Heart singing
Winning accolades!
Sun shining
Unforgettable days!

Friends getting together
Rainbow anticipated...
Cheerfulness overflowing
Breath bated...

Did not sit down to write
For many a day...

Things happened
Some disappeared
Some memories did stay...

Sometimes I felt happy
And content
Sometimes felt,
I should go away...

Trees have gotten green
Flowers abloom everywhere
Nice, sunny days,
Son is with us to stay...

Life has been lovely
Setting up home...
When death comes up in discussions
Towards life do I sway!

There is support
Without which
I couldn't have gone on
After falling down
And hurting myself...

My support
Stood up when I did
And is thriving
Now that I am too...

The world is beckoning!
May we be able to sprint
And then, run!

God listens
To our prayers
And replies
When we are listening to music...

God holds our hand
And leads us
When we roam the forests...

He wakes us up
Every morning
And tells us
You are my all...

Life is spread
Like a rainbow across the skies now
I am happy...

Son has to go back to his dorm
I will be sad...

It comes
In these combo packages.
Make good of them.

Flowers bloom
And likewise,
Everything has turned beautiful
All around me...

My new house
Is like a flower in bloom...
I touch it
And it opens up
Into secrets and mysteries
Yet to be built up
In its walls and cabinets
In its corners and drawers
In the pictures yet to be hung
In the mirrors reflecting...

I am revelling in it
And it talks to me.

Thoughts alternate:
Happy,
Not so happy...

Everything alternates.
Nature, Life,
When
there is sadness,
we have to know

Happiness
will come
knocking at our door
Very soon.

Flowers held
In trembling hands
And offered to Him

Resonate with
His blessings
Beamed towards you...

Flowers offered
Because you love Him
And you love the world
He has created for you...

And his blessings come
Because He loves you!

A new day has dawned.
I have to laze in the morning
Water my plants
Cook
Exercise
Feed my son when he is back from college
Go out do a little bit of groceries
Come back, sit and write
Paint and sing...

But all days do not go in the same fashion.
Some days are disorganized
And there is a sadness to it...
I am sad when I think
Of things which go wrong

In life,in others' lives, in the world...

I know that
We have to spend effort
To correct them

And look towards God
To bolster our efforts.

The world would surely go right again.

The painting thing
Did not happen
And I was in tears...

Life goes on
You have to try harder...

Have not been able to
Resume my biking lessons
After the fall
And I am feeling bad about it...

Life goes on
You have to try harder...

The days are so beautiful
You simply have to smile
And think of the good things
That are also happening...

You have to smile
And acknowledge
That God is working full time...

And keep moving on!

I am on the verge of
Embarking on fruitful journeys...
My heart is full and pounding...!
Much is expected of me
And I am sure I can do much!
I am racing through fields,
Arms spread out...
God is looking down on me
And I am happy...happy!

And then in Germany
And in Japan

The madness goes on...

Would taking human lives
Dissolve the pain
That we are told
You were victims of?

Would causing more pain
Alleviate it?

Pray, listen to your hearts!
Said I...

Life is going on
At its usual pace

With great promises
Of a golden future
The foundations of which
Are getting laid...

Some near ones arriving
To start the process
Flowers blooming in hordes
In my garden...

The days sunny,happy,
And me excited at times,
And content at others!

Has the storm passed over?

It was exhaustion
These last few days...

Exhaustion after celebrating,
After experiencing
A lot of joy
And acute pain...

After finding God amidst us
After having to give in to destiny
         Even after putting up a brave fight...

You feel grateful
You also feel helpless.

It is all
God's divine design
Which is played out
With the help of
Our efforts, our victories, our failings.

We have to put in
Our best efforts, our best fights.
And God will shower
The final flower petal
Upon our heads
As her blessing.

Came back from India
Renewed,saddened
Happy and glum
Were surrounded
By friends,by people
Met ma,di,dada
And felt reassured...
Back into
The snow covered lawns and roads
Knowing
Warmth exists!

God decided to let the world remain
Because men and women
Fought to preserve it
It snowed again in December
And people celebrated Christmas
There were gifts and hugs
That happened
There were zoom meets
And connections were strengthened
There was giving and self care
And people rejoiced with all their might
God agreed
To give them another chance…

Today is a day
Full of expectations-
I am expecting news
Regarding my paintings...!

My singing
Is going on okay
So is my writing,
As you know...

Life is full
And will be fuller
Come December
When we will get possession
Of our new house...

I am overcoming
Hurts and obstacles...

God did drop
That flower petal
On my head!

When I travel
Far and wide
When I
Stay at home
I carry with me
Those whom I love
Those whom I call my own

Those whom I have
Seen but once
Those of whom I have
Only heard
Even they are all
Connected to me
Even they can
Hear my call.

The whole world
Is but a
Single creation
And we are
Never alone...

Being in love also
Is a many splendored thing.

Radiant,joyous,oxygen.
Repeatedly felt kernel of life...

Once you meet it
You can't live without it.

It beats with your heart
Breathes with your lungs...

Delve deep into it
And scoop up
The delight
With which
It lights up all your moments!

Smile! Fight back, tooth for tooth!
Smash back when smashed!
Do not let go!
That is today's mantra.
Forces have arisen
Which are looting, hurting, smashing you...
Be a force to fight for the just and moral.
Fight against the dark!
And you will win!

Nothing hollow
Haloed days
Greenery outside
My son's happy ways...
Cookin, eating,
In grand ways
Summer is here
Golden days!
Agendas, routines,
Resolutions, pride,
Completeness.
He is watching always!

Putting in a lot of effort,
My link to a promising future...
Wish me luck,all!
The time is exciting,
Full of indications,
Beckoning me to go onwards,
Explore,discover,be amazed!
I know all your blessings,
Will straddle along with me,
On my new journeys!

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?

Like flowers bloom
Inspiration
Makes your heart
Bloom likewise!

Treasure it
Remember it
Gather it from the fields
And preserve it...

For
Being inspired
Is like
Being touched by God!

Summer was full of parties,
Prayer meetings, picnic, beach going
Our son was here with us...

Now we are anticipating fall
And its colors...

Then comes winter
And the white snowfall...

Seasons come and go
All aglow
With their beauty

Created by God
With a lot of care
And love!

We love them too.

Today I took a walk
In the sun

Went and bought some books

Welcomed spring into my life
First time this year

I know what a whole lot
Has to be done
When the days are this precious

Wish me success

The sun already did!

And the books?
To be read by the poolside...

Life's challenges
Will keep pursuing you.

See to it that your sword
Rifts through them!

You will be able to see
The sunny skies beyond
And carry on!

This life is precious.
Fight for it!

It has been a few days since Thanksgiving...
I am full of gratitude.
This life has taken
And then given me
Hampers full of bounty!
It has given me
An array of warm smiles
And embraces
Which filled my heart
So, that it overflowed...
And loads of warm love
Which made me
Beautiful again!

Season of renewals is here

Life is closing worn out chapters
Opening new ones

Season of soft sunlight is here

Life is seeping in life giving elixir
Breathing in dew wet new Suns...

Friends dropped in
And my house
Was glowing!

Settling down
More and more
Happiness is growing

How can I
Not love this country
When sadness
Is abating
Grief is slowing
               Down?

Trembling all over
Have become busy
Smiling all over
Braving the cold
Taking the bus
And then the train
Walking,
Amongst strangers
Awed at Manhattan
I have stepped into a fairyland!

Wanna come?

Life has gotten busy
Promised to get busier
That is exhilarating!

Lifting myself up to work
Things becoming easier
That is elevating!

Eyes on the horizon
Moving forward
Remembering when days were lazier
That is breathtaking!

Starting to spread my wings a little
Starting to do my own thing a little
Seeking support, getting support
Couching comfy
Surrounded by love
And care
Basking in the sunlight
Petals underneath my footfalls...

Have to face
Ups and downs
Smiles and frowns
Lectures and jokes
Different strokes

Sometimes I answer back
Sometimes get angry
Sometimes just sit quiet and tight
Sometimes get hungry

Life seems like a battle
Lots of effort needed
But it also looks like a flower garden
Blooming if seeded...

Winter is here.
There will be festivities
There will be snow
There will be stories.

There will be joy
There will be cheer
People will let go of worries!

Chin up, and smile
God is watching upon us
Let gloom take leave with the flurries...

It is as if
Lives which go
Get drawn
From our very bodies...
That is
How much
It hurts!

Despair not
That Mother Nature
Has been so ruthless...
She destroyed all that you had...
Know why?
She wanted to test your resilience,
Your willingness to stand up
Every time you are pushed down
To smile back
Every time that she makes tears roll down your cheeks
To build atop ravages...
For that is who you are!

It is the season of festivities.

As winter comes in
We are asserting the human spirit
And that it is indomitable!

Winter?
Let us celebrate the beauty
Of the incoming snow and bare trees...

Let us pray on
Till it is sunny again!

When
Innocent lives
Get scattered
As ashes
Over the
Oceans and the mountains

Does the planet
Give rise to goodness?

Sometimes I call it a roller coaster
Sometimes the changing weather
Sometimes I feel heavy as a log
Sometimes as light as a feather!

Now life is at a juncture where
Things seem upwardly lifted
Now is a time when my
        Low,depressed perspective,
Has radically shifted!

I am happy as a lark...

Upholding truth
Amidst a rampage of untruth
That is what you have been doing.
Upholding values, and sanity
When the world seems to have gone insane
Is the precious role you have been playing.
We are holding on to you
For
You are holding on to Godliness.

Autumn is here
And many things pleasant.

As soothing and as colorful.

Like the balmy breeze
And the leaves turning red.

We thank the Omniscient
For unearthing that
Change was welcome!

Senseless ending of lives must stop.

What joy do you get
Out of cutting short
People's lives
Just because
A gun gives you power?

It is not a toy
And we are humans!

If you cannot use it sensibly
Then it should go!
God is watching.

Sitting by the blue water of the pool
Writing and reading in the sun
Makes it easier to think of Texas
And the mass shootings
Sitting by Lake George
On our vacay
Enables me to bear
The beatings doled out
By friends who turned into enemies
Frenemies teach me
To discriminate
Between good and bad
May I always choose
The Good!

I was out with my friend
And it rained this afternoon...

They had said it will be scorching hot...
But God decided otherwise

He soothed us
With raindrops
Coz I was out
With my friend...

When God touches you
You can tell the world
That he loves us all.
When God talks to you
You announce
That he guides us all.
When God embraces you
You leave behind the world
Telling all
That you will meet again.
And the world believes you...

Blow after blow,
It will come,
Purporting to take your everything away...
Hold on, do not give way!
And when they stop,
Deliver your blows!

Keep on doing this, for as long as they persist,
For years, decades...

And then, they would seem to stop...
And, would really stop.
And then you celebrate victory...

Brown sugar in my tea
And I am feeling happy
Looking out of my window at TIP

A little bit of work
A little reading
A little bit of reflecting
And am content as can be

Close to God
That is where we have come
From afar
For this is Destiny...

Days have been tough
I had to battle
Enemies have been persistent
Sometimes even fatal...

Love is what made me go on
Love is what upheld me
Love is what embraced me
Enabled me realize my mettle...

The way to move forward
Is to accept love when in pain
Nowadays, pain comes cheap,
Hurt comes easy,
Light seems rare.
Get love
And conquer pain.
Light up the world,
It is waiting!