Shail's Nest

There was something about the way she looked at him. Her kohled eyes seemed to see through him and decipher his thoughts. He felt parched and longed for a drink. “Can you give me some water??” he asked her. “Did you walk all the way to my house to ask for water??” she asked a [...]

I hear the roaring sea And strain my ears to hear A voice that said to me I am beside you, very near. – Shail Mohan (2008)

It did not rain the day we met We had hoped it would make us wet Instead the sun shone bright And then there was love-light. – Shail Mohan (2008)

Give me your hands Let me keep them in mine Kiss each and every line They will be returned after a while… – Shail Mohan (Oct 2008)

I was caught in the web I know Love claimed me for its own I know I made a mistake I know You are that mistake I know I gave you my heart I know Though I shouldn’t have I know I was helpless I know It was Destiny I know We will never be [...]

- a 55-word story. “You haven’t done your home-work again!” the paan-chewing teacher spat exasperated. He smiled insolently, not condescending to answer. Some girls giggled. His eyes searched for her among them. “Get out!” shouted the teacher. He walked out of the class to the previously chosen tree, settling on a branch. Now he could [...]

When we met and knew in an instant we were meant to be… when nothing mattered not the chains that fettered or the ropes that bound… when music was your whispered words and its rhythm your heartbeat when it rained nothing but love washing away eons of loneliness and the circle of your arms became [...]

Do you miss me as much as I miss you?? When you are away I feel so blue Blue is the color of the sky And also the endless sea that stretches between you and I. – Shail Mohan (2008)

From Thru my eyes I count the grains of sand on the beach They stretch as far as my eyes reach When I am done I will tell you Just how much I love you… – Shail Mohan  (Oct 2008)

Last night I dreamt we sprouted wings flew around the Moon towards Neptune in our little shack on the ‘ice giant’ I brewed pots of tea we sipped watching the moons…. In the pale light, your eyes kindled embers to a roaring flame and I was no longer the ice maiden. – Shail Mohan (July [...]