BEYOND THE VERSE (1)

A BIGG PUSH INITIATIVE 

BEYOND 

SPECIAL EDITION 

SERIES 03 / APRIL / 2018 

The Verse 

FEATURED POETS 

ALISON D'MELLO 

AMARNATH PALLATH 

ANJALI GEORGE 

ARSHI KHAN 

ASHI KALIM 

ANURADHA SHARMA 

KRISS VENUGOPAL 

NEETHA NATARAJ 

POETIC COLLECTIONS 

SATABDI BANERJEE 

ON LOVE 

SHAARIKA MENON 

SHIVVANI RAWAT 

SHREEJA PRASHANTH 

FROM 

SHUBHA SRIKANTH 

BEYOND BORDERS 

SUJIL CHANDRA BOSE


THE 

VERSE 


Amarnath Pallath 

Shivvani Rawat 

Anjali George 

Ashi Kalim 

Sadabdi Banerjee 

Shreeja Prashanth 

15 

CELEBRATED 

WRITERS 

Arshi Khan 

Anuradha Sharma 

Shubha Srikanth 

TOGETHER 

THEY 

RECREATE 

IMMORTAL 

LOVE 

kriss Venugopal 

Sujil Chandra Bose 

Shaarika Menon 

15 

POEMS ON 

LOVE 

Alison D'Mello 

Neetha Nataraj

BEYOND THE VERSE 

EDITORIAL 

My dear Readers 

Khushään Dil kih däärâd 

Tammańä-E-Dóst 

Khüsh äankas kih dâr 

Bandâ- E - Sæuda-uóòst 


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[Blessed is the heart, that craves for love 

Divine is the person, who has hunger of love♡]- Persian couplet 

This odyssey has been a beautiful journey first as contributor and 

then as a Editor for me. Thanks to Sujil Chandra Bose for settling me 

down as an Editor of this privileged Special Edition, BEYOND THE 

VERSE. 

You must be wondering why I started with a Persian poetry. Our 

theme for this edition is LOVE - in all its forms. It was a tough 

brainstorming session for Sujil and me, picking the best ones. We 

enjoyed reading and stressing ourselves to know the hidden talent of 

eager beaver poets. Reviewing a huge number of poetry dropping in, 

it was a difficult job to pick the best of them. 

Love comes in all form: 

Eros - Erotic 

Philia - Affectionate 

Ludus - playful 

Mania - Obsessive 

Pragma - Enduring 

Agape - Self love 

Philautia - Selfless that we tried to explore in this edition. 

This issue is a conflagration of best writers & poets, that have 

rekindled the passion of 'Beyond the Verse'. Love for me - is the 

pinnacle of creations that brings greatest joy. 

Hope you will love this issue. 

Thank you all 

Keep loving, 

Ashi Kalim 

Author | International Poet | Editor


LOVE 

From the moment we met 

I knew you were meant to be mine 

Just being in your presence 

Its heavenly and oh so divine. 

I opened out my heart to you, 

Not knowing what you would do, 

Had I known then what I know now 

I’d still always want to be with you. 

Only you can make my heart melt 

My knees go weak at the sight of you 

This love for you is truly heartfelt 

Oh my love, you know its true. 

I pray the day never comes 

When I never get to see you 

Because you know my love 

There’s no one better for me than you. 

I could promise you the moon and stars 

But my heart is much more bigger 

You will never be sad in it 

Where I shall hold you forever 

Hiding the pain behind a smile 

It strikes me hard and so fast 

All of our long lost forgotten memories 

Of times we spent way back in the past 

People say love hurts 

I don’t believe that’s true 

Maybe they never loved someone 

The way I’m in love with you 

ALISON D'MELLO 

Graphic Designer, Part time DJ, full time 

mother and Event Photographer, she 

loves writing poetry that inspires others 

to love and fall in love. A true romantic 

at heart, Alison loves reading Jackie 

Collins novels. Her Hobbies include : 

Throwball, table tennis, Photography, 

Music and Singing. 

The love I have for you 

Lies deep within my heart, 

Its just hoping for the day 

We both say I Do and make a brand new start 

If I had you in my life now 

Is it ever meant to be I wonder 

Things would never be the same again 

Could you be the one I’d love forever


AN EXCHANGE, IN FEELINGS 

Me: Hey, you; I am asking you, don’t be shy; answer 

me now. 

My heart: Me listening, what you want to ask? 

Me: What you love 

My heart: I love rains, and clouds that bear the rain 

Me: What else? 

My heart: rainbows, as they come up-front with 

clouds 

Me: Oh, that’s wonderful. What else 

My heart: your sweetness, your sweat and your smile 

Me: don’t tell lies, I know at times you do 

My heart: you asked and I don’t lie 

Me: I trust you, 

My heart: I don’t trust everything you say 

Me: OK 

My heart: I love the end, end of life 

Me: Why? 

My heart: I am waiting, waiting to see death 

Me: At nights, I opened up to see you, to listen 

My heart: Too late, now 

Me: Why? 

AMARNATH PALLATH 

Amarnath Pallath is a Cryogenic 

Engineer & Management Consultant. 

He has worked with British Oxygen Ltd 

as Head of business; Cosmodyne as 

General Manager; SIGAS- LINDE as 

Head of profit and ELLENBARIE as 

General Manager. He is retired and 

now following his passion in writing. He 

has just published a Malayalam Novel 

which is on the shelves. His passions 

are photography and travel. 

My heart: She loved all what I told you; 

All colors of rainbows as she kept you in her heart; 

You did not trust her words of love, and she chose 

Me: OMG 

My heart: She is lost in wilderness, away from you!


A (FULFILLING) JOURNEY 

The chasm deepens 

As the quicksand of his love 

Sucks her in… 

A trust walk 

Through unknown alleys, meandering 

With erratic twists that thrill- 

A fulfilling journey, I presume. 

Along the way, somewhere 

Appears mirrors with images- 

Reflections of invisible others 

Deluded by camouflaged lust. 

Love gained and love lost: 

Lessons learned along the course; 

My (fulfilling) journey 

Ends with (no) regrets. 

Rich with life and grit 

The river continues to flow; 

Seeking reparation 

In the womb of Gaia. 

ANJALI GEORGE 

Anjali is a Faculty of English Literature in 

the St Joseph's College, Alleppey. A 

Celebrated poetess who has published 

several of her works, she is also a talented 

actress who was seen in a leading role in a 

Malayalam film. An immensely strong 

person, Anjali is an epitome of success 

and courage, someone who walks the 

path of a teacher and mother with a 

consummate ease. 


BORDERS 

A BIGG PUSH INITIATIVE


LOVE 

Timeless eternal boundless love 

Caring, sharing adoring 

Believing empathising, 

Being humane compassionate 

Unbiased, non-judgemental, undiscriminating 

Seeing beauty in everything 

Letting go, without stifling 

Smiling with empathy 

Abandoning materialism embracing philanthropy 

Selfless devotion helping others 

The world exists because of love 

Helping hand is much adored 

Loving mom is an angel in disguise 

A heart that beats for everything 

And everyone around 

Abandoned- puppy, needy-person, 

help-seeker, lost-child. 

ANURADHA SHARMA 

‘I think, therefore I am’, is her motto. A big fan of 

Dan Brown, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Ayn Rand, 

Khaled Hosseini and Paulo Coelho, she believes 

that Music has no boundaries and enjoys 

listening to Sufi, Ghazals, Classical (western and 

Indian), pop, or even heavy metal (Metallica and 

Guns n Roses being her favourite.). Like any 

home maker, she juggles between cooking, 

cleaning, teaching and finding ‘HER TIME’ 

between all this. 

Love is a beautiful fragrance 

That cannot be restricted 

It spreads happiness like the whiff of a perfume 

Spiritual love transforms 

Both physically and mentally 

Love, A feeling, A sensation 

Transcendental, enlightening. 


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WHISPERING MELODIES 

Whispering melodies of the gentle wind, 

Tender kisses of the first raindrops on my window, 

Baptized nature after a heavy downpour, 

Refreshed skies after rain and the sun’s glee, 

That’s how is my love for thee. 

Much hotter than the lava volcanic, 

More freezing than the Himalayan glaciers, 

Much denser than the forests of Amazon, 

More enthralling than the magic of the sea, 


More exotic than the monument of love, The Taj, 

More ethereal than all the holy places, 

More precious than the Kohinoor, 

More fragrant than all the perfumes of Arabia, 


I want all the elements of the universe to 

Proclaim my love for thee, 

I pledge upon my heart from 

The deepest realms of my soul, 

I hope this would suffice, my beloved 

Pure,pristine,ecstatic and eternal 


ARSHI KHAN 

Teacher by profession with a great passion for 

writing. Worked in India and Abu Dhabi with 

a spirit to inculcate a love for the English 

language and literature among the upcoming 

generation. Personality grooming, training 

youngsters for debates, elocution and drama 

have been her forte. A mother of two kids, 

residing in Abu Dhabi for more than a decade. 

Associated with many women welfare and 

other social organizations. A woman with a 

passion for writing and social work. 


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TYRANNY OF SEPERATION 

A kiss that inscribes 

Never fleeting vibes 

Though again, 

My heart rhymes 

At times, it cries, 

Of tyranny of separations 

Though autumn has arrived 

Again my heart dives, 

Moves with the echo 

of your jibes 

Love that once was 

lost in hives, 

Again smelt of puffed rice 

To get smoked and burned 

Love songs that turned 

The paddle of time 

O! Love, now return 

A comfort zone 

From your memoirs 

The pressed dried rose 

Now only lies in prose 

In the frenzy 

of fire 

Of passionate whims 

Of your kisses 

Now never-ending; 

ASHI KALIM 

ASHI KALIM is a novelist, National Book Honour 

Award Winner, Poetess and a content writer at 

www.allaboutlives, eyogguroo, Times of India 

Her recent Novel, The Day Before I Died 

has been picked by KINDLE amongst foreign 

authors. Her poetry has already been published 

Writing Bee & Elysian literary Journal. Her works on 

sensitive issues as Refugees, Resistance, Racism 

and poetry I DO BLEED has been published 

internationally. Ashi is featured internationally 

Top Trending Authors #2018 

Now as a newbie bride 

I again shine 

and heart silently echoes 

For this time,be only mine!! 


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LOVE IN DISGUISE 

Poetry is love in a verbal disguise, 

In it hidden the loving heart lies; 

The mumblings of the child born new, 

The tears in a mother's eyes too, 

The breaths of a lover by his side, 

And her smiles when she is not beside, 

The love for nature and its green, 

The love for the seen and unseen, 

I see the love around not as mere words 

As poems written in the heart has no words; 

There is more than words to every thought, 

Love is won with a million wars fought; 

The hug from a loved one, its warmth, 

Than any meter, rhyme, so on and so forth... 

I write no poems on love or lies 

But feel the poem, love in disguise. 

KRISS VENUGOPAL 

Learnt to be a civil engineer 

Built a world for dear and near 

Fashion trends pulled me close 

Was a model, struck a few pose 

Love to browse wikipedia 

But passionate towards media 

TV, Radio and the few film roles 

Life moved on, as it always rolls 

Searched the psyche, human minds 

Mastered in the psycho kinds 

Love to remain the common man I am 

I still remain the child, I am 


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SOUL SONG 

The mind snubbed the heart when it said, it 

Pains; unleash it 

The wits sparred with rigor and said, I can’t let 

It go, it help me subsist 

The soul hummed songs of sadness; even the 

Ear didn’t heed to 

The songs of life, I try to compose but in vain; 

Though it fails me down 

Life, thou art tricky, the trial of life, the 

Turbulent ups and down 

Ride; is not a smooth, good one 

I am torn apart into shackles; 

The bondages in Life 

The more I wobble it off, 

The more it hugs me Tight 

Life, thou art malicious; as you dole out 

Breath and bread 

You dish up kith and kin ; love all around 

Though I am blind to it 

While I know not for what I pine for, I know 

That my heart is lamenting 

At the death of my soul, dead; yet alive to 

Protract the chores of the body I lived 

The soulful, blissful, love filled, Complete life , 

That time, when I was a bird 

Who sung songs For myself , 

Then, my tones lulled the world 

To love filled Peace 

I exulted and filled my heart with the beauty 

Of the songs sung 

NEETHA NATARAJ 

Neetha Nataraj is an English Language Trainer, Life 

Skills Coach and an Image Consultant. A former 

Dean of the Good Shepherd Finishing School, She 

has been a Soft skills trainer and trainer for 

trainers. She has also worked for MM Publications 

as the Sub editor. She is a creative writer and a 

columnist whose books are soon to be published in 

English and Malayalam. She is a Student Counselor 

whose passion is writing, gardening, singing and 

cooking . 


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LOVE 

Farsighted...I realize a vision, 

My ideal lover agrees; 

Holding onto our breathing rhythms, 

A vow is made. 

A vow of togetherness, 

Gazing amidst the stars, 

Seeking the divine north star, 

A beyond horizon beckoning. 

A horizon, a journey, a path; 

Laying in cosmic gravity, 

You, me now Us together, 

Shall travel the wonder. 

A wonder of enrichment, 

A blossom of nourishment, 

As in Us we dwell now, 

Reaching onto the stars, 

In real, 

We imprint our footsteps. 

Footsteps in plural, 

United in hearts, 

Committed in solidarity, 

A vision witnessed. 

SATABDI BANERJEE 

A graduate in Psychology, Satabdi is a 

serving IT project management consultant in 

a reputed MNC based in Mumbai. 

Expression, communication and empathy 

have always been her rule of existence. She 

had been a slam poetry artist performer, 

creative mentor and facilitator of various 

initiatives in and through Rhythm Divine 

Poet Association 


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HOPE'S EPITAPH 

The warm memories that began 

On a sweet November night, 

Lay rested on the mount of tonight. 

While I plant a creeper as an epitaph , 

I sense a weak wriggle inside. 

As the pounding hope reaches 

To pull the earth apart, 

It was but just the humming of 

the creature ribbed inside 

The untold words of silence spoken 

from a far off land, 

Heard louder than those uttered with a 

Bleeding heart in hand. 

As the palms pat the earth in place, 

The creeper sets ready to take shape. 

Twirl around the entire mound with your vines, 

Cloak the cache that lay under your mine. 

And when you flower after two waxing moons, 

I wish it's emphatic silence 

Would grant me a boon. 

I would ask it , 

The creeper on the epitaph as it spreads , 

To teach me the craft of the trade of words 

For in the bungle of expression and fortitude, 

here lays quelled 

An entire history of brave certitude. 

SHAARIKA MENON 

Corporate Lawyer, Psychologist and an 

Entrepreneur, Shaarika Menon is a former 

Attorney -at- law with Luthra and Luthra law 

offices New Delhi. She founded Princeps 

Academia, a Research skill development 

centre in Trivandrum, Kerala. She is also the 

founder of the psychotherapy clinic 

Mindport. A proud Mom, She calls herself a 

closet poet and reluctant writer besotted 

with words and verses 


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LOVE IS LOVE 

Is it a season of love or 

A feeling of love 

This sensation that I feel for 

the very first time..... 

It's Love or Life's illusion. 

This Love that dives into me, 

so deep I wonder , 

Knocking at every breath I feel, 

Love that is awaken, never to sleep. 

Whispering of rain drops to me, 

I cuddle the sky in my arms ... 

In this glory of nature 

I am surrounded with Love ... 

Love was born and reborn with many names in 

this wild forest of the world, 

as we forget Love we are... 

Love whispered silently , 

I cannot be reborn for I never die 

nor be born, for I am Love and Love is Love 

SHIVVANI RAWAT 

She is a Transformational Speaker, 

Energy healer, Meditation Facilitator, 

Certified Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic 

Programming, Healer specialising in 

Theta Healing, Crystal and Chakra 

Healing, Reiki Master and Poet. She 

rejoices in her ability to transform lives, 

making them feel powerful within and 

feeling free within, which is 

peaceful , joyous and blissful. 


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DEEP FROM MY SOUL 

I leaned against the car and 

See you jog through the sand 

I grudged my pain, I was bleeding though 

When you returned afresh, I ask you 

“Are you okay now” 

I fell asleep awaiting your arms around, but 

You threw the vessels down! 

I walked to you, made the room, 

Then I hugged you tight and said 

“I’m sorry, just relax!” 

In the race, when you’re pulled down, 

I’d rather never let you down, 

You squeeze me with your arms, but I like to 

Squeak around like a hare and make you feel 

“You are an Emperor!” 

I loved your Mom, I loved your Dad 

When my Mom was left alone! 

I gasped from beneath, but smiled at you, 

Longing for you to say, you felt 

“On the top of the world” 

I cooked for you, I cleaned your shoes, 

I kissed and hugged till you snoozed! 

You work late and I keep tea ready 

When my works piled up and was told 

“ You’re nothing good!” 

My love, life isn’t a poem, its ugly, its worse, 

But it’s me and you who’d make it work 

It hurts, it pains, but I still wait for you 

Just to make you know, that 

“I love you deep from soul” 

SHREEJA PRASHANTH 

Shreeja Prashanth is an entrepreneur 

from Chennai. She is a 

proveestablished writer and an art 

enthusiast. Her very first novel "The red 

Indian dot" is in its making. She leads 

the famous Online Magazine, Talisman 

and is a noted socialite in Chennai. 


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O' DIVINE LOVE 

Krishna! 

Have you not but a moment to spare? 

Knowing too well 

That I stand in sunshine and rain alike, 

Blistering my soul and weathering my skin. 

And lo behold did I see you there in the distance? 

Oh! Only a chimera! 

Ah! Is that the rainbow there, 

Arching over the skies? 

Vanished! Even before I chanced a glimpse. 

You play with my heart, don't you Krishna? 

Is that the lilting music wafting from your flute? 

How comforting to be caressed by the tunes that 

have touched your lips. 

But Krishna, you know that Radha pines for you! 

And yet you heed not her cries. 

And you say, with a glint in your eyes 

That can light up my whole world, 

Oh Radha, are you not but my soul?' 

SHUBHA SRIKANTH 

A post-graduate in English literature, discovering 

the magic of words is her passion. Writing and 

speaking are therapeutic for her. As a journalist 

and writer, she has written on a variety of 

subjects from technology to art, literature and 

culture. Currently, she edits books on a variety of 

disciplines, from psychology to archaeology and 

fiction. She also enjoys anchoring for corporate 

and government events 


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A MILLION MOMENTS 

If I have to say this again 

I will, a million times 

Till the winter shies and summer dries 

What I read in your eyes 

I see nowhere, Never not the valleys 

Or the hilltops 

Not among the cities 

Where the lights blind everything 

Never in the villages 

Where everyone hides the lights. 

Here in the middle of nothing 

Where only the breath of two lips 

Fan the fire like never before 

Where the rain and the rainbows 

Stand still, watching heaven come down 

What remains are only 

The space, the shells and 

Memories that struggle to leave 

And the lazy smile, the loosening grip 

Wakes up against the morning gaze. 

Somewhere in the loud distance 

Strings play the faith and lute 

Play the darkness 

Nothings come back in a rush 

Of madness that the limbs 

Come back to shame the lights 

Even the day played hide and seek 

As the beings made the lost 

Time count back, walking hand over hand 

SUJIL CHANDRA BOSE 

Social Entrepreneur, Film Maker, Writer, Brand 

Consultant, Publisher, TV Host, Photographer 

& Speaker, Sujil is the founder Publisher of 

BEYOND BORDERS, Activus and Readers 

Clubs. Under negotiations with the publishers 

for his first work, a fiction, he is already onto 

his second one. His short film Jump, had won 

several International awards and is currently 

in the process of making his second, On the 

rocks 

If I have to say this again 

I will, a million times 

Not just a breath I missed this life 

Or a taste I lost in the miles 

But a fragrance my soul 

Hates to leave for a second 

Without it, it chokes 

It rants and raves till 

Another time, another moon 

When the rush comes back to mount 

And bind the hours in fever.

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