• November 30, 2023
  • Sushmita Gupta

Gift Box

Here’s an inward looking, woman-centric poem from Sushmita. An evocative poem for Different Truths. Even though,I am no one,Or nothing,To you,Strangely,I became,Your gift box,That keeps,Giving. You marvel,At my giving,And at...
  • October 6, 2023
  • Sushmita Gupta

Just Friends

A poignant and intense poem about yearning and wishes. A poem with strong submerged love, by Sushmita, in Different Truths. That winter night,You should have stayed on,With me through,Instead...
  • December 5, 2022
  • Sushmita Gupta

Breathing Underwater

An evocative love poem by Sushmita. It was forbidden, To fall in love, With you. I belonged, To another. But that, Sunday afternoon, When, The sun was mild, The...
  • June 30, 2016
  • Sushmita Gupta

Sometimes

An enigmatic poem by Sushmita that transcends from the personal to the universal, exploring layers of love.  Sometimes, When my strained breath is relaxed,  And my rhythm is a swing....
  • June 25, 2016
  • Sushmita Gupta

Staying Alive

A lyrical love poem by Sushmita. My falling in love again and again, With the wizardry of words, With the romance of paints, With the fragrance of lilies, And...
  • June 17, 2016
  • Sushmita Gupta

Blessing my Dad

Sushmita pays her homage to her father on Father’s Day. They say, Some light from the lamp, And, Some sound from, Chanting of scriptures, Is all, And only, What...