And then, somehow, I don’t know why, I tell her everything and cry. She hugs me then, and right away I feel less sad. That’s mother’s way… ~Anonymous, “Mother’s Way,” 1905 Why does it hurt so much when I talk…
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At the gym with my parents.
Missing my parents so much it is unbearable. ‘Who, being loved, is poor?’ ~ Oscar Wilde My parents accompanied me to the gym yesterday, and it was wonderful. I showed them my fitness routine and they were proud of me.…
Raindrops are Teardrops.
Raindrops are teardrops from heaven I think raindrops are teardrops from heaven They are crimson hued and warm to the touch They all cry like me twenty four seven There’s a reason they are crying so much. The angels…
My Most Favorite Memory #WriteBravely
What are we without our memories? From my Pinterest Board. This blog is my space for playing with words and arranging them in any which way I please. As long as I am satisfied with my attempts at storytelling with…
A Patchwork Quilt
A PATCHWORK QUILT ( The book of Poems) This book is a collection of poems by the mother-daughter duo, Sulekha and Shloka Rawat. It is available at Flipkart Amazon and AuthorsUpFront. Read the author interview at Global Asian Times About…
Thank You 2014
Dear 2014, You have been a wonderful friend and been very lucky for me. I finally realized my dream of dedicating a book to my dad, though I would have loved to write his biography. Maybe this book will be…
My Inspiration is You
Inspiration A friend had written these few lines in my slam book in school, long ago. “Just to see you and hear you will be joy ever now, but to be near you will thrill me through and through. That…
Why 8th January is so very special to me?
In loving memory of my dear Dad… This year, on 8th January 2014, I leave behind the naughty forties and turn a respectable fifty, but that’s not why this date is so dear to me; there is a deeper and more…
Let the blessings in, this New Year.
It’s my last post this year, and as I say goodbye to 2013, my heart is heavy with bittersweet regret. I don’t know how I will be able to live without the warmth and affection, I received this year; my…
Wounds of Time
Wounds of time Once upon a time, long ago in Bombay. A happy girl was born, into a loving family, on a lucky January day. She stole her dad’s heart, the moment she first smiled. Seasons changed,…
Daddy, I Love You.
Dearest dad, I don’t miss you because you live in my heart. I have also forgiven myself for not being at the hospital because I know you would have forgiven me too. You believed in seeing the good in people…
Mayan apocalypse? We are alive…
We survived… The world was coming to an end on 21-12-2012 and there were parties being organized to celebrate the last day on earth. Some far-sighted ones were gearing up for this by buying surviving gear and supplies. The practical…
Ode To My Hero
Happy birthday dad…16th April Hey Grumpy, Why the long face? So,I haven’t wished you, a happy birthday. The day has just begun, wanted something special, hence the delay. You are, my emotional awning, keeping all ills at bay. I was…