Summer brings familiar visitors. Some catch insects; none contribute to the rent.
Climbing sun-baked walls,
tenant in the top storey
doesn't even pay rent.
Welfare unto all
Rab rakha
The Upstairs Tenant
Summer brings familiar visitors. Some catch insects; none contribute to the rent. Climbing sun-baked walls, tenant in the top storey doesn...
Friday, June 26, 2026
Summer Stillness
A still summer morning holds its own kind of tension. Sunlight settles across the verandah, the air refuses to move, and even the leaves seem suspended in anticipation, waiting for the first touch of rain.
Sun-kissed verandah,
prays for the caress of rain,
the leaves hold their breath.
Welfare unto all
Rab rakha
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