Belief

“Believe that you will find a solution and belief in the solution is key to solving life’s problems” . The shadow play by streetlight during my night dog walk triggered my muse resulting in “Belief”.

Thank you God for little things

Have you observed the little things every day that you encounter especially when you walk? Have you felt how these little things seem to go all the way to make you calm and happy? It is little things that I observe in my walking, cycling & running that lighten my heart, connect me with the cosmos, gently pauses everything to let my silent creative centre blossom. My experience today as I walked my dog tonight…

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Ardhanareeshwara

During my bicycle night rides as part of training, I see transgenders on the highway beckoning drivers. Every time I see them, despite a moment of titillation, I feel a deep pang for them. Shunned, discarded, they seem to live for others. Here is my creative take on this titled “Ardhanareeshwara”. I commenced this poem a few weeks ago, the muse took a long break, waking up yesterday night. Details on Ardhanareeshwara at http://bit.ly/2K8sUcp

subjects

Enjoy a creative on a student with straight aces, who picked up the paces, when application of logic in the subject of love turned tragic. A light hearted humour titled “subjects”.

He was very alone

We read more words, have less conversation, see lots of videos, but see less eye-to-eye, shut our ears with headphones and talk much less. We take more selfies, but find it harder to understand oneself. We interact digitally with a poke, a wave, an emoticon and less with a gentle touch. Now we have BOTS, avatars, agents that befriend us to entice us into a relationship. In the barrage of interactions everyday in today’s world…

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Shrug it and soar

Today evening when I was cycling in my neighbourhood, an eagle swooped down to pick up something from the road. A scooterist hit the eagle and went away. I stopped to help the eagle, he struggled a bit, shook himself and flew away soaring into the skies, not needing my help. Amazing. Wow, wish we could all shake ourselves and soar away when we get hit in life. Profound learning today. – “Shake it and…

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shrug it off and soar

A kite swooped low and got hit by a biker. Stunned it was for a moment, but then it then shook itself and flew away! It taught e a life lesson. Here is expressed creatively as a poem” shrug it off and soar” — “for after all life is meant for flying let your mind grow expansive wings to serenely watch the little things the beautiful spring, the deadly sting and experience the joy of…

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