NaPoWriMo Day 2 Poem: Is it Real

ALS NaPoWriMo Day 2 Prompt: Create a poem that is a list of your hopes, fears, or dreams   Poem: Is it Real?   It sneaks in quietly– Surrounding me Shadowing me Enveloping me in its arms Questioning every thought of mine Criticising every decision I take Judging every relationship I have Scrutinising every opportunity … Read more

NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 3 Poem: Wings of Hope

ALS NaPoWriMo 2025 Day 3 Prompt: “A stone of hope can cause the mountain of despair to fall.”   I am starting my poem with the words of Paulo Coelho:   “It’s the possibility of having a dream come true that makes life interesting.”   Poem: Wings of Hope   “It’s the possibility of having … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 7: Title: An Ocean of Dreams

I have combined two prompts today. One from ArtoonsInn Poetry Parlour that requires us to write a poem on dreams and hopes and the other from Soul craft that requires us to write a poem on the surrealist image above. Here’s my poem, combining the two prompts! Title: An ocean of dreams The land around … Read more

April- The month of bliss

April is the most awaited month for all the poets across the world as we celebrate National Poetry Writing Month by writing a poem each day to the prompts hosted by various platforms. I’ve surprised myself this time by penning down 63 poems during the last one month! I followed the prompts of four platforms … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 24: The Bumpy Road

NaPoWriMo Day 24: I’m following the prompt of ArtoonsInn today that requires us to write a poem on the theme “Difficult roads lead to beautiful destinations.” Here’s my take on it: Poem Title: The bumpy road The road is rough, I know my dear The path is uneven, we all can see Fear envelops each … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 5: Poem: The Cloak of Hope

NaPoWriMo Day 5 Prompt: This prompt challenges you to find a poem, and then write a new poem that has the shape of the original, and in which every line starts with the first letter of the corresponding line in the original poem. If I used Roethke’s poem as my model, for example, the first … Read more

My Learning from 2020

Year 2020 was challenging in more ways than we had expected it to be. Unprecedented events, uncertain environment and clouds of fear engulfed us throughout the year. Sanitization, quarantine, lockdown, masks and social distancing, became our new normal.  It was a year of survival, a year of setbacks, a year of fatalities on every front- … Read more

You can do it!

There’s nothing so painful, As watching yourself die a little each day…Unable to face yourself in the mirror,Frustrated at your helplessness,And letting the regrets scratch your wounds each day Gather yourself my dear,There’s much more to life,Than visible to the naked eyes,Than the vision perceived by your mind!