To find some meaning in every single day To keep the creeping blues at bay There is something that I have found Not a mantra earth-shattering or profound It is to create something beautiful each day With your hands and your mind, in your own way We all have talents, evident, or waiting to beContinue reading “Create something beautiful”
Category Archives: musings
Queue
Nothing can beat the annoyance Of waiting in a queue with simmering impatience Forming and waiting in an orderly line can be A reminder of school life and its tyranny- The tedium of enforced discipline Where breaking rules was considered a sin That’s where my thoughts wander to While squirming in my place, I waitContinue reading “Queue”
Tourist destination
There was a place of beauty virginal An island unmarred by activities industrial Inhabited by people content with being Contained in their world and seldom seeing The outside world, they did not care For interaction with people beyond their sphere The bounty bestowed by nature they respected Quite self-sufficient, there was not much they expectedContinue reading “Tourist destination”
Inquisitive
Questions from my child never seem to cease His curiosity is as vast as the seas Sometimes appropriate, at times awkward Often asking me to explain difficult words He bombards me with questions invariably When I am preoccupied, and irritably I try to brush him off by saying I don’t know He does not getContinue reading “Inquisitive”
To be a story-teller
As long as I can remember A secret wish have I harbored To be a story-teller in some way Reach out to people every day Tell tales built on pure imagination Or recount true stories of different nations Somewhere in my heart I want a vocation Which would let me indulge in this passion AContinue reading “To be a story-teller”
Rumor
It started as a statement quite innocuous A bored mind with nothing worthwhile to discuss Concocted a story loosely based on A conversation that had been eavesdropped upon Assumptions were many, because what was heard Was not a full conversation, just a smattering of words Strung together with an imagination fertile Those words formed aContinue reading “Rumor”
How she gained freedom
“If society fits you comfortably enough, you call it freedom.”- Robert Frost On the occasion of Indian Independence Day (August 15th), here is a version of freedom for a typical Indian woman. In a staunchly patriarchal society Her actions were always governed by propriety She had freedom to choose- or so she was explained As longContinue reading “How she gained freedom”
Food glorious food
(This poem strictly reflects my opinion on food fads with no intent to criticize individual food preferences.) I notice there is a growing trend Among my acquaintances and friends Of believing in food fads that are mushrooming Leading to crazy new diets, each one assuming That adding or subtracting one ingredient Can solve all yourContinue reading “Food glorious food”
My life in books
This one will give you a glimpse into the world Of yours truly, from the time she was a little girl The passion which was at the age of five ignited Was in the form of printed words that left her excited- I am going to tell you how books made an entrance At different stages ofContinue reading “My life in books”
Time management
Time management seems to be a skill That I have not learnt, probably never will Twenty-four hours in a day are not enough To do everything, deal with all the stuff That is part of my life as a mother and a professional A schedule I try to follow, but the results are dismal EveryContinue reading “Time management”
Perspective
In a lighthearted discussion on plans for the weekend The conversation took a turn when dismissively my friend Said, “Oh, you are rich, you might not care” We left it at that, from her point of view it was fair But my mind wandered to all those times I had heard “Oh you are (rich/Continue reading “Perspective”
Parenting lessons from the Titanic
Reading the story of the Titanic with my son Was for both of us a brand new lesson It was a book written for a preschooler With simple sentences and many pictures Not different from his other books in that sense But it was a story viewed through a very different lens For my fiveContinue reading “Parenting lessons from the Titanic”
Passion...unbridled 