Under the stars
Safe and sound
Under the sun
Safe and sound
We lie together
Safe and sound
I lie forever
Safe and sound
Atop a mountain
High above
Valleys and clouds
Above below
Holding your hand
Safe and sound
Forever protected
Safe and sound
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.
I. Brown eyes / sketched in dreams that feed upon the bluest sky hair / unruly in its stretch to reach the greenest valleys
I didn’t realize that I was lactose intolerant till my mid-twenties. I knew I didn’t like milk all my life, but thought is was a
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