Tag: #monsoons

• 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

• Carpe Diem #1826 – Magic of Monsoons

  

  Today Chevrefeuille  challenges us to writing a haiku in which we use “juxtaposition”. JUXTAPOSITION Any time unlike things bump up against each other, you can describe it as a juxtaposition. Imagine a funeral mourner telling jokes graveside, and you get the idea — the juxtaposition in this case is between grief and humor. Juxtaposition of […]

  Smitha V

  July 4, 2020

  Poetry

  #beauty, #carpediem -1826, #grateful, #haiku, #juxtaposition, #lockdowndiaries, #monsoons, #mumbairains, #nature, #rains, #simplepleasures

• Mumbai Diaries :Beware! The Titans are at war

  

  On the 20th, we woke up to blue skies – summer skies. I had forgotten how that looked- my eyes having got used to all shades of grey for the last 2 and a half months. Even the sun looked different that day – glowing amber- orange not pale watery yellow. I drew the curtains […]

  Smitha V

  September 27, 2019

  Creative Writing, Poetry

  #diary, #metaphors, #monsoons, #mumbai, #mumbaidiaries, #Naturepoem, #rain, #thunder, #truth, #wrath, Creative Writing, Experiences, My diary, Poetry

• The Sounds of the Countryside

  

  Daily Prompt : Symphony This poem is based on a place called Nellayi, in Thrissur district, in Kerala (a state on the western coast of India), where my in-laws’ stay. If you stand at the porch and close your eyes (which is what I do, on every visit), these are the sounds you are most […]

  Smitha V

  July 31, 2017

  Experiences, Poetry

  #birds, #countryside, #daily prompt, #ducks, #India, #inspiration, #kerala, #monsoons, #nature, #peace, #poem, #soundsofnature, #soundsofthecountryside, #Thrissur, #trees, Experiences, Poetry

• Thekkady – Tiger Reserve, India

  

  Not being one with a penchant for heights, the road from Munnar (a hill station in Kerala, 1450 m- 1800m above sea-level) to Mahindra resorts (1800m) was not the best, with hair pin bends and no barrier at all. The valley down was a free- fall. The only saving grace was that the speed limit was 15km/hr. I […]

  Smitha V

  August 15, 2016

  Experiences, Travel

  #experience, #Holidays, #Holidaywithkids, #India, #indian holidays, #Indian parents, #kerala, #monsoons, #munnardrive, #short trips, #thekkady, #weekend trips, Experiences, Travel