In the pink flowers live my memories vividly, as though my past finds solace in their embrace,under the charisma of the bougainvillea blooms. Grandpa, grandma, cousins, aunts… they appear in my mind’s eye, one by one, every time I glimpse these graceful flowers,igniting childhood memories, one after another. A simple flower sparking a myriad of … More When Memories Bloom #FictionMonday
It’s a journey, taming the inner critic, unlocking creative energy, when self-doubt doesn’t need a special potion to wield its power over creativity. It’s easier to accept defeat, to discard the fragments of musings as worthless. Yet, it’s quite a journey to fend off doubts and let creative energy flow. A superpower, indeed, to persist, … More It’s A Journey #FictionMonday #poem
There’s no fun in routines, so mundane and repetitive,Yet why do I crave them whenever I am away from my routine?Why does this predictable, dull, and monotonous routine,Hold me in its grasp like a comforting hand? What power does the ordinary hold over me?Why does it feel like the safest place to be?In the humdrum … More Routine #MundaneMonday #FictionMonday
Colors of My Life – Tints of grey stalked me all along, but I knew I couldn’t fall in love with the color that remained a stalker of my life. Black and white, however, remained my friends in the background. They too, were far from coloring my life in their hues. Neither unfortunate nor favored, … More Colors of Life, of Love #FictionMonday
it may appear wild and untamed,but there is a beautyin what may seem a chaos there is a freedom in the disorderthat eventually reveals an order and clarity there is a tranquility beyond the madness that drives you crazy and, when you are ready to embrace the all of it,you will experience the spectacular gorgeousness,the … More One Evening #ThursdayTreeLove
“We don’t ask a flower any special reason for its existence. We just look at it and are able to accept it as being something different for ourselves.” — Gwendolyn Brooks Exist for the joy of it —a splendid lesson nature teaches us every momentJust be there, As who you are A profound meaning, Hidden in … More Simply Existing #ThursdayTreeLove
Why is it easier to lock away your true feelings?Why is it difficult to express your thoughts freely? Is it the fear of being unaccepted?Why fear unacceptance, when being accepted as a docile human will reduce you to a mere shadow? Is it the fear of being misunderstood?Why fear misunderstanding, when you are fearless about … More Unlocked! #FictionMonday #Poem
The steps taken yesterday, The decisions made today, The crossroads emerging ahead, Uncertainty every step of the way. Indecisions, making decisions already, Perfect plans never materializing. Life, an amalgam of this and that, Never this or that alone. Drowning in uncertainties, Callings identified, Will to live realized, Dreams fulfilled. Uncertainty, yet another road!Uncertainty, just another … More Taming Uncertainty #FictionMonday
It wasn’t the cage. There was no cage. In fact, there were no roof or walls. It isn’t always the cage that holds one back. Neither were there any shackles. At least nothing was visible to the naked eye. But she felt chained, with no room even to wiggle around. Surrounded by an invisible cage … More Wings of Freedom #FictionMonday #ProsePoem
In quiet contemplation, I often find myself questioning the essence of living in the present. If our focus narrows to the current moment alone, does everything else lose its significance? Can such a focus truly lead to a fulfilling life? Without the past, without the future—can the present stand alone? It cannot. Living in the … More Seizing the Present #FictionMonday #ProsePoem
Beyond Scribbles 