Three Poems by Snigdha Agrawal

 

Tremors of Tomorrow 
 
The earthquakes under heavy hands, 
Nations rise on pillars of sand, 
Borders bleed, while hearts stay cold, 
And futures dim, as greed takes hold. 
 
In shadows, whispers of peace are lost, 
Each promise is broken at every cost, 
Yet somewhere, hope still faintly glows, 
In children’s dreams, the world might grow.

 
 
Fractured Horizon 
 
Skies once clear now weep with ash, 
The oceans churn in nature’s lash. 
Towers rise, yet crumble fast, 
As we cling to relics of the past. 
 
With every step, the fault lines crack, 
A fragile globe, lost in the black. 
But if we pause and dare to mend, 
Could a new dawn still ascend?

 
 
Echoes of What’s Left 
 
A fractured cry across the seas, 
Echoes of lost harmonies. 
Each war, a page, in history’s scroll, 
But who will sing the anthem whole? 
 
The future waits, a silent plea, 
Will we destroy or set it free? 
Among the ruins, seeds still wait, 
Perhaps there’s time to change our fate.

 

 
  
 

Snigdha Agrawal (nee Banerjee) is Bengali born, raised, and educated in a cosmopolitan environment, with exposure to the Eastern and Western cultures, imbibing the best of both worlds.  With more than two decades of experience working in the corporate sector, her outlook on life is balanced, reflected in her writings. A versatile writer, she writes all genres of poetry, prose, short stories, travelogues, and hotel/restaurant reviews on TripAdvisor, under the pen name ‘puchka’.  She is a published author of four books.  Her works have appeared in several anthologies/e-journals, published in India and overseas.  She has recently been nominated for the Pushcart Prize 2024 for poetry.