Had Lindt chocolate the other day
And pistachio ice cream the day before
With my family.

The little children
At the impoverished crèche  in Kolkata
For which we chip in
Were too far off
For me to share it with them too...

They would have loved it!

So I resolved
To treat them to chocolate
When I visit them in winter...

But how do I get them Lindt?

Balloons fly into the air
Kites swirl in the cloud
Spirits soar high above the world

When friends come in
And the glasses ******
Clear and loud.

They make you happy
They declare you are fair
They make you feel as beautiful
As a red rose in black hair...

Shakespeare-in-the-Park.
Troilus and Cressida.

A tale unfolded
Before our eyes
Which proclaimed
The power of true love
And told of two innocent souls
Which yearned for one another.

And of war
Of disaster
Of loss
Both going hand in hand.

Love overcomes.
But war makes everyone
Overcome with anguish...

Victory and tears
Is that God's design?

Sadness rises
From the preceding moment
The preceding day, the night before
And goes on till
The next moment this day
It spreads like a cloud
Over all activities
And it rains from your eyes
Till the people
Who had gone out on work
Come in, smile, and hand you the tissue.

I chat
With my cleaning lady...
Her victories
Her glories
Her sorrows...

She is a brave lady
And a joy
To interact with

Her kids are her pride
She is a model mother
Working very hard
For her children.

May she, and her like
Always thrive...

Our tickets have been bought
For a Europe tour.
I am dreaming and imagining
Imagining and dreaming!
I am that excited.

But then
Paris and Nice and Munich
Come to remind me
That I have to carry the flag
To urge.

No more ruthlessness
No more unmercifulness.

Would people notice and read
My flag?

Would our tickets
Lead us on into the
Kingdom of light, one day?

Last week for us
Was movie week.

Travelled the galaxies
And travelled the world.
Star Trek and Jason Bourne.
We were transported.

Gus went to work
This weekend
So we were home bound, doing chores.

We always have to
Strike a balance
Between reality and feeling
Between love and the outcome

We have to accomplish
And be on watch
Peril beckons
We have to outlast.

Dream on
Act on...