I am writing furiously, yet words fail me Repeatedly, my thoughts tend to derail me As I search in vain for the right English expression And my mind in a spirit of transgression Jumps from my adopted language to the one That pervades my soul in subliminal recognition… It is true that proficiency I haveContinue reading “Linguistic laments”
Category Archives: musings
The Best of Everything
The Best of Everything Why do we always look for the best? Why, I wonder, is there a perpetual quest To find that elusive element of superiority In everything we own, or do- when the majority Of our life is spent somewhere in-between Why do we aim for perfection unseen? Yet another question comes toContinue reading “The Best of Everything”
Imagination
“The most beautiful world is always entered through imagination.” Helen Keller A pragmatic person I consider myself to be I uphold the principles of scientific inquiry My profession relies on a strong foundation Of irrefutable facts, evidence-based information I like validated facts; with mathematical precision I can easily make most of my decisions It keeps theContinue reading “Imagination”
The Somnambulist
Night after night she rose from her bed Voices clamoring for attention in her head Propelling her forward, one foot in front of other In a measured cadence, nothing could bother Her as she somnambulated out of the door Her steps always halting once she reached the shore Turning back once touched by the waves of theContinue reading “The Somnambulist”
Happy endings
I do not know what people prefer I can say for myself, I do not like to suffer At the end of a book thoroughly enjoyed I do not like to finish feeling that a void Has been left- happy endings I like to see Thought they might exist only in fantasy * Tragic endings leave me dissatisfiedContinue reading “Happy endings”
Write, right
The idea of just wandering off to a cafe with a notebook and writing and seeing where that takes me for awhile is just bliss. J K Rowling When I was young I used to strive To bring my thoughts on paper alive In the best handwriting I could manage Filling lines neatly, page byContinue reading “Write, right”
A Time to Celebrate
(I just completed five hundred posts on this blog..) I started this blog just for a lark I had no desire to make a mark Was searching for an outlet for self-expression, And as reading blogs had been an obsession I decided to take the plunge and start- My aim was to write about anything close toContinue reading “A Time to Celebrate”
Writer’s block
I dream of sitting by the side Of a tranquil lake, its expanse wide Stretching to the horizon Its waters resplendent in the sun Writing in my journal, with inspiration Derived from the picturesque location Surely the landscape’s sublime beauty Would spur me to pen soulful poetry Maybe I would strike a creative goldmine AndContinue reading “Writer’s block”
The Book I Read
“Between the pages of a book is a lovely place to be.” So I read a book and tears sprung The story touched me, the words just stung Somewhere, in between the pages, somehow Somewhere, between the beginning and now I had entered the world the author had portrayed From the realm of reality IContinue reading “The Book I Read”
Parent-teacher conference
So I am expected to attend As a kindergartner’s parent A parent-teacher conference next week I panic, wishing some counsel I could seek From parents who have been there before I don’t know what the meeting has in store For me, all my insecurities come to the surface What is in the classroom my child’s place?Continue reading “Parent-teacher conference”
Words..
“What passes without being put into words, without being transformed and, in a certain sense, purified by the crucible of writing, has no meaning for me. Only words that endure seem real.” From: In Other Words- by Jhumpa Lahiri When I find myself stumbling through life without direction When I feel detached, and need toContinue reading “Words..”
A fallible mother
As a parent a constant conundrum I face Of finding the middle ground, that perfect place Where on my child, I do not put extra pressure Yet disciplined learning I somehow ensure There’s so much to learn, so much to imbibe For a five year old, sometimes it’s hard to describe Things in a way suited forContinue reading “A fallible mother”
Passion...unbridled 