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Times when we need to peak within To clear the fog that settles over our thoughts and permeates into our soul Times when we need to shun the noise and din outside to heed that voice of reason within Times when we need to lie low and wait for the mist to part Times when [...] > read more

Of Armchair Critics and Activists..

Published on 2012-05-07 07:49:31

Off late I have been mulling a lot over why are so we quick to criticize, cut people to size and jump to conclusions ? I haven’t been able to find quite an answer. But I have seen that the more I get lost in this online maze of opinions, the more I realize bashing [...] > read more

Of Armchair Critics and Activists..

Published on 2012-05-07 07:49:31

Solitary Stride

Published on 2012-04-27 05:04:25

There Was a time When we Strode In unison At an even pace Somewhere Down the road You thought Life’s a race You raged Ahead I ambled To keep Up with you You were Possessed With the urge I became Invisible The shadow You once knew Along the Way I tread And discovered Routes unknown [...] > read more

Solitary Stride

Published on 2012-04-27 05:04:25

Reflections Or Shadows?

Published on 2012-04-27 04:41:50

In traces Of imagination A parallel World Of my creation I was inimitable And unique In realm of thought Alone I could Conquer Each emotional Trough and peak With wisdom That sometimes Experience does bestow And perception which Only time allows to grow I learnt to To search the soul And then Did the bell [...] > read more

Reflections Or Shadows?

Published on 2012-04-27 04:41:50

Wishing Upon A Star

Published on 2012-04-24 07:02:23

He gazes On oblivious To restlessness Of the sultry day Impervious To stillness Of the charcoal night His eyes search For answers Near and far In waiting He hopes She will Come one day Until Then you Can see His dark Silhouette Wishing Upon a star > read more

Wishing Upon A Star

Published on 2012-04-24 07:02:23

Beyond The Horizon…

Published on 2012-04-18 06:34:20

Beyond Words and Verse There’s A space We together traverse A Companionable Silence Beyond The shackles Of politeness And grace Where we Don’t need To put on A face Where we Sense One anothers’ Dreams and desires Intense Where we see The yearning And longing To walk free Where we feel The darkest deepest Feelings [...] > read more

Beyond The Horizon…

Published on 2012-04-18 06:34:20

Conspiratorial Silences

Published on 2012-04-12 02:23:30

Hushed Voices Threatening Undertones Prosaic faces And hearts Of stone Each Household Buries Dark deep Skeletons in the closet The shadows Veiled between The cosseted Life The silence Conspires To disguise The simmering Strife > read more

Sojourn To Growth

Published on 2012-04-12 01:59:23

Learning To cry myself To sleep Seeing Nothing Is for keeps Knowing each Story doesn’t Always end In a happily Ever after Sensing the Silent tears Beneath Laughter An eye To know The knave From the knight Wisdom To realize … Continue reading → > read more

The Road To Redemption

Published on 2012-04-10 05:06:33

They lie Strewn about On the road To redemption These Shreds of Me Fragments of What once I used To be I Look At these scattered Traces of what Once most mattered I see those Naive Mistakes How I Burnt … Continue reading → > read more

Crumpled Dreams

Published on 2012-04-10 04:27:03

They lie Crumpled Beneath A heap Of despair I try and Dig them out With a hint of Care They are The dreams That once Yearned To touch Reality But they got Crushed under The weight of Monotony And Banality … Continue reading → > read more

Remnants

Published on 2012-04-04 02:30:23

Surreptitious glances Missed chances Summer rains Windfall gains Azure skies Innocent lies Languorous moments Radical movements Amber belly fire Aching desire Splinters Of youth On edge Of becoming A distant truth > read more

In Circles

Published on 2012-04-04 01:57:25

Life Keeps going Round and round In circles It starts with A nought And then Makes you Believe You’re getting Somewhere Until you Realize It’s a ride In a loop And you’re Back to The first square > read more

Looking Back

Published on 2012-03-28 06:37:15

I look back In hope and some sorrow Of trying to drag Yesterday To tomorrow Of captivating moments Of love ,longing and Rage In the heart’s Eternal cage But the moments pass me by And I stand Waiting with a … Continue reading → > read more

Holding On

Published on 2012-03-22 05:16:28

As these Moments Slip from The space Between my Fingers I clutch Them warily Wanting their Fragrance To linger I cling To them In the Distant anticipation That in these moments Will I find Liberation From my life’s Banality > read more

Off The Hook

Published on 2012-03-19 00:58:08

The promises we held Have ceased to matter The thoughts and memories Are now starting to scatter I amble on a Solitary ride Without you Walking by my side The memories And patterns We were enmeshed in Have now started … Continue reading → > read more

Closure

Published on 2012-03-14 11:23:00

Ambling on I try winding Up on a newer road A road not strewn With our memories Where do I find Such alleys Where the waft Of wind doesn’t Bring your fragrance A path where I Don’t get unsettled By … Continue reading → > read more

Reflexions

Published on 2012-03-12 06:16:40

Meandering Through the crevices And alleys Of long forgotten Memories I find shadows Of what were once Dreams in zephyr I find smidgens of What once Was aching desire The soul that once Burned aflame Now wanders Seeking a name … Continue reading → > read more

Celebrating Myself

Published on 2012-03-06 03:43:08

I would tear Myself to shreds In my mind Would be at the End of my tether And put myself Through the grind While walking When the road Would bend It was as if My world Came to An end … Continue reading → > read more

Celebrating Myself

Published on 2012-03-06 03:43:08

Nurturer Or Destroyer ?

Published on 2012-02-23 05:23:42

Why do we play? With minds as tender And supple as clay Knead them Into submission Quell their ambition Entangle them in Shadows of our misty past Cow them down with Weight of expectations Mould them into A preconceived cast … Continue reading → > read more

Nurturer Or Destroyer ?

Published on 2012-02-23 05:23:42

Bittersweet Musings

Published on 2012-02-21 03:38:11

The ravages of time Have started to tell The roses have now Lost their smell The crisscross patterns We lovingly knit Are starting to stretch Bit by bit The promises we once Meant to keep Now do seem A little … Continue reading → > read more

Bittersweet Musings

Published on 2012-02-21 03:38:11

Sprinkling Shades

Published on 2012-02-16 05:04:16

The canvas of life Was bare, so white You walked in To sprinkle a dash of colour And some light With the stroke of a brush You splashed the canvas With hues and shades galore The memories and reminisces Linger … Continue reading → > read more

Sprinkling Shades

Published on 2012-02-16 05:04:16

A Valentine Wish

Published on 2012-02-14 04:31:30

As the roses blush And faces flush As the world around Me glitters with hues Of red and pink I can’t help but think Is one day really enough? For me to pour out All the love? Does a rose, … Continue reading → > read more

A Valentine Wish

Published on 2012-02-14 04:31:30

That Extra Mile

Published on 2012-02-09 05:59:34

In the humdrum of daily existence We somehow forget to walk That extra distance To make sure our dreams See the light of reality That all those desires And hopes don’t get Crushed under the weight Of sheer banality It’s … Continue reading → > read more

That Extra Mile

Published on 2012-02-09 05:59:34

Songs Of Solitude

Published on 2012-02-07 00:20:56

Of all the delectable, delightful pleasures That nature has bestowed On my life in plenitude The one I’ve learnt to relish And value as time passes me by Is the forgotten ally Named Solitude Nothing gives me more Peace and … Continue reading → > read more

Songs Of Solitude

Published on 2012-02-07 00:20:56

Thank You Westland Books :)

Published on 2012-02-06 01:48:14

“She made the journey of lifetime and discovered herself. All it took was a walk to her mother’s treasured bookshelf.” The week started for me on a rather upbeat note thanks to @WestlandBooks, they chose my micro tale for a … Continue reading → > read more

Tapping Our Inner Selves

Published on 2011-07-06 06:28:25

We can be our own Worst enemies and best friends We have the choice to nurture and grow Or burn our candles at both ends We can learn to let go and Set our spirits free Or chose to traverse On a self-destructive spree We possess the wisdom To choose > read more

Taming The Beast Within..

Published on 2011-07-04 04:21:17

If you can hold your own at the tempest of fury If you can amidst chaos find your sanctuary If in seething rage you don’t spit fire If the weak and vulnerable are never at the receiving end of all your ire If in a moment of sheer weakness you c > read more

Destiny’s Dance

Published on 2011-07-01 06:36:48

Reflecting on life’s each decision I ask myself an inevitable question What if I had traversed another path? Would there have been another aftermath? Had I heeded another voice? Would that have changed my choice? That is when it did dawn on me Life > read more

Entangled Threads

Published on 2011-06-29 01:32:53

There are times when it does dawn on you..that life eventually is a solitary battle.. All relationships, all attachments are a source of exhilaration and joy and at the same time a source of deep sorrow. I yearn to gain that equilibrium and reach suc > read more

Change Is Easy !!

Published on 2011-06-24 04:29:50

It wasn’t long ago when I turned into a woman possessed, glowering with envy and rage! It was if my whole life had gone topsy turvy and all because of some new babe on the block .I still dread the day me and my husband went shopping when suddenly > read more

The Outsider

Published on 2011-06-23 01:39:16

From the very beginning she knew She had a mold to fit into She had to dawn the role A part she couldn’t misconstrue She was to be a taciturn spectator Silence was to be her haven Silence could be her only weapon She could be seen not heard Couldn > read more

Going With The Flow

Published on 2011-06-21 01:20:19

When the soul is riddled with a strange sense of restlessness When you can perceive the beacon light in stark darkness When the mind is firm and finds balance When you discover your own cadence It’s time to embark on a voyage of breathing life into > read more

It’s all about the chase…

Published on 2011-06-16 06:21:26

When the heart gets all it does ever desire A lull will set in and your eyes lose that fire Wishes are meant to keep us on the chase To egg us on to maneuver through life’s maze If all that we wish for touches reality Life might begin to touch > read more

That Heady Feeling….

Published on 2011-06-13 03:46:19

Eyes meet Sparks Fly Your heart misses a beat You’re on an adrenaline high And you think it’s love You feel your cheeks flush when you come face to face You can feel the blood rush and your hearts finds a new pace And you think it’s > read more

Invisible Woman

Published on 2011-06-10 02:22:26

It isn’t the anger, it is your indifference The sheer refusal to acknowledge my existence Am I here only to be seen not heard? My feelings and opinions are trivial words You look through me day and night You can’t see me holding on with all my mi > read more

Soothing Silence

Published on 2011-06-08 01:53:50

Staring into nothingness She gazed out of the French window` The veneer of darkness Made her azure eyes glow She looked at the sparkling night sky The silver moon played hide and seek Not a soul in sight to hear her cry She could hear the silence of > read more

The Inner Voice

Published on 2011-06-06 01:31:55

There are times when we listen to it, sometimes merely shrug it off and at others merely ignore its very existence. Yes I am talking about that unsettling, niggling voice in your head, the one that sows the seed for self-doubt, the voice that makes y > read more

Nurturing A Dream

Published on 2011-06-02 02:33:52

Don’t clip their wings Just teach them to fly Don’t tread on their dreams Inspire them to touch the sky Don’t cage their desires Spur them on to vie Don’t curb their ingenuousness Stand by them when they try Don’t impose on them your judgme > read more

Solitary Swansong

Published on 2011-05-30 01:23:17

There’s a sadness in your eyes which you’re struggling to mask There are questions in your eyes which you never quite ask There are unspent tears which you quietly imbibed There are scars in the heart so deeply inscribed There’s a > read more

Quest for Eternal Beauty

Published on 2011-05-25 03:47:44

Beauty lies in the little imperfections we struggle to disguise It has absolutely nothing to do with shape or size It lies in the curl of our lips when we smile In the arc of the waist that endeavours to beguile In the twinkle of the eyes that make l > read more

The Indomitable Human Spirit

Published on 2011-05-23 02:40:41

I’ve given myself a long rope I won’t give up hoping against hope I’ll never cease trying Yes I shall soar and start flying I will take the road not taken No hurdle can now leave me shaken I will tread along in the eternal quest I a > read more

All I need

Published on 2011-05-20 04:28:14

It took some time and a minuscule wisdom to sink in that I don’t have to be picture-perfect and thin To be loved to distraction and love endlessly in return All I need is a heart brimming adoration and concern A mind with its windows open to ev > read more

The road to happiness

Published on 2011-05-16 01:07:49

I have conquered the desolation, the dreary darkness Cause I want to be on the road to eternal happiness I have embraced the path of change and progress Cause I want to be on the road to eternal happiness I have let go of all grudges and learnt forgi > read more

Woes Of Virtue

Published on 2011-05-12 02:16:52

She diluted her real self She locked her desires in a woebegone shelf She gave more in relationships than she took She played by all rules, lived life by the book She drank in her anger, tears and much more She let go off her soul, her inner core She > read more

Living On The edge

Published on 2011-05-10 01:38:45

I’ve had my heart splintered into smithereens I’ve confronted the proverbial demons and fiends I’ve soared to peaks of sheer delight I’ve felt the abysmal depth of the night I’ve experienced an ominous volcanic rage I& > read more

All I want

Published on 2011-05-06 00:36:49

In a world full of people on the trot above AI look for is peace and a little love In a world bereft of sanctity and sense of duty My eyes quest for traces of covert beauty In a world full of people striving to cope I seek is a lot of spirit and > read more

Intricate Patterns

Published on 2011-05-02 06:38:04

Have you ever looked closely at life’s pattern? There are peaks and troughs but there’s no return What we feel and how we relate Is worth trying to deliberate Whether we destroy or we create Whether we choose to accept or negate How we look at th > read more

Wanderlust of the soul

Published on 2011-04-29 06:12:28

An irrepressible desire to traverse a path never taken With faith and temerity not easily shaken With stars in the eyes and a resolve of the mind I set out to explore, discover , find Armed with a restless soul and bitten by wanderlust I chose to > read more

Weaving A Web With Words…

Published on 2011-04-27 03:17:03

Anecdotes, tales waiting to be told A rush of emotions which one can no longer hold Indelible memories etched in recesses of my mind Plausible reasons for implausible actions I seek to find An Irreverent, irrepressible creative desire The thirst of > read more

When I look back….

Published on 2011-04-25 02:21:20

When I look back tomorrow I’d like to look at the joys over sorrow When I look back tomorrow I’d like to reminisce what I could give rather than what I desired to borrow When I look back tomorrow I’d like a life wholesome and full,n > read more

What Really Counts ?

Published on 2011-04-21 03:54:04

In the burning desire to excel and outsmart We forget the very subtle art Of relating authentically with the world We nip spontaneity in the bud or let it lay curled In the desire to own it and win it all We sometimes forget what it really takes to > read more

Seeking A Passion For The Soul

Published on 2011-04-18 06:11:45

If you haven’t found your cause Then just ponder and pause To find something worthwhile which can make a difference by a mile To discover a hunger to transform To find direction in the raging storm To discover a passion that is eternal To unear > read more

Activism Awakens

Published on 2011-04-08 04:47:38

Yes We have it in us to make a difference Only if we care to listen to our conscience It took a Gandhian octogenarian to shake us out of our slumber To ignite our minds and help our hearts find that ember An entire nation awakens to a new dawn To dis > read more

A Journey from Obsequious To Assertive.

Published on 2011-04-06 03:16:47

A silent spectator was she Cause this all she chose to be A mere observer and bystander she was She felt this is how she could win applause Her hunger for approval and acceptance was so strong No wonder she held back even when people were wrong Till > read more

Perils Of Urban Life

Published on 2011-04-04 04:05:18

Living life in an urban jungle whizzing past while making sense of the bungle Staying amongst mortar and stone In this mind boggling sojourn we shed every kind bone The mind lives in perpetual fear and anxiety Of being outdone by someone smarter and > read more

The way we are…

Published on 2011-04-01 01:14:08

We women are too hard on ourselves.nothing we do is ever good enough in our eyes ! We’re just so self deprecatory and a tad too modest for our own good. We might have it all going for us, including a career yet we seek validation from our loved > read more

Ruminations…

Published on 2011-03-28 01:46:01

When we branch out on our own..we’re raw, naive and unabashed. I still remember when I first left home to work, I was a tad too idealistic and was brimming with enthusiasm. Almost four years down the line, a few hard knocks from life, a lot of > read more

Whirlwind of emotion

Published on 2011-03-24 00:55:38

Caught in a vortex of conflicting emotions Between volatility of volcanoes and tranquility of oceans Between the despondency of darkness and buoyancy of light Between the lucidity of day and inscrutability of night Between the impermeability of rocks > read more

Wicca Woman

Published on 2011-03-22 04:34:16

Magnetism was her second name She played life-like a casual game She played it like no one did Her tricks were veiled and well hid Her face was bereft of all emotion Her heart was like the deep ocean She ruled the world with a dangerous charm Her int > read more

Myriad Hues of life

Published on 2011-03-18 06:23:12

Life has myriad shades and hues Bright yellow for the days soaking in sunshine and a solemn grey for the blues A feisty green for prosperity and plenty , ravishing red is both renegade and passion Black for self camouflage and obscurity and pink for > read more

Relinquishing control

Published on 2011-03-14 23:21:50

Where does the need to control our circumstances, control people around us stem from ? It’s a vicious circle, the need first stems from total lack of coherence and control in our inner world and when things don’t go the way we would wan > read more

Stream of life

Published on 2011-03-10 06:49:08

When the going gets tough or the playing turf seems rather rough To bend like the willow tree will set your spirit free If you’d rather break than bend then it is virtually the end Fluidity is mother nature’s constant theme Have you ever > read more

Fine Balance

Published on 2011-03-04 00:11:29

From solemnity to celebration wilderness to civilization From sorrow to elation Between dark despondency and sweet ecstasy Between stark reality and luring fantasy Swinging from deep despair to eternal hope It is akin to walking a tightrope Living in > read more

Destiny Decides ?

Published on 2011-03-01 01:21:46

Swimming against high tide Its never an easy ride But what keeps you afloat Is that you picked your own boat Walking on rocky terrain Despite the darkest storm and torrential rain What keeps you striding on this bumpy boulevard Is the fact you picked > read more

Here’s for you Dad :)

Published on 2011-02-23 05:09:30

A wordsmith, a litterateur and idealist Making a difference to lives is always on your list Touching lives, giving people a patient ear You assuage many people’s fear Ever so patient, loving and kind You’ve always lived a life of the mind > read more

Looking Glass

Published on 2011-02-19 05:29:53

Sitting in a quiet corner in a surreptitious manner She drank in life’s myriad shades She felt the dew settle on the grass blades Nothing ever escaped her sharp gaze She could fathom this enigmatic maze She saw life’s intricate patterns f > read more

A fuller life

Published on 2011-02-16 05:17:24

Sometimes in life we feel It’s getting as slippery as an orange peel We know we’ve bitten over more than we can chew We fear about everything going askew Fears and emotions overwhelm We lose control over our realm What really counts is ou > read more

Ephemeral Feelings..

Published on 2011-02-14 01:04:38

I am an eternal,hopeless romantic.. I’m in love with the very idea of being in love.. and am hopelessly in love with life and everyone who matters to me.. Yet I can never fathom why do we have to subscribe to market manufactured ideas of love ? > read more

Learning from life

Published on 2011-02-11 04:30:30

Looking on into empty space Picking up the threads at my own pace Gathering pieces of this game called life I walk on despite the unrest and strife Struggling to make some sense of this maze Clearing my thoughts ; to snap out of that haze Attempting > read more

Natty Networking !!

Published on 2011-01-31 07:27:02

Mark Zuckerberg might have revolutionized the way we network online but he’s also turned us into a voyeuristic lot ! Social networking has put all us in a habit of playing to the gallery cause we think the world is watching us and for the rest > read more

of holding back

Published on 2011-01-27 23:21:49

Sometimes word are hard to find To tell you what’s really on my mind To share all that I ever wanted to To be unabashedly honest and true But then something holds me back I put all that I feel and think on a rusted rack And I simply play along > read more

Vicarious ways…

Published on 2011-01-24 03:15:40

We carry the baggage all our life Of dreams unfinished, anger and strife Unknowingly somehow we pass it on From mother to daughter and father to son We choose to live vicariously through our progeny We choose to be masters of their destiny Very rar > read more

Hindsight …

Published on 2011-01-19 01:21:48

If you’ve ever looked back in time you would know In retrospect it all goes with the flow What seemed like pain, hurt and loss yesterday Is what leaves you stronger and wiser today While the present and future seldom make sense It all seems to > read more

An year to remember

Published on 2011-01-17 00:16:06

As we mark a year we’ve spent together I can see we’re in it for keeps and not just fair weather We’ve loved each other to distraction Even fought a fraction But what made this journey so worthwhile Is your unconditional love and charming smile > read more

Stereotypical Notions…

Published on 2011-01-13 00:19:11

It is so convenient a stance to put people in slots, stereotype them..especially in the Indian context it predominantly happens on the basis of community.. I grew up thinking we as a country had moved beyond parochialism and such things happened only > read more

Nosey Parkers

Published on 2011-01-10 00:19:49

I am essentially a private person and nothing gets my goat like people asking extremely prying questions.. I have cribbed about this in my blog several times over.. The other day I was talking to someone and she too couldn’t fathom why most of > read more

Trying Twenties

Published on 2011-01-06 01:32:01

With a lot of buzz about quarter-life crisis and the turbulent twenties, here are a few ramblings on how I would like to sum up how we twenty somethings take life head on and grapple with the challenges it brings. � There are days when the soul > read more

Defining Life

Published on 2011-01-03 04:12:30

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Adieu 2010

Published on 2010-12-31 04:16:42

As we prepare to say adieu to 2010.. I can’t help look back at the year that was. So much learnt, switched jobs, got married and learning how to stay married..happily .. It was quite an year…not all was hunky dory ..there were rough patch > read more

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