21May 2021 Bhupender Bhardwaj

Paradoxical

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A measured gaze or grace that falls on roads, trees, and mountains. Those things and you are not separate; neither your eyes nor the surfaces of the objects scratched by... Read More
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Mixed up in the matter? Seek to survive the spin cycle. – mh clay

8Mar 2020 Bhupender Bhardwaj

Dazzled

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The blue printer of the sky drops down the black tick marks of the birds. Scanned by the sun’s laser beam in stringent discipline, the juxtaposed banana farms set upon... Read More
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A stolen vision of a temple, built by thieves. (Kodandarama Temple, dedicated to the god Rama, located in Vontimitta town, according to the local legend, was built by Vontudu and Mittudu, robbers-turned-devotees of Rama.) – mh clay

10Feb 2019 Bhupender Bhardwaj

Magnificent Coliseum

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Manacled by the rambunctious clematis, Tiptoed upon by the rust-speckled pigeons These were the exemplary one-roomed tenements Whose roofs were the upturned coal-iron boxes’ Blazing plates that ironed the blue... Read More
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Certain to set things right; town, hope, and purpose. – mh clay

1Nov 2017 Bhupender Bhardwaj

Fundamental

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The skeletal tridents of the equidistant electricity poles with their faint parallel Metallic wires were the only marks of distortion on the otherwise crystal clear exhibit On display that day.... Read More
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The inevitable dirt nap which comes to all. – mh clay

16Oct 2016 Bhupender Bhardwaj

When the sloping Earth…

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When the sloping earth within the latticed wooden perimeter Of the duck pond cracks open in spaces from the fierce heat Of the tropics it not only yields the anatomy... Read More
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Earth breaks forth with its own agenda. (We welcome Bhupender to our crazy confab of Contributing Poets with this submission. Read more of his madness on his new page – check it out.) – mh clay

19Jun 2016 Bhupender Bhardwaj

A State of Serenity

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As if in a dream the vast landscape Of inexplicable splendours opened up Before the eyes. The scene was that of natural Ornamentation: a rivulet making Its way through the... Read More
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Best absorbed in situ. – mh clay

15Mar 2016 Bhupender Bhardwaj

Bridging the Gap

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The self-possessed person who takes pride In twirling his mustache, adjusting the bow Of his tie, in patting his wallet like a pet Is the poorest and the richest person... Read More
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Can’t fill a pocket full of coins with freedom or blue sky. – mh clay