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I'm Shambhavi, a poet turned engineer (:p) from Goa. I started writing poetry pretty early in life. Now, it is just the opposite. Now I write because I need to.
Join me on my poetic journey where I try to add subtitles to the complexities of life, one poem at a time. 🌼🌸
Email for collaborations/ content assignments Back then it was all about making two lines rhyme, irrespective of their meaning. I don't fret over rhyming words, or metaphors, or onomatopoeia. I care about what happens around me and inside me, and I write about that.
15/11/2021
After months of planning, writing and rewriting, I proudly present to you, ‘A palmful of universe’ 🌸
Publishing a poetry collection was scary. I had thousands of doubts and questions - Will I be able to complete it? Will people read it? Will they hate it? Am I good enough? Am I ready?
Only one way to find out, I guess ♥️
a palmful of universe, now available on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.in/dp/0463283880
Cover: Anuj Poyekar
Publication: BookLeaf Publishing
21/08/2021
A poem that should have been in my book part 2.
What book, you ask? Announcement coming up soon!
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22/06/2021
A poem written for the Airplane Poetry Movement weekend prompt- 'The sky is...' ☁️
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06/06/2021
A poem that almost made it to my book!
15/02/2021
Everyone in my family, including me, grew up listening to Indian Classical Music. I enjoy it, but my vocal cords seem to have a mind of their own, and my brain cannot process the technicalities which my ears pick up. So, I close my eyes and try to feel the raga. Bageshree is loneliness. Bhoop is grandeur. Des is a mother's compliment... But Gorakh Kalyan? It is home.
Do you associate any raga with a feeling? Let me know in the comments!
04/11/2020
With the pandemic, there has been an exponential surge in usage of plastic for takeaway, healthcare, packaging etc.
Single-use plastics are one of the biggest threats to mother earth. We are always told to recycle, but that's only a part of the solution as most of our waste is not recycled.
But the good news is, there are sustainable options to choose from.
Let everyone know your favourite sustainable options in the comments!
29/10/2020
I have always looked at my poetry in third person. She is a ray of home, a shoulder to cry on and my best friend.
But she never enters softly, she always collides with me.
05/10/2020
Am I audible?
Pajamas paired with a formal shirt
Hair neatly combed
Power on
Camera on
Unmute
Hello! Am I audible?
Leave meeting
Power off
I stare at my laptop, eyes like the screen, dead.
Hundred WhatsApp conversations, none in real.
The four walls are closing in on me.
I desperately search for a sign of life.
It is a funeral out there with empty streets and locked gates.
I too have mourned in here.
I recite prayers for the dead,
and lower the casket without a second look
because I know
If I open it, it will reveal my face, pale and lifeless.
On my office desk, I had a plant,
Red flower sitting on it like a button
My desk was decorated with chai stains and tokens from office parties
Today, at home, I throw my coasters away.
Power on
I see the world through a 14-inch window,
Coming to life when I press the power button.
But no one sees me unless I let them.
When I do, I don’t show them my pajamas
Or the messy bed, or empty plates.
I hide away my loneliness behind a virtual background
And my camera pixelates my wrinkles.
It is easy to pretend like I am not my only companion.
Power off.
I trace my wrinkles with a finger
And wipe off the concealer to show the bags under my eyes
I look in the mirror and scream.
I scream at the walls and the curtains
Can you hear me? I am hurting.
Again. Louder.
Hello? Am I audible?
A voice pops up in my head,
You’re muted by the host.
~Shambhavi Deshpande
I casually recorded an old list poem, and it turned out better than expected, so decided to upload it.
We all show love in so many different ways without realizing it! What are the little acts of love you come across?
Edited using .app
Hello! This page is a back up to my Instagram account ().
A lot of people don't use Instagram and this page is my way if reaching them. 💕