Richa Sharma

Costly Existence

It doesn’t happen very often that someone comes into my life to correct an upside-down situation. Amid people ceaselessly chanting on the street to appease a particular god, a winter fly has been safe with me for seven days.

orchard tunnel
opening up to full sunlight
the awareness
that my stay is over
in your long lifespan

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About the Author

Richa Sharma resides in Delhi NCR, India. Apart from her keen interest in academics, she loves the world of art and literature. Since 2019, her work has appeared in numerous online and print journals and anthologies dedicated to Japanese short-form poetry. She is an avid nature lover and a dreamer.

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