Poems & Short Stories

A couple from South India migrated to US as the boy was undergoing an Offshore assignment. Recently shifted , they were very happy with the country and were marvelled with everything that the country was offering. She was Swati and He was Sharad. Swati: Hey baby, Whats up? Sharad: Hi, What you doing honey? I have  a meeting at 6 so finishing up the tasks on hand. Swati: When you will be done with it? I want to go somewhere. Sharad: It will take 40 mins. Will come home and then we can head to that place. Swati: Okay cool. 7.00 p.m. Swati: I want to go and check out channel. They are offering new bags and accessories. Sharad: What? Which channel is that? Swati: I have the address and details. Lets go. It will not take much time from here. Its very near. Sharad unwillingly accepted his wife’s request and started to drive. Swati: Yes, Yes, Please stop. Here it is. Sharad: Watching that, he was awestruck. And there it was CHANEL. A...

We were waiting for the morning shower, We were feeling the warm touch of yours, Leaving the dead ones wither Embraced with your sweet whisper We were drenched, So were our thirst quenched By your side, we reached the peak of freshness, And so was brimmed with happiness Like a heaven’s light, you were shining on us, Our hearts sang and danced and thus Lively and chirpily, You enhanced our beauty.

दिल के मेहफील में आकर तुमने अपनी दसतक दी । हमारी आंगन में तुम अाने कि आहट सुनि । वकत ने लिया हमारा ईमतिहान । गुजरे हुए पल ने लिखी नई दासतान । बादल के अंदेर में छुपी हुई जिंदगी ने बढाया हमारा तापमान । वरशा आई आैर साथ लाई तूफान । धडकन हुई तेज और दूर पाया तुम को । रोक न पाई अ1सुन, लाख संभाला दिल को । यही हे मोहभत । आ न पाया ईसके बिच कोई भी ताकत । जीता हमने तुमे, तुम ही हो मेरा कल । शायद सच ही कहा किसी ने, परतिकषा करो मीठा होगा फल़ Forgive me for some words as my font does not support some hindi matras. Its pratiksha and vaqt for your kind attention. Thanks for being polite.

Standing near the garden, she heard someone call out her name twice She came to her senses and saw her child sigh Little layers of dust surrounded the porch She thought it was none other than her man’s shoes Searching, looking for him she ran and stood near the window Seeing empty porch, she hid her face under the pillow Streams of tears danced on her cheeks, slowly wiped her child with her tiny fingers Rains lashed the city with her muddy stench, But she cannot forget those 5 years and what happened that day at her garden’s bench He  was holding a diamond ring with bouquet of roses Ready to propose her, and they took snaps with many poses All was a dream which gave her an ache and rosy memories But her child was the only purpose which would erase her agonies Slowly she pulled her face up to see her life Hugging her with full of joy she smiled and was determined to live her life

The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it open.   Arnold Glasgow, American humorist. Patience. Taking it slow. In today’s life, one has totally forgotten these things.  Many of us struggle with impatience. At times, even I do. But this leads to many lifestyle diseases which is taking rounds in the city.  One should know that getting impatient would not solve any problem; instead it deteriorates one’s health. It raises our stress level, causes physical harm to our bodies and further damage relationships. It’s very difficult to concentrate on one thing at a time or focus vanishes when we become impatient. A disturbed mind leads to impatient actions. More importantly stress leads to impatience which further leads to stress. Like a circle, it never stops and there is no end point. At the length, it takes us to the dangerous zone. What we don’t know is impatience slows down the process and leads to constant worry. I...

Samriti had to go back to her hostel in Bangalore. She had come to her hometown after the midterm exams. She was not feeling well as she was down with fever. But somehow she had to reach Bangalore. Her deficiency in attendance meant a huge loss as her college would debar her from placements.   Her parents asked her to cancel the journey and leave once she recovers.  At the same time, she received a call from her best friend Mahesh. She told him that she is leaving for hostel on that day. She talked with him for some 30 minutes and started packing her bags. She messaged him that she is not well and don’t know how she would manage to go. He scolded her and asked her to listen to her parents. Her cell was flooded with his messages asking her the health state, how she was feeling, whether she was able to reach properly. He thought that she was accompanied by her parents to the bus stop. Having known that she was alone in this state, he insisted that he would accompany her t...

All the time, we say, we hear, we read, we listen, we know that you and me should respect Women. We are blessed to have amazing mother and sisters on earth. We are even more blessed to have lovely female friends around us. On this very special day, I salute them by writing about them. Everyone has got some female role models, an inspiration, and a hero whom they admire and aspire to be in their life, some visionary. Lot of people talk about their mother/ sister/ grand ma/ teacher/ colleague/ boss/ spouse etc. Let’s talk about someone who we admire and wish to be …… One of the celebrity and social activist whom I really look up to: Nandita Das: An Award winning actress she is, won many accolades for her performances in many of her films. Her directorial debut Firaaq has won lot of international and national awards. I really admire with the fact that she is a wonderful artist, theatre actor, director, social activist,  teacher, dubbing artist, affectionate mo...