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A Poem is…

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feelings… feelings invoke imagination imagination rears thoughts thoughts starve for words words scattered… as billions of stars and galaxies thoughts amalgamate with words words spill on paper a poem is born! happiness orchestrates… makes soul dance soar without wings reach for stars revives hope happiness invokes feelings a poem is born… grief pierces heart… heart … Read more

Physical Health Vs. Mental Health

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I wish to ask a question today that has been troubling me for last few days.

Do you believe that physical health is more important than mental health?

Why is it that a person who suffers a physical injury, say from an accident or a calamity or an attack, is given more attention than a person who gets mentally disturbed by the incident?

If I tell my family or employer that I am down with fever, they all advise rest and also ensure that I get well soon. But if I happen to tell them that I am feeling low today or that I am upset today or that I feel worthless today, then why am I not awarded the same attention?

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Poem: Loving Memories

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there’s something in the wind today that’s creating ripples in my present-day that’s fetching all old memories memories of you and me memories of you stealing glimpses of me memories of the door from where you peeked memories of the music that you played for me memories of the eyes that gazed at me memories … Read more

Compassion: Week 3

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The third week of our monthly feature usually entails learning from the teachings of the eminent personalities. Compassion is a widely preached topic by all religious and spiritual leaders of all times. I’ve chosen a few quotes that I personally admire. Hope these words speak to you as well! Let’s take a peek.   The … Read more

Poem: Impact of Words

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  world was not so fascinating life never seemed meaningful morning wasn’t so inspiring neither rain did any good   until one day, you showed me the way I clench close to my heart the wisdom those words impart   to believe myself to be myself to trust my faith and tame perseverance   to … Read more

Acrostic Quadrille: Echoes

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The prompt given by dVerse is to write a quadrille using the word “echo/ echoes/ echoing”. I wanted more fun so decided to combine two forms of poetry to write an acrostic quadrille. An acrostic poem is a type of poetry where the first, last or other letters in a line spell out a particular … Read more

NaPoWriMo Day 23: Elevenie

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The prompt for Day Twenty-Three of NaPoWriMo is to write a double elevenie. What’s that? Well, an elevenie is an eleven-word poem of five lines, with each line performing a specific task in the poem. The first line is one word, a noun. The second line is two words that explain what the noun in the … Read more