavita Shastri
Volume:
2
2018-10-01
Issue:
4
A Trail
How trivial is life:
A few decades
Summed up in a page.
A million memories;
Fade and vanish: In a jiffy.
Time flies past, leaving a trail,
Lost battles, lone victories,
Plans shelved, schedules revoked
Pride vanquished, egos crushed,
Ready to depart:
To be consumed Panchabhuta…..
Money, Honey
Money, Money
Means to an end,
Or an end to means,
Dear or Dearth,
Paper to paperless;
Tired, travelling
Exchanging hands:
Stacked, tracked…
Now awaits coffers
To get back …
To get burnt,
Destroyed, buried …
Everywhere to Nowhere,
Everything to Nothing….
Money, Money …more, more to no more.
A Search
I walked a while
I paused, peered around
Found myself
Dazed, lost
Who am I?
What I seek?
Multitude of queries...
Unanswered,
I await a reply:
In Time,
Off Time.
About the Poet
Dr. Kavita Shastri is serving as Associate Professor and Head, Department of English and Media Studies at Vijaya College, Jayanagar, Bangalore. She has been teaching both at the Undergraduate and Postgraduate Level. She has presented Papers and Chaired sessions at several National and International Seminars, Conferences and Workshops. Several of her Papers have been published too. She has guided students for both M.Phil. and Ph.D. Programs. She is a budding Poet and Translator. Some of her Poems have appeared in E-Journals.
