HAIKU Joy and woe are woven fine, A clothing for the soul divine. Under every grief and pine Runs a joy with silken twine. ~William Blake (1757-1827), “Auguries of Innocence” I am drowning here Holding on to the…
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My Favourite Quote
100 Words on Saturday Prompt by Write tribe Choose a quote and write a 100 word post on it. I chose this quote I can shake off everything as I write; my sorrows disappear, my courage is reborn. ― Anne…
Futile Attempt
Love is a sweet tyranny, because the lover endureth his torments willingly. ~Proverb Being a Pro Blogger is fun, challenges you to be creative everyday 🙂 I have written Haiku and Senryu for a while now and the thought of…
Apparition
Apparition Sleep eluded him for a reason. incessant guilt-ridden feelings, wouldn’t let him forget her face. Unblinkingly, He stared into space. Her reflection appeared on the wall, accusing eyes boring into him. Incapable of coherent thought, he sat, could…
Siyahi – The Ink
A writer’s mind works in mysterious ways, in the flurry of writing, reading and commenting during the #AtoZchallenge, the idea for this story popped into my already overworked and hyperactive mind 🙂 This April has had its shares of good…
Quietly – A Story
My 55 fiction starting with Q in this blogging from A to Z challenge. Quietly walking away, Shiva felt his heart crack. Sia was tying a handkerchief on Dev’s forehead while frantically trying to catch Shiva’s attention. Her helplessness undid…
The Long Wait – Wednesday Prompt 2014 – 3
Let your imagination run free – unleash your creativity and weave your thoughts into a post on your blog – it can be a story, a poem, an experience….just write! Wednesday prompt 2014 – 3 – and it is a photo…
10 Promises I’ve made to Myself
One resolution I have made, and try always to keep is this: To rise above the little things. ~John Burroughs 10 promises I have made to myself for life. 1. I will not expect anything from anybody; nobody owes me. …
Strangers in the night- 100 Words on Saturday
Introduced in February 2013 on Everyday Gyaan – an invitation, a prompt, a linky. Write exactly a 100 words on the prompt and publish it on your blog – a story, a poem, a mini-essay. Today’s prompt is courtesy Suzy Que. Strangers in the night…
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…
Justice served?
Somewhere a mother cries herself to sleep every night, clutching her daughter’s picture to her aching heart. She knows her little girl is never coming back to hug her and tell her, ” Mummy, I love you”, and this thought…
Empty Platform
Alone, She stands on the platform Watching trains go by A traveler she is not Just someone who is lost Had alighted here long ago Suffered a blow to the heart And left behind to wonder Did she…