Published in The Asian weekly, Edition 622 (August 05th to 12th, 2022) The Raksha SutraBy Sikiladi The ancient practice has taken formThe festival becoming a cultural normA secular multi-cultural Hindu fest & feastSpreading peace & brotherhood reform Shravan month and its day of full moonSiblings make merry to love bond tuneThe roli, akshat, sweets and … Continue reading The Raksha Sutra
Grilled Garden Salad
Grilled Garden Salad A refreshing sweet taste of young carrots with a kick from the flowing tahini is an absolute delight to salad lovers. Ingredients: 10 baby carrots 10 baby courgettes Two handfuls Arugula leaves A handful of walnuts (roasted) Half Hass Avocado (sliced) 1/4th cup Feta cheese 2 teaspoon olive oil 3 Tablespoons Tahini … Continue reading Grilled Garden Salad
The Service! Seva!
The rent we pay says heServe the others says heInhabitants in this shell of fleshOccupying space on this earthPay back to Mother EarthGive back to your societySo say he! So says he!Sikiladi
मेरी सखी
प्यारी बिन्दू कल रात तुम आई सपने में मेरेमेरे ह्रदय के थे खिल उठे कपोलेतुम्हारे बालों में कान के पीछे वह फूलजामुनी और नारंगी वह फूलकितनी सुन्दर दिख रही थी तुमहम दोनों ने बाँहों में बाँहें पकड़बहुत देर तक एक साथ डाँस कियाडेरों बातों का ख़ज़ाना था खोलाऔर सब से अच्छी बात यह थीकि … Continue reading मेरी सखी
Nature’s Trail (84)
Planted just about anywhere The plants freely grow A pot or not needed Within used tyres they grow Sikiladi
वर्ल्ड पेरेन्ट्स डे
वो मना रहे वर्ल्ड पेरन्ट्स डे कहते करो आदर मॉं पिता का नहीं जानते दुनिया के कुछ लोग अपनी सभ्यता रख कर कायम प्रतिदिन देते आदर माता पिता को उनके कर चरण स्पर्श करते दिन का आरम्भ रखते उनको स्वयं संग सदा कर सकते अपने बचपन की भरपाई न मगर करते परवरिश उनकी जी जान … Continue reading वर्ल्ड पेरेन्ट्स डे
Travel Trails (13)
A guitar figurine created from metal It stood dark in its own might Atop a wall in its own pride Hanging right above my table At the restaurant Twin Fish In Mississauga during a visit Sikiladi
Nature’s Trail (83)
A sunrise in Mississauga The Sunrise view from the window In a distant land far away It brought hope, deleting despair With its bright hues, worries swept away! Sikiladi
Nature’s Trail (82)
A treeless trunk stands in pride I know not what and when But to me it is shaped like a hen Or perhaps it resembles the gait of a grown up Turkey With its velvety crest and An overgrown tail that lost feathers Whatever it is… I feel sad for its loneliness amidst the green … Continue reading Nature’s Trail (82)
Nature’s Trail (81)
A glimpse of the river Hidden deep within thickenings Music to the ears as it flows Unhindered! its unstoppable moves Akin to a wild horse in excitement Galloping over the slates of stones Paving its own pathway in the wild The River at Karura Forest grooves. Sikiladi
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