I read the prompt for the #words matter blog hop for October and I frowned. “It’s not that time of the year without…” I said the words aloud and shook my head. It made no sense to me. What did it mean? What was I supposed to write about? I just couldn’t wrap my head…
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This is the second installment of the #WordsMatter Blog Hop and our prompt for September is ‘when it rains’. Thank you Shalini, Parul and Corinne for hosting it. Rains and emotions seem to go hand in hand. Rains make you nostalgic, romantic, happy, sad. They are associated with seasons in our lives, linked to memories and people. Fun…
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Outside my window It stands outside my window A silent sentinel “Silent, did you say?” The leaves rustle in the breeze Annoyed. Suddenly a voice scolds me “Where is my breakfast? Chiri chiri chiri” A handful of peanuts And the squirrel scampers off. “Caw! Caw! And me?” Here’s your piece of chicken, You hungry crow….
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Today’s prompt on the Write Tribe’s Festival of Words was grief. A long time ago when my husband died, I had started writing in my journal. Today I am sharing a part of that with you. Please handle with care. Grief It was on a Wednesday at 3.50 a.m. that my husband was declared dead….
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