Pravat Kumar Padhy

The Emojis Speak

Splash of New Year in the e-mail, the marriage invitation on WhatsApp, bursting balloons by the memes, and lighting candles on the birthday celebration. Grandparents collect “thumbs-up” signs. It looks like everything functions in the virtual world, until the sudden flash of an RIP.

dewdrops
all that I miss
with time

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About the Author

Pravat Kumar Padhy’s poetry has been featured in many journals and anthologies. His seventh collection of verse, The Speaking Stone, was released in 2021.