Their relationship
had already broken up
the day he had lied.
While he did try to
apologize, she didn’t budge
one bit as “Actions speak louder than words”.
She just continued
staying on for the sake of
her family.
Linking to dVerse Challenge: Poetics – The Proverbial
We loved each other
to the moon and back but you
left me at the altar
We promised to be
by each other’s side but you
left me at the altar
We had some lovely
times together but you
left me at the altar
What started as joy
turned into depression as you
left me at the altar
Linking to dVerse Challenge MTB: To turn again, about turn again
As I look back, I
keep wondering whether he
really loved me
We started as friends
in school, chit-chatting away
for hours on end
He always made it
a point to do what he could
to see others smile
He always went out
of his way to impress me
or so I observed
It had just been a while since he was gone. Her world revolved around him from morning to night. And now, he had just been cruelly taken away from her.
Her mind just kept wandering back to the last time she saw him. The day was as hectic as it could get and she had never ever been this busy. While she had been a tyro at the start, she had built a strong career in the decade she had worked at this organization. And things had just kept getting busier. She didn’t even have time to bid him goodbye while leaving home. Little did she know that that was the last time.
She kept reading about rebirth and also hoping for a message in a glass bottle from him indicating that he was fine.
She believed – If you are a dreamer, come in.
Note: The line – “If you are a dreamer, come in” is from Shel Silverstein’s poem Invitation as published in his book Where the Sidewalk Ends.
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Glass, Fandango One Word Challenge: Never, Your Daily Word Prompt: Tyro, The Daily Spur: Rebirth, Word of the Day: Hectic, dVerse Challenge: Meet me where the sidewalk ends.., What do you see #77
This post is part of the Blogchatter A2z Challenge
A team of two dancers, a team of two friends,
they always hung out together
But punishment was an echo of her feelings,
when her friend’s actions were too much to not bother
Forgiveness meant being cordial and working in tandem
in the interim both of which weren’t acceptable to her,
And so with time, the wedge between them got wider
and wider and finally their relationship was wiped clean
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Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Interim, Fandango One Word Challenge: Cordial, Your Daily Word Prompt: Tandem, Photo Challenge #336, dVerse Challenge – Three little words: Clean.wider.both, What do you see #51 , Fiction Monday
Though he knew that she hadn’t been loyal to him, he hoped to get one last glimpse of her before she left the city. While they had been together for more than a decade, the last couple of months had been a struggle. But there was one lingering question. Was he making an impetuous decision?
Linking to Ragtag Daily Prompt: Impetuous, Fandango One Word Challenge: Glimpse, Your Daily Word Prompt: Suspect
Someone has said that only when you become a parent do you know what all it entails to become one. There’s so much we learn from our parents many of which a lot of us truly understand only when they are gone. But it doesn’t always have to be this way. When I saw Pooja’s book, I was quite keen to see what she has penned down.
The blurb goes like this:
“Sometimes I think my papa is an accordion. When he looks at me and smiles and breathes, I hear the notes.” – Markus Zusak
Papa & I is a collection of the author’s writings dedicated to her late father. In the middle of the COVID19 pandemic, many people are experiencing the grief of past losses and anticipatory grief of future fears. This compilation is for anyone who has lost a loved one to death, particularly a parent whom they deeply loved.
The title and the cover truly indicate that this book is an ode to her father and what all she has learnt from him over the years. I am sure so many of us can apply these learnings to our lives as well.
The book is divided into three sections – prose, poetry and random notes. Prose includes a letter and a few thoughts on how Pooja felt growing up around her parents and the way her father took care of her by instilling different values.
Someday, this will be over– only remembered like some half-felt and fading nightmare.
The sun is still rising from the east and setting from the west,
Birds are flying up and about without a care in the world,
Animals are roaming freely in their habitats,
The weather is having its usual cycles from one season to another,
The seas are going through their usual mood swings,
There is so much which hasn’t changed yet there is so much which is different,
Jobs have disappeared leaving many penniless,
There is a real struggle for food and water,
Businesses have been shut leaving people at home,
Cracks have appeared in family relationships leaving many broken families,
But hope is all what we have and can cling onto amidst this chaos.
Linking to First Line Friday, Thursday Inspiration & Linda Hill: Stream of Consciousness
“After days of rain, it’s a delight to see the sun shining in all its glory. It would have been beautiful if we had our children with us today.” Gloria couldn’t help but remember the days gone by.
The Robinson’s always made it a point to spend their weekends in their garden. While the children played on the rides, the parents discussed about everything under the sun. It was a lovely way for the family to bond together.
Once the children left for university and then got jobs, the times spent in the garden became nothing but a distant memory.
Written for the photo prompt and you can read the other entries here.
From social entrepreneurship to being the Chief Architect of a literature and cultural festival; from being the director of the National Institute of Jewellery in Delhi to penning down a novel, Vinita Bakshi has quite a multi-faceted personality.
31 Miles is her debut foray into writing. Does it work? Let’s check it out.
The blurb goes like this –
Mansa has the perfect family life—a husband, two daughters and a big house. But she feels that something is missing. After shifting to a major city, she decides to take the reins of her life in her own hands, she decides to step out and seek a career.
While enjoying the new-found freedom and confidence, she completely immerses herself in her work and her new life. Till one fateful day when she finds herself embroiled in a passionate affair—with an online lover. And then everything falls apart!
31 Miles is the story of a woman who rediscovers herself after marriage, and works towards self-emancipation. Will she give it all up for the elusive mirage created by the stranger? What turn will her life take next?
Vinita’s portrayal of Mansa’s world is so life-like. She’s had an arranged marriage and is happily settled as a homemaker with two daughters. Or is she really ‘happily settled’? Though her husband is really supportive and caring, she feels that there’s something missing in her life. We hear about so many Mansa’s around the world day in and day out, don’t we?
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