Archives 2024 Happy Birthday Dad (2024) Halloween 2024! What is a life worth? Truth and Lies रुकना नहीं। (Don’t stop) A Poem in Hindi with English translation. Old age – a curse? औरत का जिस्म औरत का नहीं (A Hindi Poem) – Woman’s body is not her own! Violation! Honey Bees – a short story by Shiv Murti and a related poem by Ashok Gupta. Hey Joe, this is the Lord! 4th of July 2024, unlike any other in history. If these walls could talk! A squirrel on a golf course – a short story by Shiv Murti and a related poem by Ashok Gupta The neighborhood birds – a short story by Shiv Murti and a related poem by Ashok Gupta Naa ham tumhe jaane naa tum hamen jaano (Hindi) with English Translation at the end (courtesy of ChatGPT) दर्द भरे गीतों में जीवन का रस है (A Hindi Poem) Procrastination Memorial Day 2024. Time travel An Eerie Feeling. Enslaved father and son talk. Drip, Drip, Drip! Heavenly Play! Genocide. I Love You. A Palestinian’s lament. मैं तो अपने ही घर में अजनबी (I am a stranger in my own house) The year 2024 – my perspective *** If you are a fan of Donald Trump, please don’t read this piece. Thanks for your understanding.***2023 My Love – a poem in Hindi (Ashok’s native tongue) “Ring of Fire” (Annular Solar Eclipse) – April 14, 2023 A guilty hunter – by Aman Deep मेरा पाकिस्तान, मेरा पाकिस्तान (My Pakistan) If I could erase a day! Mother Nature’s Admonishment Angels of light: Children are going to school Supreme Court and Ethics Elections have consequences! 4th of July 2023 The very first day of school (Pre-K) Life must go on! Our Ayatollahs! Memorial Day 2023 Ila and Dev – happy golden anniversary! Mother’s Day 2023 विनातक तुम (The fruits of Surrender) – A Hindi Poem सम्वत्सर आगमन (Annual Arrival) – A Hindi Poem Haiku – Southwest Airlines (#28-32) Politics Haikus (#28-32) Nature Haikus (#22-27)2022 Haikus – Word Cup of Soccer (#17-#21) Dilemma Vagabond My Haikus (#11-#16) – Word Cup of Soccer Words of Wisdom from your mom and the entire clan Bird in a cage Blessings at the wedding reception of my son and daughter-in-law (Nov 19 2022) At the joyful occasion of our son’s engagement Words of wisdom from a father to his son (Vikas) and daughter-in-law (Lindi) Nov 11, 2022 My Haikus (#6-#10) – Mid Term Elections 6:3 – A poem (My poem #15) Enslaved father and son talk My first 5 Haikus You Used Me Babe (My lyrics #1) Unnatural Love Black and White (My Poem #19) The Queen is dead (My poem #18) Where are you from? (My poem #11) Pain (My poem #6D) Elusive Search – a puzzle masquerading as a poem (My poem #14) The Talk – they wish upon you……… (My poem #13) Nomad (My poem #12) Life and Death – an eternal struggle! (My poem #8) Single Flower (My Poem #7) Rainbow (my poem #10) Rose bush and I – a tet a tet (My poem #9) Nightmare (My first Poem) Red Moon (My poem #4) Moon Light (My poem #5) Where are we going? (My Poem #7) Foot prints (My Poem #3) I must win (My Poem #2) Silence (My poem #6C) Tide Pool (My poem #6B)