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 then she will pounce, On the keys joyfully, And delete everything That I wrote so painstakingly She gives a playful yip, And jumps on my…
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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 you. Leave me free to live, To love you better. Let me go and reach out for the stars. Or else I’ll just fall to…
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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, I got a post on Facebook informing me that April is National Poetry Writing Month. And I said, “Wow! Can I do it? Write a poem…
Read moreWhen 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 to be.” And so when Dad asked me why I took so long in getting my poems published, I said the same to him. But…
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