She walked down the narrow road, astonishing clean, restricted, hemmed in, and claustrophobic. Concrete walls rose to sky, some painted black, other bearing kaleidoscopic patterns, no entrances or doors or welcoming windows. The alleyway was like grim backs, phlanax of people turned away from you. She came from wide open spaces, green meadows, distant blue … Continue reading Cul-de-sac
Kala, have all seer (gift) items ready, and stored? There is just a week left for the wedding, and you know, once relatives start arriving, we won't have time! Don't worry, Akka (elder sister), everything has been put together. I have them all in that room in the renandum kattu (inner courtyard). What about the seer … Continue reading Vessels of (Antique) Honor
The car stops at the corner,The street is empty and bare,No need to wonder at the barren roads,It's the new normal we all have to live by,It’s another way of life we have to get used to,For we have made our hearts concrete just as the city. The car travels onPassing fields green with vital … Continue reading EMPTY AND FULL
https://youtu.be/pa4dyeu9Cdk Morning dawnsEvening fallsSun shinesMoon beamsFlowers bloomFruits ripenGrass growsTrees swayWind blowsWaves beatBirths happenDeaths occur. Pandemic or not,Life has to gone on. For better or worse For good or bad In sickness or in health In poverty or in riches With love or hate With goodness or meanness We are all in this together. Stand fast,For … Continue reading EGGING ON
Here we are the midst of a pandemic struggle, Wondering how we got into this morbid bubble. Searching for ways to overcome this present trouble, Trying to unravel and solve this terrible viral puzzle! Are we hapless pawns moved about in a board game,Having no clue or sense about those who want to proclaim domain.Who … Continue reading CHECKMATE
The lotus flower is sacred to many cultures and the pink lotus is the national flower of India. Symbolic of purity, beauty, majesty, grace, fertility, wealth, richness, knowledge, serenity, enlightenment, self-regeneration and rebirth, many a child in India is called Kamala or Kamal etc, from its name Kamalam. As it displays beauty while growing in … Continue reading KAMALAM
Shopping was a hobby and pastime when I was studying, working and single. Marriage and kids didn’t stop this hobby. As the family grew, responsibilities increased and my energy decreased. So shopping became a delight relegated to special times such as festivals, weddings and gifts. However, when incidental costs such as for travel became high, … Continue reading SHOPPING MADE EASY
Every time I happen to meet the sanitary worker responsible for clearing our trash, I stop to smile and thank her. Every time I watch the news or posts on medical and healthcare personnel, I appreciate them with a like or comment or a share! Every time we purchase essential groceries, vegetables, meat and medicines, … Continue reading EVERY TIME AT THIS TIME
Silent spires stretching to sabbath skies,Shuttered openings watch with unseeing stare,Softly scan empty terrace and desolate street,Search and say, is the city dead or are we? Clouds waft over calm cities and cool countrysides,Noting the noiseless roads and vacant lots.Wonder with thoughtful gaze as they wander around,Is humanity lost or just learning again to sleep! … Continue reading SILENT SPIRES & SABBATH SKIES
I stand by patiently on your window sill,All I want is for you to hear me sing!With ears tuned to that harsh metallic ring,You ignore me forgetting I can thrill you with my skill! The world has hit the pause button and come to a standstill.Will we stop to ponder and make this a prelude?Or … Continue reading BIRD SONG
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