I wrote Autumn Again in 1986, 18 years old. Just as summer leads to autumn, so does girlhood give way to womanhood. Autumn embodies the true passion of Nature.

YouTube video by Vanita Shukla Hork - Portrait in Poetry

I wrote Autumn Again in 1986, 18 years old. Just as summer leads to autumn, so does girlhood give way to womanhood. Autumn embodies the true passion of Nature.

YouTube video by Vanita Shukla Hork - Portrait in Poetry

I wrote A Message to the Unknown Beloved in 1984, 16 years old. There is a sad, wistful tone here, almost mournful and despairing of ever finding one's Beloved.

Alt: Cat's Surprised Wide-Eyed Look

I wrote A Message to the Unknown Beloved in 1984, 16 years old. There is a sad, wistful tone here, almost mournful and despairing of ever finding one's Beloved.

YouTube video by Vanita Shukla Hork - Portrait in Poetry

ALT: Hello October! Autumn Leaves Animation

ALT: Hello October! Autumn Leaves Animation

Conner is nearing the end of his mission, and he has one more journey to go on. He believes that the worst over, but he's faced with one final problem. Will it be resolved, or will everything that he ...

YouTube video by Vanita Shukla Hork - Portrait in Poetry

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Freedom describes the disillusionment that follows when one wakes up to the harshness of reality - the beloved is not the person one fell in love with. Compare this poem to Death of a Girl (1984).

Freedom describes the disillusionment that follows when one wakes up to the harshness of reality - the beloved is not the person one fell in love with. Compare this poem to Death of a Girl (1984).

YouTube video by Vanita Shukla Hork - Portrait in Poetry

YouTube video by Vanita Shukla Hork - Portrait in Poetry