Life Lessons

“That is the beauty of freelancing”, she said, “dig a well everyday to drink water. There is no piped water delivered to your faucets like a salary.” “Well, I’ve never dug a well in my life but I come from a village, where we used a handpump to get water, and I can bet it’s … Continue reading Life Lessons

Milestones

We set off on a long driveWith a map and a planwanting to see the worldexplore this vast landreach a destination with elan We pass by milestonesThat mark our progressThey tell us how far we've comeAnd how much more is leftLest we divert or digress Some milestones are big and brightThey make us feel elatedThey … Continue reading Milestones

Shades of life

Chosen poem Once it was the color of saying .... by Dylan Thomas Shared on Poetics: Dead Poets Society when dreams were the stuff of imaginationromance nothing more than infatuation I walked through narrow streets; wanted to own the skyTill someone told me an air-hostess is just a waitressYou might as well be a pilotYou … Continue reading Shades of life

Discipline

“I salute you.” The surgeon smiled at his mother’s expression.” “But why, Mom, you are an accomplished actress yourself, and have won many awards.” “I learnt knitting long before I learnt acting. If I got a stitch wrong, I’d had to dismantle and re-do the whole thing. It induced discipline in me. Then, theatre performances … Continue reading Discipline

Lonely Tree

has the moon ever looked so lovelythan in your thick, brown, sturdy armsholding it with a prayerstay for more than a night-when leaves turning moonfall from your armsyou lay yourheart barecry Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge Kigo word - Leaves turning Moon

Compatibility

“How did the two of you meet, Mom?” Children get incredibly curious about their parents’ past lives at times. “There were no café dates, but everything to do with working together on a food truck. When we were all fagged out at close of business, Richard took the trouble of concocting something unusual from leftovers, … Continue reading Compatibility

Still afloat

when eyes are still limpid poolsbut skin around them crinkleslines are experientialdon’t call them wrinkles when brushing silver strandsfrom the mink coatis a status symboldon’t let silly numberssink your magnificent boatbe happy you are still afloat Quadrille at dVerse