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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
Relationships are our lifeline. They make us who we are. Be it the relationship of a mother with her children or the relationship with one’s life partner; our affinity to our in-laws or our dealings with our friends; our entire lives revolve around sustaining our relations. Some relations are by chance; others are by choice. … Read more
While reading a few articles on “How to break the pattern of negative thinking” I came across a suggestion that we should have a positive mantra to be used everyday, especially when we find our mind magnetized towards negative thoughts. In my experience, negativity works as a loop wherein once trapped, it’s challenging to … Read more
I’ve always maintained that we are a product of our thoughts. Whatever we think, we become. Our thoughts are only as powerful as we want them to be! Take for instance, a scenario where someone hurt you by his/ her words. Now you can either choose to spoil your entire day or a couple of … Read more
I was strolling after dinner with my husband last night and we were following the walking trail within the society. It was extremely hot and humid and not a whiff of air around except on few patches. And we suddenly realized why are we going around the full path rather than just going back and … Read more
The month-long writing marathon comes to end! I’m glad I was able to keep pace with the prompts. It was indeed a great journey of learning and writing discipline. Though it became challenging on certain days to pen down, but the spirit of NaPoWriMo kept us all moving. Congratulations to all who participated and an … Read more
Today I’d like to challenge you to try your hand at a meta-poem of your own- which are poems about poems. Sculpting poetry Poetry is a science; poetry is an art Poetry is passion; a form of meditation A poem isn’t some words, awaiting to be explored For a poem to born, it needs inspiration … Read more
Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem that engages with another art form – it might be about a friend of yours who paints or sculpts, your high school struggles with learning to play the French horn, or a wonderful painting, film, or piece of music you’ve experienced – anything is in … Read more
Today, the challenge is to write a poem that uses the form of a list to defamiliarize the mundane. Poem: List of mundane, yet not so mundane The grocery list- never seems to be clear, there’s always one on the list The clothes and toys- my kids have outgrown this The fuel in the … Read more
Our prompt for today (optional, as always), takes its inspiration from the idea of a poem as a sort of tiny play, which can be performed dramatically. In the 1800s, there was quite a fad for monologue-style poems that lend themselves extremely well to dramatic interpretations (this kind of work was basically Robert Browning’s jam). And … Read more