Monday, October 20, 2025

A Diwali Ku by Shloka Shankar

 

earthen lamps . . .
            the afterglow
of motichoor laddoos

~

Shloka Shankar is a disabled poet, editor, and visual artist from Bangalore, India. She is the Founding Editor of Sonic Boom and its imprint Yavanika Press, and the author of the recent haiku collection within our somehows. Each day reminds her to let go of control and embrace the wilderness that is her body.

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