A sweet scent of olden times sweeps the air and I turn sharply,
searching for the guilty flora.
Unable to spot it quickly, I inhale
slow meaningful breaths full of childhood pleasures:
the rush of eating a berry plucked from a plant. The sweet taste of honeysuckle on the tip of my tongue.
A soft smile creeps at the remembrance of a time so far away.
Sonia Chintha is an Indian American writer who lives in the Washington DC area. She blogs, writes poetry, and fiction. She is also an English teacher who believes that our experiences teach us more than any test. She is the founder and co-editor of Good Little Girls.
Sunday night I sat down for dinner with mom, Sam, and our significant others. Dinner at Minerva: Indian restaurant, Hyderbadi/Andhra style cuisine. Our mission: to
Soloing around town, the wind spirals through her hair, lifts the bottom edge of her dress and her skin is alive. She had forgotten–this side
As a ten-year old in a new country, all I wanted was to be part of this new culture and its customs. We arrived in
In my arms you were, bundled like a burrito— And forevermore Your shield I would be.