Lothlorien Poetry Journal, 2026

temporary shelter
the little smiles
come and go
the little smiles
in temporary shelter


back home
out of the haze
mom's smile—
at the threshold
a crescent moon


midnight solitude
the candle and I
in silence—
whirling around
like a dervish


fading stars
in the foreign sky—
a lone mother
sings a lullaby
to her missing child


summer heat
on the balcony
my silk dupatta
folding in
the lost birdsong


two mynas hop
across the mowed lawn
spring breeze
swaying my thoughts
back to younger years


spring drizzle
leaves behind
petrichor—
this sense of being
beyond being


winter twilight
on the park bench
falling leaves
a void that deepens
my silence


Lothlorien Poetry Journal, Wednesday, 10 June 2026

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