My tryst with wordsmithing
Have you ever wondered how everyone at an indian wedding reception is waiting for it get over so that they can get back to being at peace, be it the music party, the couple, guests and certainly the parents of the couple đ A creative take on this as âindian wedding receptionâ. On a different note, I am seriously thinking of making a resolution of not to attend receptions unless it happens to be a…
As I stepped outside the house, the fluffy clouds and the pink sky seemed to say âGo on wordsmith, weave a poem with the golden lightâ. And here it is as âGolden lightâ. When I finished writing this, I remembered the face of Nayana Prasad, the lady with a golden glow and a lovely smile who made our day wonderful as we entered our office (VeriFone India) many many years ago.
All of us especially in Bangalore get frustrated by the garbage in the neighbourhood. Today morning during the morning walk, me and my good friend Hari were chatting on this and our helplessness in solving this. He said it is not worth getting frustrated about this, to which I agreed and stated that we are âcounting life backwardsâ. Here is the creative spin on the garbage issue and staying positive as âCount life years backwardsâ….
I started playing with words in Dec 2016 and and enjoyed word smithing, resulting in poems. The transition from writing experiences as posts to a more tighter form of expression as poetry has been very interesting and joyful. I experimented with poster making along the way, and enjoy making the poem posters that I post now. Just like cycling in 2011 and running in 2013 that helped me experience Zen via movement, the act of…
Hindu Gods are many and the worship practices very many. Challenged in recent times in court, these are sadly debated are upon without possibly appreciating the customs rooted deeply in the rich diversity of âthe manyâ to discover âyourâ personal God. A creative take on this as âYOUâ, seeded by Sridhar Pabisetty who requested a poem on the controversy of women not being allowed in Sabarimala.
The demands of a CXO compared to the long journey of  Ultra and finally wooing the CXO for a 12-hour Ultra. Many ideas in my mind for new revenue to find Many problems to solve requiring strong resolve Many decisions to make and many actions to take Many meetings to attend lot of data to comprehend Many emails to respond wish I had a magic wand Many customers to meet a lot of time on…
It is sad to see the beautiful Godâs own country so wet. Did dear Vamanaâs foot stepping from heaven to earth break the clouds? Pray to the young Boy to bring back peace to his own country.
Do the little playful drops of water know the havoc they are causing? They seem to be âBlissfully unawareâ. What do you think? — Oh, with this I reach my two century mark of amateur poems (yes, 200 poems). A labour of love that I have cherished very much commencing Dec 20, 2016.
We consume a lot and discard a lot more, a relentless cycle that feeds on nature in myriad ways, to satisfy our greed and grow the economy, only to empty its body and soul, that it has nothing more to offer. A creative take on the phrase âHurt? Oh, So, why cribâ as a poem titled âGreedâ.
During the stadium run, when I was walking with Rocky Vikram, he said this has been a bad experience for him, as he was suffering from injury that was making it very hard to walk let alone run. That is when I said âthere is no bad or good, it is how you choose to make it, after all no one asked us to run like a zombie in the stadiumâ. Here it is expressed creatively…