Today, I lied without blinking my eyes and I felt great. It all began with my 86 year old Father-in-law (FIL) visiting our home. He is an ex-serviceman; an officer and a gentleman in his days in the Indian Navy,…
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Sulekha
See You Soon
Craning her neck, desperately She tries to get another glimpse Of his swiftly retreating form Waves cheerily when he looks back The brightly lit corridors and halls Fail to light up her dimmed soul Her sunshine is walking away…
My Gratitude List #GratitudeCircle
Gratitude is the music of the heart, when its chords are swept by the breeze of kindness. ~Author Unknown Five things I am grateful for This August. My joint family in Mumbai I flew down to Mumbai to celebrate Raksha…
Haiku on Solo Travel
This is the second part of my article on my maiden trip to Leh-Ladakh. A few haiku on solo travel. Have you traveled alone to a new place? What do you like about solo travel? I would love to…
My Maiden Solo Trip at Fifty Plus
My Maiden Solo Trip at Fifty Plus #MondayMusings I am a fifty plus woman with the enthusiasm of an eighteen year old. You must be wondering why I’m giving you this extraneous piece of information. Well, you see, I am…
My Most Beloved Letter
My Most Beloved Letter #writebravely 7 prompts for 7 days. Day 5- Write a letter. My darling, Sparky, eleven-year old baby Dalmatian was battling with renal failure in the year 2015. Her blood reports were alarming and the vet…
Help! I Need Words to Write.
Writers block! It is not a figment of my imagination. I am at a loss for words and ideas to fuel my imagination. Once upon a time, I could string together random words to make coherent sentences, it made me…
Book Review : Love Has its Various Ways
Book Review Title – Love has its Various Ways Author – Divya Kapoor Publisher – Balboa Press (A division of Hay house) ISBN: 978-1-5043-6017-3 (sc) ISBN: 978-1-5043-6018-0 (e) About the Author Divya Kapoor is a traveler, journalist, teacher, translator, life…
Uninhibited
‘Poetry is an echo, asking a shadow to dance.’ ~Carl Sandburg Uninhibited Was she Undaunted In love Unsuspecting Deluded soul Unnerving Foreboding Unmoving Lifeless Unclaimed Body Unlived Short life Unwarranted Tragedy Unloved She…
Happy International Women’s Day
We wish you a very happy International Women’s day. I wanted to celebrate International Women’s Day (IWD) by showcasing a couple of wonderful homemakers on my blog today and invited two of my favorite people to come and answer a…
Movie Review – Rangoon
I am a movie buff first and a book reviewer second. I have been a fan of cinema ever since I saw my first movie way back in the early seventies (I am a child of the sixties but my…
Love Hurts – Haiku (s) for the Soul
Haiku (s) For the Soul How high can one fly? Wonders the caged bird at dawn Dusk set her soul free. Angry silences Muted whimpers, quiet moans Rage behind closed doors Do I sound okay Guitar…
A few Haiku(s) on the Writer’s Block
There goes a writer Chasing after her still mind Running in circles. Words refuse to write Her head is an empty space The ink has run dry. Pens of all colors Vie with each other to write But there’s no…
Hang In There :)
Hang in there! I promise you this; I will see you soon. It has been more than 20 years since I last saw you, your memory has kept me going all these years but enough is enough. I can no…