The ship of my life was about to sink,
My courage abandoned me without a wink,
My future looked obscure, I could see no cure,
Yet my faith in Almighty was eternally pure!
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Faced by the challenges of the life, we often lose confidence in ourselves, trust in others and faith in the Supreme power. But the Creator of the Universe always keeps an eye on us, protects us and strengthens us in His mysterious ways. We just need to remind ourselves that He is there with us … Read more
Wishing all the friends in the blogging community a Merry Christmas! May Jesus enlighten you with incessant sparks of thoughts! May Santa gift you the magical powers to pen your beautiful thoughts into heart -touching words in a blink! May all your writing dreams and aspirations see the light of the day! May every creature, … Read more
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
divorced from the world to spend time with self to discern the purpose of my being to rationalize the significance of grief I walked to the beach a walk to the beach all I had in mind the magnificence of ocean always felt divine and there it was and there … Read more
Just before the day cedes to the darkness Just before the moon impounds the crown Just before the stars embellish the sky Just before the synthetic light ensues the natural light Just before the birds fly back home Just before the kids leave the dome Just before the evil drapes the darkness to accomplish its … Read more
The post follows the prompts shared by Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge#32. The challenge is to use the words “lead” and “save” or their synonyms in a haiku/ tanka/ haibun. I have written a haiku with “lead” and “save” and a tanka with “lead” and “liberate” (synonym of “save”). Haiku devastated world God lead to save His children peace reinstated … Read more
Benevolent God blessed me again a day to wake up to light Do I still lament darkness am I grateful today This Tanka is in response to Colleen’s Weekly Poetry Challenge #27 which mandates using words “Light” and “Dark”.
The ship of my life was about to sink,
My courage abandoned me without a wink,
My future looked obscure, I could see no cure,
Yet my faith in Almighty was eternally pure!