Tag: #peace
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Where do I go?
War is at the doorstep. What do you want me to do? You say I must run- but where you do not say- Where do I go When this is the only home I know You say, ‘Do it for your family.’ And I agree. I wake my sleeping children Stuff my pockets with money, […]
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Art: Mountain roads…take me home
I painted this a few days ago, on the 22nd to be precise. The painting is special for loads of reasons. For the first time in days I felt at ease with myself- my older daughter walked into the room , saw my face and remarked “You look so calm today,” and when my husband […]
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The Sparrow
Have you seen the delightful creatures Cocking their head to the side like a little child watching their beady eyes blinking in awe before they flap their streaked wings and fly into the sky? Have you heard their voices like children in the playground chattering What a ruckus they cause tweeting hopping and skipping in […]
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All I need
This morning my husband and I went for a walk just after the rains. There was nobody out there but us. I had not carried my mobile phone so I could not take any pictures. But this is how I felt. I hope the words reach you despite the absence of pictures. Here’s the poem […]
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My secret love affair… with the night
As I grow older, I’m falling more and more in love with the night. Is it the darkness that I love or the silence that it brings? Is it the glow of the night lamp or the solitude? Ah! the night is here, How I love it so- I, the silent spectator It does the […]