Emerald eyes Carved-butter brown curls, anime-hair Awkward, shy, falling
Author: Lirio
The author is a former I.T. professional hailing from Kerala, India. She writes online under her pen name ‘Lirio Marchito.’ Her write-ups mainly include poems, short stories, book reviews, and blogs. She writes in both Malayalam and English. Her first book of poetry in English, 'The Blue Rabbit,' was published by Writers Workshop, India, in 2021.
Poem : Thoughts
In the long voids between destinations In the lonely and monotonous journeys
Book Review: In Memory of Begum Akhtar by Agha Shahid Ali
'In Memory of Begum Akhtar' is Agha Shahid Ali’s second book of poems, published in 1979, by Writers Workshop, Kolkata. It’s a short book with 48 pages containing 25 poems.
Poem: Fallen
Fallen like a dew drop to the petals of a rose.
Environment: Conversation with Amazon Customer Service about Plastic-free Packaging
I stumbled upon an online link that claimed that a simple chat with Amazon customer service is enough to get plastic-free or minimal-plastic packaging for all my future orders with Amazon. This is what happened when I tried to verify this news with the Amazon customer service.
Book Review: Bone-Sculpture by Agha Shahid Ali
Bone-sculpture is Agha Shahid Ali's first book of poems, published in 1972, by Writers Workshop, Kolkata. It's a short book with 28-32 pages(based on the edition/format) containing 14 poems.
Poem: Oppression
Shouldn't have said a word Should've kept it in But I'm a human too No, not to them, you say?
Poem: The Dream
To be a bard To walk as a free man To tell the tales that made me And the ones that broke me
Poem: Leaving
I wish I had a room no one can ask me to clear out or a wardrobe with ironed clothes and a sweet smelling pair of shoes
Story: Your Mark In The World
The stage was adorned with flowers on the floor and sky lanterns on the top. She stood in front of the mike and rehearsed her first verse in a whisper. "You got this," she whispered to herself again, as the curtain raised.
Lirio's Wanderings 