Weekly Poems #36, "My Favourite Gown" by Squadron Leader (Dr) Toolika Rani

Weekly Poems #36 –

"My Favourite Gown" by Squadron Leader (Dr) Toolika Rani

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Weekly Poems #36 –

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My Favourite Gown

by Squadron Leader (Dr) Toolika Rani

The gown on my body feels so comforting! 
Flowing freely, 
Not obstructing, 
Seamless it runs from this end to that, 
One single garment 
Without any tantalizing frills 
Or decorating element, 
It hugs my body loosely 
As if not to hurt, 
Not to be too tight 
Lest I should die 
But lends me its appearance all the while, 
The moment I enter inside 
The place called home
It adorns me as if I was born wearing it!
My favourite gown –
The one made of pure, 
Unadulterated yarn;
They call it, pain,
I call it mine.

Biography of the Poet
Squadron Leader (Dr) Toolika Rani is an ex-Indian Air Force Officer, Mountaineer (Everest Climber), Motivational Speaker (twice TEDx), Bi-lingual poet, and Assistant Professor of History. She has authored eight books i.e Beyond That Wall: Redemption on Everest, Sherpas of Solukhumbu; English poetry books titled, A Wild Flower, The Song of the Sky, and Thus Sang the Bluebirds, and two Hindi poetry books, Dayron Ke Bahar, and Hasratein. She has edited an International Anthology on Himalaya – The Mountain was Abuzz. Instagram ID: toolika_14. Dr. Rani resides in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Keywords: appearances, inner turmoil, silent struggles

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