Love, Loss, and Time
November 2025
The Second Toast
Years later, at a wedding and across time, I learned that love doesn't vanish; it transforms, teaching forgiveness, presence, and what truly matters.
Love, Loss, and Time
November 2025
The Girl at Arc Coffee
Amid brief encounters and quiet mornings, Kavya taught me to live fully, love openly, and face loss without shrinking
Love, Loss, and Time
September 2023
Page Turn: Whispers of Time
Life unfolds like a bittersweet book of intertwined stories, where love, loss, and memory shape a journey that is ultimately passed on.
Love, Loss, and Time
September 2021
Appa, The Voice That Echoes Through Time
Reflection on memory, loss, and the fragile mathematics of love, discovering that life’s meaning may lie not in certainty, but in its improbability.
Love, Loss, and Time
June 2021
Maggie
Maggie leads her devoted companion on a merry chase, testing his patience with her carefree spirit before disarming his frustration with an irresistible burst of joyful affection.
Love, Loss, and Time
September 2020
The Relationship Tango
An arranged marriage that began in wonder ended in heartbreak—but left the author wiser and grateful.
Love, Loss, and Time
March 2020
Seesaw
A mind caught between wisdom and longing wrestles with memories of a love that refuses to fade.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 2019
She
A dreamer encounters a radiant, omnipresent being who reveals herself as Life itself — unconditional, all-encompassing, and eternal.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 2018
The Old Man and The Girl
An unexpected age-gap encounter grows from a fleeting, forbidden kiss into a bold and passionate romance.
Love, Loss, and Time
April 2016
Whisper of Love
Two souls find that love speaks loudest in shared silence, where fog, forest, and clasped hands need no words.
Love, Loss, and Time
September 2015
Beautiful Dear
A tender portrayal of everyday love, where repeated reassurance becomes a quiet anchor of affirmation, care, and emotional connection
Love, Loss, and Time
February 2015
Departed
A widow battles grief amid the noise of mourners, before being left alone to face the silence of her loss.
Love, Loss, and Time
January 2015
Dreams of Hope
Time and fate separate us, leaving hearts alone, wandering through hope, regret, and uncertainty.
Love, Loss, and Time
November 2012
That Little Moment
A haunting moment of loss freezes time, trapping the speaker in lingering grief, longing, and unanswered questions.
Love, Loss, and Time
October 2012
The Ghost
A reflective piece about sensing the lingering presence of a lost love while confronting life's emptiness.
Love, Loss, and Time
September 2012
Wrong Signal
A humorous story about a husband misreading his wife's exhaustion as romantic interest.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 2012
Glimmer of Hope
A tender moment of comfort where closeness with a loved one briefly restores hope.
Love, Loss, and Time
October 2011
Strangers
A melancholy look at a marriage where two people live together yet remain emotionally distant strangers.
Love, Loss, and Time
June 2011
Waiting for Her
A man longs for the loving woman he remembers while daily life slowly turns her into a stranger.
Love, Loss, and Time
October 2010
Break up
A heartbreaking depiction of a family conflict witnessed through the confused eyes of a child.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 2010
The Flirt
A fleeting moment of mutual attraction between strangers that ends as quickly as it begins.
Love, Loss, and Time
July 2010
Growing Apart
A somber poem about relationships slowly eroding as time and changing priorities build emotional distance.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 2009
Is she the one?
A playful exploration of searching through appearances before realizing the right partner is the genuine one.
Love, Loss, and Time
July 2009
After the ..
A stark reflection on the emotional emptiness that follows an intense but meaningless physical encounter.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 2007
Frozen Tears
A haunting poem about a child whose innocence is destroyed by a brutal act of violence.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 2007
Perfect Partner
A story of emotional dependence where a woman falls deeply for a man she knows only through a virtual world.
Love, Loss, and Time
November 2004
Nothing but Lust
A passionate encounter unfolds as two lovers surrender to intense desire, losing themselves in a moment of raw, consuming attraction
Love, Loss, and Time
September 2004
Desire
A brief encounter on a crowded train where silent glances and gestures reveal unspoken attraction.
Love, Loss, and Time
October 2003
Memory
A moving portrayal of an old man surrounded by memories of the wife he loved and lost.
Love, Loss, and Time
November 2002
Beautiful
A quiet moment of admiration where the narrator is captivated by the beauty of a woman on a train.
Love, Loss, and Time
November 2001
You and Me
A gentle poem about two people who remain together through the passage of time and the fading of everything else.
Love, Loss, and Time
February 2001
What have you done for me?
A poem capturing the pain and heartbreak caused by a cold accusation in a failing relationship.
Love, Loss, and Time
February 2000
Made for Each Other
A poetic look at a couple whose constant conflict reveals they were never truly meant for each other.
Love, Loss, and Time
October 1999
In love with Loneliness
A dark metaphorical poem where loneliness appears as a seductive yet abandoning companion.
Love, Loss, and Time
November 1997
Falling in Love
A poetic reflection on fleeting romance where passion briefly blossoms before fading back into loneliness.
Love, Loss, and Time
August 1997
If Only ..
A poem of missed opportunities in love where hesitation leaves the narrator haunted by the words 'if only'.
Love, Loss, and Time
January 1997
Pooja
A quiet love story about a hesitant romance that blossoms briefly during snowy college days before drifting apart.