"Breeze and Blossom" - A Poem by Pitla Ruchitha

Breeze and Blossom

Nature is the plant that grows so tall.

Nature is the essence of beauty everywhere;

Nature is excitement and wonder that needs our care.

Nature is the blessed sight

Of the rolling hills at noontide,

The skittering squirrel and the bumble bee.

Nature is the eclipse—bright and piercing,

Or the gloomy one, with a silver lining.

Nature is heaven's reflected glory.

Nature is what we hear:

The Bobolink and the sea

Thunder, the cricket—

Nature's harmony!

                                    - Pitla Ruchitha (BA)

"I Am Not What You Want" - A Poem by Aishwarya Lakkakula

I Am Not What You Want

Seek me not in your heart.

Dig me not deep in your thought.

Darken me not with your dart,

Write to me not with your citrine font.

Touch me not to your nine day part,

Love me not for your desire—

For love is not what you want.

                               - Aishwarya Lakkakula (BA)

"Bangtan Bomb" - An Ode to BTS by Veda Sri

Art by Vedasri (BA)
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Bangtan Bomb

Thank you for making me believe that I'm the one I should love 

And I promise that I won't let you down.

You are the cause of my euphoria,

The reason for my self reflection

And because of you my inner child always has a sweet night.

Whenever I listen to Daechwita I just dance without any fear,

Because you told me that we don't need permission to dance.

You are my wings, which make me fly;

You are my legs, which make me run.

You are my first love,

The one who told me I should spend my blood sweat and tears for myself and no one else.

So what if you don't know I exist?

Because I know when I go to the magic shop, 

You will always be there to hold me tight when I need you.

I know this isn't fake love because you are my idol who taught me to love myself.

                                                                                                         - Vedasri (BA)

"I Am A Girl" - A Poem by G. Sai Pranayanjali

I Am A Girl

I am a girl,

Brought into the world,
To only ever be perceived as a doll.

I am a girl.
No place in the world
Is constant for me.

I am a girl
In this vast ocean of democracy—
Locked up in spite of it.

I am a girl,
No person could bear
To call me theirs.

I am a girl,
Told to smile to be valued—

I wasn't valued for my heart,

I wasn't be respected for who I am.

                        - G. Sai Pranayanjali (BA)