Parched

Photo of a paddy field with lots of grass but no proper crops. While clouds appear to be streaming into the photo's frame — A field in south India. Ideally, should be brimming with crops. There’s been some rain, but not enough.

Clouds devoid of rain,
come sweeping into the fields—
farmers’ tears dried up.

Left

photo of the book Atomic Habits, left behind in an airport trolley

Old habits die hard—
book in an airport trolley,
cart abandonment.

Away

close up photo of a camellia with the sunlight reflecting off it, creating a rainbow-like effect

Flower in the shade,
away from rainbow of light;
life in the closet.

Omnipresent

close up photo of the garden weed, sorrel flower and grass

Spread out, standing tall,
injustices of the world—
weeds in my garden.

Wasted

photo of a steel dumping site in south India, depicting a pile of metal barrels

Desolate country
where old metal goes to die
all the world’s a dump