Reading and writing are two of my dearest things. On any given day you’ll find me pouring over a book or tapping away on my keyboard, pouring my heart out. Words, both said and unsaid, have the ability to inspire, influence, and impel our thinking and are my favourite weapon of choice. Can there be… Read More Can reading win over writing for me? #BlogchatterBlogHop
Hi friends! Marathi is a beautiful language and although it isn’t my mother tongue I’ve loved and learned it from school days. Thanks to my lovely neighbours, I have quite a few famous titles at my disposal to read too. However, apart from essays and letters I never ventured into writing anything in Marathi for fear… Read More My first Marathi poem ~ Bhijle Paavsat Mi
Have you ever struggled with your pen or stared at a blank screen when the ideas in your mind just won’t let you rest? There’s so much to say but no word comes out right and no expression seems genuine. Every poem inside you remains unwritten and unsaid. I have, and trust me it’s the… Read More The poem that I wrote, and didn’t
What we choose not to do And what we’re capable of, When put together, determine What our life’s made of. Cowering under pressure Or standing tall when in pain, Is like the huts that shelter Or get swept away in rain. Nothing ever comes to us easy When we leave our comfort zone, Like the… Read More Courage #writebravely
The clock struck one She shuddered, terror-struck Anticipating timorously The door flinging open Her heart beat frantically Her palms sweaty, greasy Her eyes shut tight Every sound alarming her Then it happened, she knew Like it did every month His whole month’s pay Lost to gambling and drugs An errant tear rolled down As she… Read More Suffering #writebravely
Who are you, just a certain someone Who knows not my life, or the trials I face. Call me by names you think fit for me, I promise I’m fine, without your little grace. You question my judgement, strangely when You won’t take anything to be where I am, Had I ever sought out… Read More Who are you
I’m using this picture and creating a Toy Story kind of poem for the prompt: My beauty cast a spell on him He brought me home for her She smiled at me and hugged me tight A love, I knew like no other The sun takes time to call it a day But I hadn’t… Read More War and Pieces #Barathon Day 4