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I had wanted to do this painting for quite sometime, especially when I was inclined to meditation in the last 3-4 months. I’m glad I finally painted this before the year ended. I want to share some facts about the Sapta chakras or Seven Chakras, though I am sure many of you might be aware … Read more
Have I lost my way? Or is this the path I was supposed to take? .. Was I going against the destiny till now? Or is it now that I am challenging it? .. I’m in constant argument with my mind Trying to decipher the maze quilled by my thoughts .. I have become my … Read more
NaPoWriMo Day 16: Because it’s Friday, today I’d like you to relax with the rather silly form called Skeltonic, or tumbling, verse. In this form, there’s no specific number of syllables per line, but each line should be short, and should aim to have two or three stressed syllables. And the lines should rhyme. You … Read more
peace echoes in air offers reflective moments cherries blossom – bless ©Vandana Bhasin Linked to Carpe Diem #1820 Introduction to Shikoku Island hosted by Chèvrefeuille. The picture is of Sakura Temple, one of the 88 temples on the Shikoku Island.
A pest that feasts on your peace Worry is a crippling disease Stripping you of your strength It drains energy like slow poison It has the power to impair your future It has the tenacity to ruin your dreams It works to estrange you from focus It confiscates your buoyancy to … Read more
Is there a nugget of wisdom Greater than acts of kindness Is there a deeper gratification Than the one that stems from kindness Malevolence and repugnance Are enticements of devastation Kindness and compassion Are the foundations of pacific nation Don’t look around for reasons Don’t wait for perfect occasions For … Read more
Life may not thrive expectedly, So what! Reckon it as learning Road may not be even, So what! Learn from pitfalls It may not always be sunny, Aha! Rejoice the rain and stars Friends may not always welcome you, Aha! Revere the silence and solitude Dreams may take time to … Read more
My poem today follows the prompt given by Elsie of Ramblingsofawriter for her Weekly Poetry Challenge#80. The prompt words are “nature” and “peace”. She has also suggested a few other poetry forms. I have tried a new form today, called Triolet Poetry. Triolet Poetry is a poem of fixed rhythmical form, with repeated lines. It is made up … Read more
catastrophic storm lives traumatized forever heart still hopes for peace The post follows the prompt “peace” given by Haiku Horizons for Week 200!
Recently, a very disgraceful and heinous crime has been committed in my vicinity wherein a young seven-year-old boy was brutally murdered inside school premises. The incident has sent shock waves across the country. Since, I have two kids of the same age, I have been quite disturbed and somehow I am just not able to … Read more