Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member
Apr 2017 · 439
Gifts
Hands
A sign of Strength
When stretched out
To
Open gates
For Giving
Shelter
Love and blessings!!

When Folded in
Gratitude
Or
In prayers
Makes for a Heartwarming Picture !!

         For Goodbyes and Hellos          

And

Most Importantly
Life's

Gift

To The Abled
To Work
And
Make a Living !!
Hands , as the daily prompt
This was fun :))
Apr 2017 · 1.3k
The Sun and The Sky
The Morning Sun
In Orange Hues
A Spilt Volcano
The Molten Lava
Paints The Blue Sky.

The Afternoon Sun
The Lava down with The Magma
Blazing Hot
Fumes Over The Mellowed Sky.

The Evening Sun
Stepping down  
In Vermilion hues
Ready for New horizons
The Vivid Sky welcomes The Moon.
'   Figures of Speech '
Long  lost touch with these.
Irony lies in the fact ,
it took me a
little while to figure out the difference between
'A Similie' and 'A Metaphor ' :))

Yet another try at the daily prompts

' Metaphors'
Apr 2017 · 700
Some Words..
Mind Aligns Magnetic Poles
        Seeks Directions
                  From
           Heart And Soul
A little try for today's prompt micropoetry
To start the Day...
A wake up call by the Mindclock
Before the  Alarm Clock.

Your children's embrace .

A little chat with your friend
While on a morning walk.

Watching flowers in bloom.
Chirping of birds ..

All this on a busy Day
Makes One's Day

*"Happiness is Derived ...
In the time spent doing what we Like "
" Happiness is derived in the time spent doing what we like ",
this suggestion came from my Older son , Amitabh , while he played cricket this morning.

So, included it :)
For today's prompt Unnoticed.
Apr 2017 · 616
Equipped
I better take cover
before the storm takes me by surprise
Lest  I am  marooned

Contemplating fight back
Or
Witness  sheer loss.

None the winner.
Prevention is better than cure
Apr 2017 · 2.5k
Some Chapters In Life
Some chapters in life
Are better left
Untouched
Undisclosed
Unfinished...

Some chapters in life ,
If
Revealed
    Or
Accomplished
Will leave many a chapters ,scarred , blotted and totally messed.

Some chapters in life are better left unread ..
And that is how , life's most important chapters are addressed .
Something for today's prompt halfsies
Apr 2017 · 974
Inspirations Galore
Right from the Time of birth
The sounds of people around
The beauty in the nature
All sorts of things around
Inspire Us .
Shaping Us into Who we become.



One person who truly inspires Me

My 91 year old Grand Mother -in- Law
Ex - Principal of Junior Girls College

A Lady of Grit and Grace
Disciplined Organised and Prompt
She Never misses a Birthday Anniversary or any  Special Day
of anyone in the Family
Reminders , none on the  phone
Her Memory , 'As fit as a fiddle '

Still wants to partake of the daily household chores..

One person in the family , whom everyone wants to Emulate and Embrace.

*An Inspiration to one and all in the Family !!
These daily prompts on hello poetry have been inspiring me to write something on a daily basis .
Am not completely satisfied with my write up today . However wanted to keep up with the prompt so posting it anyway .

My Grandmother-in -Law is much more and has more depth to her character and her being than what I have been able to capture in words here .
Apr 2017 · 2.9k
Bombay/Mumbai
Mumbai, City of dreams
Financial Capital and
Most populated Metropolitan
city in India .

India's premier scientific and
Nuclear Institutes
Are in Mumbai .

The film and Television
Industry also is in Mumbai .
Weather Humid throughout the year.

All this to the world .

For Me
My Favourite city and Place.

The best childhood days spent during Summer Vacations
With extended family .

Juhu beach , a favourite hangout
For us all cousins
A Jing bang of sorts :)

Making sand castles
Jumping in and out
   of the
Sea waves together
Holding hands
Shouting out aloud .

Memories Memories And Memories
Never Let them go.
In fact ,
Make many More
With the Gen-Next ..
That's what I am in for !!
Bombay now renamed Mumbai ,
Will always remain Bombay for me .

Have the best memories of this place . Visit it as often to reminisce old ones and make many more with  family!!
Currently In Mumbai :)
Apr 2017 · 1.1k
Telepathic Conversations
We don't speak often
We don't meet often
That doesn't mean that the care for one another is lost.
Testing times are the ones when
Brotherhood, neighbourhood
And most importantly Friendships
comes to the fore !!
And that is what
humanity
and neighbourhood is all about !!
There are so many times when we don't actively and actually talk to a person.
But , I believe that the telepathic conversations are always happening!!
Will be meeting a friend today , with whom I haven't chatted in months,
but she is always there on my mind and so am I on hers !!
Time to catch up and have a great chat !!
Apr 2017 · 1.1k
Different yet Alike
Poetry is all about Rhythm and Rhyme
Prose has no Metrical
Chime
Creative Dexterity in both ,
Aimed
Expressions through words ,
Well Framed


The Sun is a Star
       And
It Shines so Bright

The Moon is Magnetic
And
With a Reflective Light
Yet  to Eclipses
None Immune .

Life is Full Of
Ups and Downs
With
New Lessons  to be Learned
In the End  :)
Trying to keep up with the theme of different yet alike .
Apr 2017 · 1.8k
Childhood
Childhood
The best days in life ..
Learning is an integral part .
Making memories with loved ones around with comfort and love .

Childhood Days ....
Most cherished and longed for in
Adult life :)

Love never evades a child .
Innocence is what
It's born with .
The soul is pure and it's filled with
What it recieves .


Each child is entitled to love warmth and good upbringing!!
Childhood, got this word on the eighth page of my older  son , Amitabh 's Grammar workbook. :)
Apr 2017 · 478
The Internet
A boon or a bane
Not all same .

          Boon              
Knowledge one can gain

Connecting people across the globe  
VoIP calls ....

Hello Poetry

Information travelling across in packets ,bits and bytes ..
Sending receiving retrieving...

Shopping at the click of a fingertip
Don't really have to
push the cart
across the mart.

Bane
Can be addictive
Making one Insane .

Games played  online
Children  and adults
Occupied big time ...

Causing
Internet Addiction Disorder
Leading
Straight to a rehab.


The Only Respite
**Moderation.
Moderation is the key ....
Apr 2017 · 490
Being Perfect
My flaws are perfect
My mistakes are perfect
Makes me more human .

The dictionary defined perfect
It can't and never be me
Wants me to be flawless .
Apr 2017 · 952
Boundless Love
Love is abstract ,so it attracts.
One feeling  , universal  to all living beings.

Plants ,loved and nurtured ,swing and sway to the music played .
Holding roots, withstanding storms ,Going lush green when truly loved .
Bearing nuts and berries or flowers in bloom .
What a sight to behold .

Animals , you feed them ,pets or non pets ,they follow you everywhere ,
Wanting to have more and giving back even more ,Love that is .

Humans , blessed of all the beings,
We can express  ourselves through thoughts and words .
Love we receive from and reciprocate to
parents siblings spouse children friends and all fellow beings .

It's true that some barren fields do not yield
Should it stop one from looking beyond,
There are greener pastures waiting to be found.
God's ways and love is profound.

If I could , I would be a floating pontoon to the many lost souls ,
Bridging their path and holding them together,
Till eternity !!
Coz love in abundance I have found.
Once more , sharing it here  :)
Thanks
Apr 2017 · 848
Love contradicts Fame
Love contradicts Fame

Love says I am satisfied
Fame asks for more.

Love says I have arrived home.
Fame seeks bigger home .

Love believes
Fame doubts .
Fame ~ transient
Love ~ eternal
Apr 2017 · 416
The Wildebeest
Mixed group migrations

Zebras  Antelopes and Wildebeest
      Sprinting
Across the breathtaking Savannahs.

Survival Instincts....

'A new life
to learn survival skills .....
Everything on the go.

A new born calf learns to sprint within 7 minutes of being born.

Window period ...
testified by the predators.

A couple of days in life
Good to give competition to the
Adults in the herd .

"Anew , Life's Lesson Learned "
Had been watching a program  on Nat Geo , along with  the kids , a few days back.
The animal kingdom has so much to offer , to learn life skills , while  on the go.
The wildebeest and other animals of the same kind , are constantly on the go across the savannahs for survival.
It saddened Intrigued and amazed me , to watch ,how the wildebeest' s calf  has to learn survival skills in a span of few minutes of being born .

For the mother - The joy of birthing, The fear of losing !!
Apr 2017 · 374
Reboot
The negatives and positives
In the battery
What do they say

C H A R G E

The negatives and positives
In the battery
Poles                          Apart  

    Say what ....

Time to **R E S T A R T
Sorry
I , Just can't take away
me from me :)
Mar 2017 · 1.1k
Rooted
Toe the line
Cross the line
Walk the line

What's right ...
Honestly,
Walk the Line
Long Long way !!
Chaitra Navratri- celebrated at the onset of spring.  
Marking of 'Hindu New Year ' .

It's a Nine day festival which culminates in Ram Navami , celebration of birth of Lord Ram .

Goddess Shakti is worshipped in nine forms on nine days schedule, according to the Hindu calendar.

Popular in North Indian households.
People usually hold fast on nine days with offerings to the Goddess
to bring peace ,happiness, good health and prosperity!!

It marks the victory of good over evil !!
The festival starts today ,
28th March and will end on 5th April .
Dec 2016 · 1.7k
The soul
The soul                

Unscathed is the body ,
Drifted has the soul,
Aloof to some distant plane ,
Peace it seeks,
Jeopardises... it dreads,
Shall the quest ever be complete.

Deep is the hurt ,it fails to heal.
Seeks nourishment from within ,
It has to heal ..
To look outwardly beautiful...
Because it was always beautiful !!
My first post on hello poetry, and first ever written piece by me :)
Written on 19 - 10 -2016

— The End —