NaPoWriMo Day 8 – The imp in my purse
The imp in my purse There is an imp in my purse , I’m sure he is the one, Who gobbles all my money, Just to have some fun. I…
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Yesterday, at Poetry Tuesday, we had Ramya Pandyan aka Idea Smith as our featured performer of the evening. Though I’ve known Ramya for some time now and have been religiously…
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NaPoWriMo Day 4 – Muffin and the war of words
Muffin and the war of words She watches me quietly, Her head cocked to one side. She is just waiting for me, To take out my netbook and write. And…
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NaPoWriMo Day 2 – Don’t tie me down!
Don’t tie me down! Don’t tie me down! Don’t chain my soul! Let me fly high, So that I can bring back Some of the fragrance of the sky to…
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National Poetry Writing Month
I just realised that though I have been writing poems for ages, decades in fact, there is so much I don’t know about the world of poets and poetry. Today,…
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When the time is right
Ever since I was a kid, my mom has been telling me to be patient. I don’t know how many times she has said, “Nothing happens before it is meant…
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Why I chose to write poetry.
“Why did you decide to publish a book of your poems? Why not go in for a novel? Do people really read poetry?” These have been some of the questions…
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Feeling Blessed!
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! All of you! I am so overwhelmed by the response to my last blog post ‘When’ Dreams Come True’ that I am still a…
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When dreams come true
How many of you have had one of your deepest dreams come true? Isn’t it one of the headiest feelings in the world? Something that makes you want to dance…
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Are you really going to kill me?
(Reposted from my blog “The quill of the phoenix“. Written in response to the heartbreaking picture by photojournalist Osman Sangirli ) Are you really going to kill me? I really…
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My daughter, a wife!
I can still remember your first kick, The wonder of that tiny bubble of a movement within me, The love that flooded my heart and brought tears to my eyes.…
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