Letting Go One last flicker left,before the lantern surrenders,to become the night Hope Hope flickers softlylike stars outshining the fog—self-doubt disappears Sun Clouds may hide the sun,yet sunlight never flickers—it shines bright despite Memories Memories flickeras a glimmering smile shines,cherished moments stay © Vinitha Dileep This piece is written in response to the two hundredth and sixty … More Flicker – A Series of Haikus
A moment of stillness,subtly encapsulating nature’s artistry,brimming with exuberance,transcending the ordinary,breathing elegance—a gentle whisper of life,nurtured by nature. © Vinitha Dileep This piece is written in response to the two hundredth and thirty-sixth edition of Fiction Monday inspired by the word prompt – NATURE hosted by yours truly. Do join in if you have a tale to tell. … More Whispers of Stillness #FictionMonday #poem
November started with the usual chaos and craziness, as in previous months. I began to wonder if the busy moments were ever going to calm down. With one kid in high school, the other one in elementary, a husband busy with his work traveling to the other end of the country every other week, and … More Things That Made Me Smile in November
Things that made me smile Memories are safe in our hearts and on our phones. As I scrolled through my phone’s gallery, I was gifted with wonderful moments from the past. Sharing a few photos from last week that made me smile. 😊 It drizzled on and off. I clicked this photo while waiting in … More From My Phone Gallery #MundaneMonday
“In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful.” — Alice Walker So is a cactus. I’d never seen a cactus in the first 24 years of my life. Well, in Kerala, where I was born and brought up, I couldn’t even imagine … More The Desert Plant #ThursdayTreeLove
It is effortless to click the camera button and proudly share those photos on social media. Yet, the sad truth is that none of those images truly capture the reality – the genuine marvel that is nature. What we end up with is merely a photocopy, quite literally, of what our eyes feasted upon. Could … More Beyond The Frame
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
These photos capture the view from my in laws verandah. When I am there, I feel like sitting on nature’s lap. But then, all of Kerala is a paradise of greenery. Although new houses are overtaking the landscape around their hundred year old house, nature has left its signature all around that place. Often we … More The Luxurious Nature #ThursdayTreeLove
no words can describe the moment in its glorywhen nature reveals its shades no camera can capture the gorgeousnesssimply marvel at the fleeting vistasoak in the wonder transpiring around yoube in the moment, treat yourself to the serenitythis is nature’s gift to you An evening walk presented us with this gorgeous view. I am always … More An Evening #ThursdayTreeLove
canopies of leaves reaching out to share a touch,maybe, share a story,filtering light through,offering shade, ushering life As much as this picture jolted me to jot down a couple of verses, my lines couldn’t do justice to the picturesque view that sprinkled a sense of serenity in me. This park we visited last month was … More Gleeful Trees #ThursdayTreeLove
Void Thoughts 