Bio
O.P. Jha writes on love, peace, environment and social issues. His works appeared in many journals including Rigorous, Mantis, You Might Need To Hear This, Punt Volat, Discretionary Love, In Parentheses, Shot Glass Journal, Lothlorien Poetry Journal, ANTHRA Zine, The Cry Lounge, The Odessa Collective Magazine, Backchannels Journal, Homer's Odyssey, The Indian Literature, The Broken Teacup, Poetry Pacific, Five Fleas-Itchy Poetry, All Poetry, By the Beach, miniMag, Iceblink Literary Magazine, Infinite Scroll, The Rome Review, Tiger Leaping Review, Aloka , Wildscape Literary, Ghudsavar, Pineberry Literary Journal, Valiant Scribe, Kelp Journal, pulplit Mag, Gabby &Min's Review, Panorama and others. He is the author of an inspiring book 'Management Guru Lord Krishna'. His poems appeared in anthologies "We were Seeds" (from Querencia Press) and "We are Resilient" (from Valiant Scribe). X: @OPJha17
O.P. Jha
Let me ask
Let me ask who has seen rays licking
bent sunflowers after the war in Kiev
Let me ask who has seen children playing
in bruised streets in the Middle-East
Let me ask who has smelled a red rose
and kissed pink-lips in the Gaza strip
Let me ask who has heard birds chirping
a melancholic note in the smoky sky
Let me ask what has come in the sky
and hid the glimpses of flickering stars
Let me ask who has killed curiosity
the most precious wealth of mankind
Let me ask the men giving commands
from war-rooms for destroying diverse voices.