http://slow.writerscafe.org/poetravinder The original writings of author Ravinder Malhotra en-us Copyright 2026 WritersCafe.org 1776064834 WritersCafe.org RSS Generator 15 Happiness and Sorrow from immemorial timeHave been two sides of the same coinManifesting the qualities of each withinThe dividing line is very thinThe mind perceives them to be the sameFrom the depths of the heart they both cameWhile one skips in gleeful delightThe other walks in stumbling frightThe.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/1676767/  This is a tale of a little boyThat stood outside a storeBarefoot on a freezing dayPeering through the door A kindly lady stopped to askWhat he longed to buy?'To my God, I’m praying for shoes’  Was the lad's reply.Taking his tiny hand in hersShe stepped insi.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/1676766/ The lake appears deep sereneSettled for the nightGently blows the wind acrossThe failing evening light The dancing waters by the shoreSing a lullabyJoin in chorus rustling leavesUnder the summer sky On the shore around the grovesFrolic the firefliesFrom within the mango treesA baby squirre.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/1676765/ Under the canopy of the skyMeandering thoughts of times gone by Cherished moments surface and waneAs starlight ebbs then seen againSome linger on and stay awhileMemories sweet memories beguile A whiff of all that could have beenOf what now lies within unseen?A waft too brings .. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/699538/ A crimson bloom amongst the budsIt’s magic hue caught my eyeA pretty rose yet untouchedUnder the open sky Silently played the hand of fateSmote my hand, my luckFor while I nursed the prick of thornsElse the rose did pluck I know not of the strangerNor the vase i.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/604475/ Where goes the Atheist? Here lies Anna the Atheist All dressed, nowhere to go A life on her terms she lived She lived long ago  She died a full 102, Of an infected lung Grieved her five generation folks Only the ‘Good Die Young’  Her father Fiddle J.. http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/517635/ Theme: Marriage http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/517144/ Theme: Incredible http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/516757/ Perception http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/515355/ Theme: Poetry http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/508234/ Theme: Yearning http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/506378/ Theme: Nature http://slow.writerscafe.org/writing/poetravinder/505452/