Educated, but dependent

“Don’t trouble your pretty head about money …. I’m there to manage life for you”, is an oft-repeated remark Aurelia hears from her wonderful husband and is grateful for it. She is a chartered accountant who audits financial transactions of large corporations, but finds this domestic arrangement cosy. “I’ve been thrown out of the house, … Continue reading Educated, but dependent

Behind the windows

I dream of a house with red brick walls with several windows, and a story behind each window. Who are these people calling out to me? And why me? I offer them a ladder to step out, but they are unable to see beyond the wall. Weeks later, I walk into an art exhibition with … Continue reading Behind the windows

Soul bath

sunrise walksdraped in knitted warmthabundancedefined bya glimpse of sunrays in greycelebrate soul-bath 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge

Let it not be the last time

This picture reminded me of a disaster in North India, where 41 workers were trapped in a tunnel that caved in. It took a village of tunnelling experts and 17 days to rescue all of them. Find details here. Let it not be the last timeyou walk inside tunnelsand hold a beacon your entry starts … Continue reading Let it not be the last time

Dimensions of reality

show me the courageto walk over; illusionsof art compel changein frozen mindsets; this can'tbe the same sidewalk again beware of steppingon sensibilities; don'tcrush someone's effortart displays new dimensionsof same old reality What Do You See #217

Slice of Life

It’s only a sliceto sell a flavor of lifea morsel of thoughtnot all truthsavour the depthbefore it meltsinto gut of the universe It’s only a momentto reflect the wholea tint of the rainbownot the skytake a viewbefore you detachfrom words in story-verse Puzzle This - Saturday Mix at MLMM