Poetry: Mohit Saini

Mohit Saini

Aureate Silence

Not all that glisters bends to human hands,

Nor yields its weight to scales of trade and toll.

Some gold is spun in light no coin demands—

A wealth unminted, gleaming past control.

The hush between the thunder and the rain,

The pause before the lark forsakes the dew,

The way late sun will gild a windowpane

Yet ask no witness—this is gold made new.

No vault may hold it, nor assay define,

No miser’s grip can clutch its fleeting flame.

It flows where beggars and where saints dine,

And stains the air with grace no king may claim.

Oh, strike no medal for such light unpriced—

The finest gold is neither mined nor kissed.

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The Homework-Eating Hedgehog

My teacher said, "Just do your math—

it won’t take long, you’ll see!"

But when I turned to grab my book…

it vanished. Poof! (Not me.)

A rustling came beneath my bed—

a snuffling, inky nose.

A hedgehog munched my fractions,

wearing glasses (stolen prose!).

"You’re eating all my homework!"

"Correct!" he crunched with glee.

"I only nibble problems

that add up incorrectly."

Now every night I leave out

one wrong equation—just in case.

He rolls into a number-ball

and erases my mistakes!

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Bio: Mohit Saini is a poet, writer, and researcher, working as an Assistant Professor at Compucom Institute of Technology & Management, Jaipur. With 8 years of experience in the field of language and linguistics, he has contributed significantly to research and education in these areas. His academic qualifications include a Bachelor of Education, a Postgraduate degree in Business Administration, and a Master’s in English from the University of Rajasthan. His areas of expertise encompass literature, second language acquisition, psycholinguistics, English grammar, multilingual education, and the implementation of language policies in higher education.

As a reviewer, he has evaluated several research papers. He is also the author of several published poems, showcasing his creative engagement with language alongside his academic pursuits. He resides in the culturally rich city of Jaipur.

He currently serves as an Editor in the Journal of Advances in English, Telugu and Indian Languages (AQIE Publication) and as a Journal Editor for the International Journal of Language, Linguistics, Literature and Culture.

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Setu, September 2025