Poetry

An Earthly Mist

The petrichor that fills up my senses,
And the reality that is never absent;
Distorts reality into treacherous blasphemy,
Ignites flames of abhor within me.
Terrified and astounded,
I stand grounded.
Horrifying, petrifying.
I, abscond;
These activities are abstruse.
I barely understand anything that happens.
These hurdles are hard to cross.
And so is the river.
— Aaradhya, 18 May 2026
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About the Author Aaradhya Chaudhary New Doon Blossoms School · India

Aaradhya Chaudhary is a student at New Doon Blossoms School in India. She has been writing for years. "An Earthly Mist" is her first published poem.

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