I wrote this poem in 1985, 17 years old. This was a very spiritual phase in my life; I was inspired by the Christian and Hindu faiths on death and resurrection. Compare this poem to The Saviour (1983), offering redemption.
An Invitation
Youth
I wrote this poem in 1986, 18 years old. Youth is celebrated, but young hearts can wither, too. Pain, grief, loneliness and unrequited love know no age. Compare this poem to Death of a Girl, written two years earlier in
The Artist
I wrote this poem in 1982, 14 years old. It is a tribute to the noble and sensitive soul of an artist. The painting is by my mother, the artist Kusum Shukla. Read also The Poet from 1984, age 16.