Tag: #love

• Kerala Diaries 2: Travel From Thrissur to Cochin

  

  After spending six days in my husband’s parents’ home which is in a village near Thrissur district, we left for Cochin which is two hours away. I left with a heavy heart. The below lines by Robert Frost came to my mind as I said goodbye. The woods are lovely, dark and deepBut I have […]

  Smitha V

  July 4, 2022

  Experiences, Travel

  #beautifulindia, #Cochin, #explore, #family, #familyholidays, #India, #keraladiaries, #life, #love, #monsoons, #nature, #people, #SouthIndia, #travelogue, #truth

• We are connected

  

  The train is chugging along. We’ve booked seats in the AC compartment- the windows are sealed, so, you can’t open them. Since it is the monsoon (rainy) season, it’s cold in the compartment with the AC on. So, I step out with my husband to take a break from the AC and I stand in […]

  Smitha V

  June 29, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry, Travel

  #culture, #journey, #life, #love, #nature, #people, #poem, #relationship, #SoCs, #statesofindia, #train, #truth, #unityindiversity, #weareone

• Published: Ye Birds on my Window sill

  

  I know I’m supposed to be sharing the poetry I wrote during April but, today, I’m taking a break and sharing a poem that’s close to my heart and that got published by SpillWords Press yesterday.Here’s the link to the poem. And here’s one stanza ( it’s not about birds, so do read to find […]

  Smitha V

  May 4, 2022

  Poetry

  #absence, #birds, #children, #childrenmovingaway, #leavingthenest, #love, #parents, #poem, #published, #spillwordspress

• NaPoWriMo Day 29 – The Gift

  

  “And here’s our prompt. In certain versions of the classic fairytale Sleeping Beauty, various fairies or witches are invited to a princess’s christening, and bring her gifts. One fairy/witch, however, is not invited, and in revenge for the insult, lays a curse on the princess. Today, I’d like to challenge you to write a poem in […]

  Smitha V

  April 29, 2022

  Poetry

  #borntomeet, #day29, #destiny, #fate, #gift, #GloPoWriMo2022, #love, #memory, #NaPoWriMo2022, #nostalgia, #soulmates, #storypoem, #whatmyfathersaid

• NaPoWriMo Day 10 – l’amour c’est toi et moi

  

  Love is,the bounce in my step,the smile on my lips,the sparkle in my eyes,the warmth in my heart,the kindness in my wordsLove is, you and me-Friends, with no stringsApple and cinnamonLock and keystream and pebblea sweet symphony, a slow dance.Love, is us-A home with no doors,Spring after winter,Bass and trebleWaves and shoreDifferent, yet, togetherTo love […]

  Smitha V

  April 10, 2022

  Poetry

  #day11, #GloPoWriMo2022, #love, #lovepoem, #NaPoWriMo2022, #romanticpoem