Tag: #healing

• Published : Two years since you left

  

  I’m pleased to say that my letter poem, ‘Two years since you left’ has been published by NY-based press, SpillWords Press. I had written the poem on my dad’s second death anniversary, 26th, November. However, the poem only got published now as I’d sent it only on the 23rd to the press, following which SpillWords […]

  Smitha V

  January 6, 2023

  Poetry

  #father, #feelgood, #healing, #lossandlove, #loveyoudad, #memory, #missingyou, #nostalgia, #obituary, #published, #spillwords, #tribute

• My father’s home

  

  I wrote this tanka prose on the 26th of November. The tanka prose is based on my visit in September to the place where my father bought his first house. The house was in a most sought-after locale and I remember, dad, being very proud of it. I was around nine at the time and […]

  Smitha V

  December 1, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #childhood, #dealingwithpain, #healing, #home, #japanesepoetry, #life, #loss, #memories, #nostalgia, #parents, #tankaprose, #truth

• Quote 27 : Forgive yourself

  

  I felt the need to write this. It was something I said to a friend who lost her brother. I decided to share it because I realized she probably was not the only one who needed to hear it. Relationships are complicated and they rarely end perfectly, especially with those we are closest to. Because, […]

  Smitha V

  October 21, 2022

  Quotes

  #dealing with loss, #death, #forgiveyourself, #grief, #healing, #inspiration, #letgo, #life, #loss, #pain, #staystrong, #truth

• Travel: A pilgrim’s trip to Trimbak

  

  The best trips are those that are done without much planning. With hubby having caught a bad bout of the flu, we couldn’t go anywhere on the weekend. But, before our upcoming holiday to my hometown and then his hometown, I needed to visit the Tryambakeshwar temple- the one I hadn’t been able to go […]

  Smitha V

  June 15, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #beautifulindia, #dealingwithloss, #festivalsofindia, #gratitude, #healing, #indianculture, #life, #maharashtra, #movingforward, #mumbai, #nashik, #Pilgrimage, #shorttrip, #tryambakeshwar, #villagesinindia

• NaPoWriMo- Day 30 – ‘Hope’, the little birdie that’s yours

  

  Yayy! We’ve finally reached the end of this year’s NaPoWriMo. I’d like to thank everybody who read my poems, liked, commented and helped me through another month but that’ll be a separate post, once my blog’s fixed. For all those who’ve been reading my blog and have a fair idea of how it looked, you […]

  Smitha V

  April 30, 2022

  Poetry

  #centopoem, #Day30, #emilydickinson, #GloPoWriMo2022, #healing, #hope, #inspiration, #LangstonHughes, #life, #MaryOliver, #NaPoWriMo2022, #neilgaiman, #postivity, #staystrong, #VikramSeth, #yourenotalone