Shilpi Saraswat

bibliophile / poetaster 📖📚🖋️ "We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect." ~ Anaïs Nin

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Often as I near the end of some books, I hesitate to reach its end, afraid of finishing something and moving on, which creeps inside. So I cage them within time, stuck in that emotion, avoiding the end and living with a rosy past, burying the truth in the farthest corners of my mind. And then, I breathe... . . . . . image: @pinterest #books #reading #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poemsporn #poetrylovers #poems #poemsofinstagram #poemsoftheday #writersofinstagram #instagrampoets (at Noida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CftCt1lrPw9/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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“We’re all lost souls here. It’s a good thing we’ve got each other.” ~Amy Plum . . . . . #loss #life #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poemsporn #poetrylovers #poems #poemsofinstagram #poemsoftheday #writersofinstagram #instagrampoets (at Noida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CfBZkiAL8s3/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Life playing outside shutter sounds and edits... . . . . . #life #vanity #reality #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poemsporn #poetrylovers #poems #poemsofinstagram #poemsoftheday #writersofinstagram #instagrampoets https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce7-eKzr3Fj/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sometimes we seek solace in sadness. . . . . . #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetsofinstagram #poemsporn #poetrylovers #sadness #mentalhealth #poems #poemsofinstagram #poemsoftheday #grief #writersofinstagram #instagrampoets (at Noida) https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce5awCCqLIh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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@writersaroundtheworld #writersaroundtheworld #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poem #poetrycommunity #rumours #poetrylovers #poetryporn https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce3DRKqv5E4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Last few days have me nostalgic, back to reading on my phone, away from kindle and paperbacks. Finding unique insights as I take a walk with the characters has been refreshing to say the least. Coming across these recommendations on various bookstagrams I decided to take these up and rightly so. Be it Olive, Stella, or Poppy, I've loved them immensely. Books- The Unhoneymooners by @christinalauren The Kiss Quotient by @hhoangwrites People We Meet on Vacation by @emilyhenrywrites #booksofinstagram #bookstagrammer #booksofinsta #theunhoneymooners #christinalauren #thekissquotient #helenhoang #peoplewemeetonvacation #emilyhenry #readingcommunity #read #junereads https://www.instagram.com/p/Ce0oPT0oja7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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One last look as I walk away, I take her in, for the last time. Raising a brow in question she hints as if to say, "Please don't come back to me, not anymore". A wave of her hand asking me to keep moving, my sigh follows each step into dying arms of the sun. Taking in her quivering lips, betraying her smile filled eyes, longing glimpses to last a lifetime. Love is not enough sometimes, holding on to a soul, buried to your core, unquenchable, intoxicating need. Drowning fast as passion clogs your lungs, brimming up, filling hollowed bones, emptying arteries of grief. Love, if left unchecked, from the inside rots, perfumed desires suffocating at odd hours. - Shilpi Saraswat @writersaroundtheworld #writersaroundtheworld #watwprompts #poetry #poetsofinstagram #poem #poetrycommunity #love #poetrylovers https://www.instagram.com/p/CeyaA_6o3V0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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The other day as I dug up my 'treasure' of polybags and boxes, I took a sudden pause and flashed back to when I would mock why my mom kept so much garbage. The Indian mom that she is would tell me these come in handy, and to never let things to go waste. The child in me, all too smarter than her parent, would call it silly. I would ask why she would never spend money on herself, just for the heck of it; she told me of her dreams encased within the papers of her rainy day funds. The magic she painted on my palm, tiny matchsticks with a cotton cloud, kissed by henna - I found it lame then, enamoured by the artistry of those with petals and vines twirling their wrists.  Funny how the tables turn, here I am folding these bags so as to never waste and pass it on as far as it's journey allows. As I spoil myself with her love, I keep aside a reminder of her 'rainy day fund' if nothing but to tell her I've grown up now. Every occasion as I sit with my palms open, blank canvas to these men, I'm reminded of her and the gash in my heart aches for the naive little girl who grew up too fast, who wanted to be too much like her father and wanted little of the mother. Fate it truly is, for I am my mother's shadow, and fortunate nonetheless. I want her resilience, that courage she carries with herself still; the grace of her smile even as her eyes snuggle between wrinkles. I am becoming my mother's child, and each I day I am thankful all the more. (at Noida) https://www.instagram.com/p/CdTBWRNvwNT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 30 Prompt - 'a thanksgiving dinner now' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc-3zy0IFLK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 29 Prompt - 'a kiss on the inside of a wrist' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc9ZTmcPbNn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 28 Prompt - 'I've been thirty three days sober...' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc5odiAvGgl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Before the Coffee gets Cold ~ by Toshikazu Kawaguchi "At the end of the day, whether one returns to the past or travels to the future, the present does not change. So it raises the question: just what is the point of that chair?" The four short tales tied intricately by the thread of the time traveling cafe, moves away from the cliche of typical time traveling rules- one where nothing you do will change or cause ripple in time and space. So why do it? Caught in the tussle between the failures of our past, difficulties of the present, and worrisome future, and attempts at changing these, we forget what's important is changing oneself to the best version possible, to find morsels of happiness and peace in this gruelling life. Kawaguchi's work leaves the readers introspective of one's own self and a wholesome attitude towards life. #beforethecoffeegetscold #toshikazukawaguchi #bookstagram #booksofinstagram #booksofinstagramindia https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc3JQvqvoy4/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 27 Prompt - 'things you said through your teeth' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc29GlJvweL/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 26 Prompt - 'the backyard view of your street' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Cc0mTcwPA0s/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 25 Prompt - 'when starved artists hunt metaphors' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccx0wBdvjaD/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 24 Prompt - 'an ashtray of regrets' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/CcvbG1Hv8cT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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NaPoWriMo Day 23 Prompt - 'write a letter to the one who wipes the milk moustache formed on your upper lip' @brownhourpoetry #BHPNapo22 #napowrimo #napowrimo22 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth2022 #nationalpoetrywritingmonth https://www.instagram.com/p/Ccs0wXnIWIY/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=