As you pour I pray, be merciful, For you are as much a woe to many As you are wonder to some. Years of ravage caused by you Has left my land in shambles Aren’t you tired? How much more misery you fancy Only you could tell. But when I see the plight around I …
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An Ode to the Hero
You weren’t my kith or kin You weren’t one whose name I knew, Until the cruel hands of destiny Took you to the other world. How I wish I had known you While you were still here! A guiding light you were, to the laity A wonder, to the milieu. An inspiration you were To …
Need of the Hour
The other day while I was standing in the school corridor I felt a nudge.Looking back, I saw a little girl gesturing me to give her way. Slightly taken aback and annoyed, I tried to correct her saying that the right way is to use the words ‘Excuse me’. This incident haunted me for long …
UNBROKEN
You tried, you teased her You bruised and battered her But she stands unbroken! You promised empty words Of love and solace Of comfort and candour. But she stands unbroken! You shamed her and robbed her Of her integrity. You blamed her,called her names But she stands unbroken! Like a rock she stands Unfazed, such …
THE REALIZATION
It was evening.There was nothing to brighten up the surrounding except the street lights scattered at uneven distances.Worrying about the well being of my children, I hurried home from the nearby shop with some grocery, picking up a few vegetables which appeared fresh, on the way. I was still a few steps away from home …
GRATITUDE
You are not in competition with anyone but yourself, You don’t have to prove a point For I love you just the way you are. If you think your grades matter, Let me tell you, not to me but certainly they do to the world for that’s how your worth is weighed. But I love …
The Dying Habit of Letter Writing
In one of my writing skills classes the students were given the assignment of writing letters to their friends on how they spent their last summer holidays.I was shocked beyond words to find that in a class of forty only about five students did justice to their jobs, while the others just dawdled, waiting for …
Reflections on Women’s Day
The other day I was watching this video where a lady fighter pilot was seen taking off a jet with immaculate perfection, pretty much like her male counterparts.While this left me in a state of awe, admiring the great height that women today have scaled, I could not help wondering if we, as a tribe …
Pearls of Words 