“Dave, why is there a hole on every X you have written?”, asked a perplexed Sara to her four-year-old who was practicing the alphabets. ” Why, mama? Haven’t you read me the other day from the pirate book ‘X marks the spot’. It’s not a hole. I was digging to find the treasure.” … More Where’s the X? #FestivalOfWords #WriteBravely
Dear to me the most In my family I trust Treasure I hold close Treasure I hold close In my family I seek Love and warmth I crave Love and warmth I crave In my family I find My dearest treasure. I am participating in the 7-day Festival of Words hosted by Write Tribe. Haiku … More Dearest Treasure #FestivalOfWords #WriteBravely
“You should ask her.”, advised Harry. “What if she says no?; I’m waiting for a sign.”, answered Toby. “Don’t wait too long, I heard Dylan saying that he is her friend”, warned Harry. “That’s the sign; I am going to ask her now if I can play with her.” The determined first grader ran toward … More Sign #FiveSentenceFiction 11
An everyday scene, sometimes unseen, Lush green boasting its elegance! Linking with #ThursdayTreeLove hosted by Parul.
A small crack to leak the light in, A little void to hold the light, Let the light shadow the darkness for a while! Linking with Write Tribe.
I love writing on paper with the pen. I love the time and effort I have to put in order to achieve that simple task of writing. Writing down with a pen rather than typing is a challenge, otherwise why typing has become everyone’s favorite pick over writing with a pen? Free writing is even … More A Handwritten Poem #FridayReflections
If we were having coffee together I would say… Almost 9 years ago I created a blog page for Void Thoughts as a way to keep track of my occasional poem scribbling habit. It was a spur of the moment doing. 3 years ago as a way to cope up with relocation to Worcester, UK, … More Being Grateful! #ChattyBlogs #WeekendCoffeeShare
This happened last year, 2016 May. Though I wrote it, I couldn’t post this at that time because I was deeply affected. I was 5 months pregnant at that time. One year later, I still feel the same. I’m not a Mother’s day person. I don’t wait eagerly for the arrival of this particular … More It wasn’t funny for me!
Yesterday I watched the Hindi movie, Dear Zindagi. I liked it. There was a scene when the actress cried profusely while talking to her therapist about a traumatic incident from her childhood. The doctor encourages her to cry saying that, “if you won’t cry wholeheartedly how can you laugh wholeheartedly. It made perfect sense to me. … More Let it out! #MondayMusings
“Imagine that you have only six months to live; what do you do?” “Then I will live my life to the fullest, checking off things from my bucket list, without thinking what others might say,” Mia replied as blindly as she was posed with the question. “Let’s do that then!” exclaimed Sherry. “Why such a … More Hurry #FiveSentenceFiction 10
Beyond Scribbles 