I wrote Soul on Knees in 1982, when I was 13 years old. It captures the nature of despair, when all seems hopeless and one is lost in darkness. Compare this poem to Contemplation (1984), with its similar theme of
Soul on Knees
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.