• November 17, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

On a Stormy Night

A poignant love poem, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. He stands every day On the same spot same time Just to see her walk past Her two plaits...
  • November 6, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

My Whole World Changed

A love poem, where the protagonist is a man, by Sarala, exclusively for Different Truths. When you entered my heart It was a new beginning for me, A sublime...
  • September 2, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

This Love is No Ordinary Love

A love that withstood time and trials is stable and endearing, pens Sarala, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths.   This love did not happen yesterday  It took...
  • August 17, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

Our Sand Castles Feeble & Strong

An enigmatic poem, by Sarala, about love, its loss and regain, exclusively for Different Truths. Remember our childhood days  When we ran to the seashore  To make sandcastles  Sometimes...
  • August 10, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

A Magical Medicinal Aloe Vera

Sarala identifies with the medicinal plan, Aloe Vera, in this verse, exclusively for Different Truths. I have thorns on all my juicy thick leaves  Try not to come near...
  • August 2, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

Let Your Hearts Flow with Love

Sarala celebrates manifestations of love in nature and life, in this poem, exclusively for Different Truths. Your heart is a wonderful place where love blossoms and grow  You are...
  • July 9, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

Why Stigmatise Mental Disorders?

Sarala questions why mental disorders are stigmatised in India, in this prose poem on social awareness, exclusively for Different Truths. In today’s world, the second killer next to heart...
  • June 8, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

A Soldier’s Wife

Sarala pens a soulful poem about the agony and resolve of a soldier’s wife, exclusively for Different Truths. Does anyone know their pain?  That widow, young and beautiful  Lost...
  • May 31, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

Let Go…

Sarala tells us to let go and move on, in this verse, exclusively for Different Truths. Yesterday has bid adieu  With happiness or sorrow whatever  It’s past and let...
  • May 29, 2021
  • Sarala Balachandran

The Wild March Winds …

As cyclones ravage us, Sarala remembers the romance of March winds, in this evocative love poem, exclusively for Different Truths. The March winds  Swept away her heart  To the...