Today my son’s school reopened after the summer holidays. Two months and twelve days – that’s how long the holidays were. It felt strange to be at home without him today, for both his little brother and I. I was trying hard to remember my routine from two months ago. My ten-month-old has changed his schedule … More To New Routines! #FestivalOfWords #WriteBravely
“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
Beyond Scribbles 