Baby sleeps on my chest whiskers brush my nose his nose is half-buried on my cheek he whistles as he breathes he twitches, in his dreams? I try not to move he’s curled, tucked, covered, secure Baby sleeps on my chest
Posts Tagged ‘dream’
Baby sleeps
Posted in Cats, Pets, Poetry, tagged asleep, dream, Kitten on September 2, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I would fall asleep if you promise to come in my dreams…
Posted in India, Love, Urdu poetry, tagged bollywood, dream, ghazal, hindi film, kangana ranaut, kunal ganjawala, mahesh bhatt, memories, shiney ahuja, shreya ghoshal, sleep, so jaoon mein, translation, woh lamhe on December 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I am addicted to translating poetry from Hindi to English and vice versa. Here’s a gem that was a part of the movie ‘Voh Lamhe‘ (‘Those moments’). Why do I do this? I sense it fulfills a deep-seated need to bridge the gaps between the dual cultures I have grown up in and continue to [...]
Purposeful dreaming
Posted in Love, Poetry, tagged bad girl, dream, dreams, sleep, you on June 19, 2008 | 2 Comments »
I made myself dream of you last night. Does that make me a bad girl? I wasn’t sleepy. I lied down, closed my eyes, turned off all the lights and sounds. I pictured you and me together, talking, smiling. We held hands. We laughed. I know I was sleeping next to someone else. Yet, I [...]