Have you ever seen me? NaPoWriMo Day 17

NaPoWriMo Day17 : Today the challenge is to write a poem that features forgotten technology. Maybe it’s a VCR, or a rotary phone. A cassette player or even a radio.   Have you ever seen me?   I hadn’t imagined that I would ever have greys Pride, vanity, whatever you may call it now The … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 9: Someone in Love

The challenge of NaPoWriMo today is to write a poem in which something big and something small come together. Here’s what I came up with. I’ll reveal my metaphors for big and small in the end, while I’m sure you’ll be able to guess by then 🙂                 … Read more

Acrostic: Innocence

  In a world swarming with devious and guile No one cares to idolize innocence No one accredits triumph to innocence Oh! This world is so technology laden… Childhood lonesome holds the fort of innocence Envisioning the perpetuity of humanity on earth Nurturing the seeds of humility through innocence Canvassing for virtues of modesty and … Read more

The World of Social Media Shortcuts

In the era of Whatsapp, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, it’s not only imperative to be socially active but also to be aware of their terminology/ abbreviations/ shortcuts. If you are not familiar with these shortcuts, then you are considered outdated, isn’t it? But these shortcuts have impacted our lives in ways that we have failed … Read more

Recipe of a Delectable Marriage

Today is the second day of NaPoWriMo. The prompt for today is to write a poem inspired by, or in the form of, a recipe! It can be a recipe for something real, like your grandmother’s lemon chiffon cake, or for something imaginary, like a love potion or a spell. So, I started to pen down … Read more

Why our teens have lost faith in us?

Lately, I have been quite disturbed by the growing number of suicide cases among children. We read about these cases in newspapers everyday and feel upset for those few minutes but then get back to our routines. Have we ever tried to analyze the reasons for such actions?

Do we realize our responsibility as adults of this society to take steps to stop this act of weakness?

Suicide”- the word itself creates shivers and numbness in our mind.

Then why are the teenagers of this so called sophisticated, modern, independent, solution oriented and technologically advanced society allured into it?

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