Be wary, be wise
Push socialising aside
Please stay safe inside
This storm too will subside.
Writer
Be wary, be wise
Push socialising aside
Please stay safe inside
This storm too will subside.
Smell of freshly-baked sweet and savory puff pastries
The tea kettle summons with a whistle from the kitchen
Rustling newspaper and creaking wooden chair call to you,
Making it cozy and warm, papa and mumma are home!

Everyday I drop by at the cafe
& order my regular: Chai Latte.
Everyday I sit by the window
Just to get a glimpse of you again.
Everyday you bring to me
My cup of warmth and walk away.

He plopped a dollop of cream
In her hot mug of morning coffee
Making it all the more heavenly.

Her beauty, a marvel
To the artists’ eyes.
But every night,
She cried herself to sleep
Coz her love was blind.
To paint her portrait
She studied her, carefully.
Her gaze, a wildfire.
A little red bird
Flew in and sang
Sweet songs of spring.

She fell asleep
While the dancing flame
Of the candle
Burned all night
By her side.

Lured into a bakery
By the warm smell of bread
& roasted coffee beans.

Her powdered cheeks
A gush of wind
Caused her to sneeze.