Poem: Believe

Some thoughts crossed my mind, so I’ve put them in my native language Hindi. I’ve also translated the same in English.   जब किस्मत साथ न दे और हिम्मत भी हाथ छोड़ दे तब भी यकीन रख ऐ बन्दे खुदा की रहमत पर तुझे राह दिखाने के लिए कल सुबह यक़ीनन होगी !     … Read more

Compassion: Week 4

The fourth week brings us to the end of this month’s theme. This week, I would like to narrate a tale to stress on the need and value of compassion. Do share your views!    A Tale of Compassion   The gentle morning breeze warmly greeted Jane as she entered the town after a decade. She … Read more

Focus: Week 3

  Lack of direction, not lack of time is the problem. We all have twenty four hours in a day – Zig Ziglar   We have advanced towards the third week in our expedition of “Focus”. It’s time we must gather from the experience of others. Let’s explore what legendary proclaimed on the importance of … Read more

NaPoWriMo Final Day!

Today is the last day of NaPoWriMo! I can’t believe I’ve been writing a poem everyday for a month. A big thanks to Maureen for successfully hosting another year of NaPoWriMo by constantly motivating and guiding us by providing interesting prompts each day! And finally, our final prompt – at least until next year! Today, we … Read more

Relationships

Relationships are quite fragile in nature. Even a trivial unpleasant word or action can disrupt our entire belief system. It takes years of love, care, bonding and sacrifices to form and sustain relationships but only a single deed of misconduct, for cracks to set in. Harsh words create a hole in the ship of relations … Read more

Follow your Dreams

Dreams are the foundation and hope for our desired fate. They are a purpose of survival for many. But procrastination can squash your dreams. Dreaming big, in itself, is not a stupendous act. Most of us do it all the time. But to have the audacity, perseverance and fortitude to convert your vision into reality, … Read more

An end or a beginning

It was a beautiful sunny morning in Berlin. Colorful flowerbeds and chirping of birds added to the picturesqueness of the city.

Sharon was an admirer of nature. But the bright sun was particularly annoying today. She was getting infuriated at every little thing. Even the extra sweetness of her coffee was enough to provoke her. The washing machine had over-flown twice and once she had even forgotten to measure the detergent but she didn’t seem to care. She paced across the balcony with an envelope in her hand.

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