In Life in a Puddle, Vaibhav Goel captures the delicate intersections of loss, love, and self-renewal through tender, reflective verse. Each poem is a quiet reckoning — with memory, regret, and the fragile beauty of being human. The puddle becomes both mirror and metaphor, holding fragments of grief and glimmers of hope. Honest, unpretentious, and deeply empathetic, this collection invites readers to pause, reflect, and find meaning in life’s smaller, quieter moments.