Poems by prasanna

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  • i first saw you, trapped in the bosom of a poem
    written in sanskrit – archaic in the sense, an...

  • we’ve run out of the primordial –
    stalling stars, spinning chaotically...

  • homesick. (1) 2

    as much wind you can gather in your lungs,
    i want you to scream my name one last time...

  • i wish i could drape the sky on you tonight,
    the sunset – the oranges, the reds, the yellows...

  • the intangible rises and breaks through skin,
    appearing as shards of lament, and in the...

  • what draws you near? is it the fragrance that
    happened to waft by you, or the deeply carmine...

  • two saplings entwined by chance –
    you lean on one another, for support...

  • those who dream from inflated air
    with cornucopia ribcages, gorging...

  • you are to my poetry like the stars
    are to infinity. the verses that blossom...

  • hark 2

    sometimes, i liken you to a songbird
    carrying with them – the sweetest song...

  • as your voice spills into the room,
    waking the silence from its gentle...

  • cosmic retribution / karma.
    foolish to think stealing from boundless seas...