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…
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Sulekha
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…
I Can Cook :) – Wishful Thinking
I was standing in front of the three most liked, world-famous chefs, mentors and judges of the cookery show, Masterchef Australia, and I was nervous. My humble dish of Oregano Chutney wasn’t as inventive and sophisticated as some of the…
Mommy Loves You : BarAThon Day 5
Prompt for Aug 5th: Tiny shoes Sara loved shopping for her baby; her favorite haunt was the tiny tots Palace located in the mall close to her house. She spent hours in there almost daily and came back home with…
Dishonor : BarAThon Day 4
Prompt for Aug 4th: Caught red-handed The houses in their village were made of mud and built close to each other, their adjoining roofs separated by only short parapets or steps. It was so safe that even a child could…
Fragile Lives : BarAThon
Today’s prompt at the BarAThon is FRAGILE LIVES and I bring you some mini poems (three lines with seventeen syllables in each short poem) Fragile lives cringe Shatter by the cruel blows Of their kith and kin The…
Diabolical Smile : Stranger Than Fiction
Stranger than fiction I met a girl in the train today and in the 60 odd minutes it took our train to reach the Church gate station from Borivali, we ended up exchanging life stories. Why?… maybe because a stranger…
Intelligent Advertising and Marketing.
From the moment I plonked myself in front of the display screen next to the departure gate at the airport (biding my time until boarding commenced), I was bombarded with a plethora of pictures of unusually/unnaturally fat people and not…
An Act of Kindness #Gratitude
An act of kindness by a stranger It was an ordinary day. While at the store buying a few grocery items for the weekend, I happened to tell the cashier that I had missed out on getting a bottle of…
Tattooed on My Heart
Your family loves you to heaven and back But they keep their emotions in check I have your name tattooed on my arm While they have vibrantly inked hearts. It was easy for me to wear your name Made…