Tag: #tribute

• 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

• Published: Poetry- Grandma’s cooking

  

  I’m happy to share my poem, ‘Grandma’s cooking,’ published by Spillwords Press. I had written the poem for the prompt ‘Kitchen spices’ in April. But, The poem is written in memory of my grandma, whom I fondly called, ‘Amma’. It will be 2 years since she passed away as of September 8th. Here’s an excerpt […]

  Smitha V

  August 22, 2022

  Experiences, Poetry

  #cooking, #grandma, #life, #love, #memories, #nostalgia, #poem, #relationship, #tribute

• NaPoWriMo Day 3: Sleep, my baby, sleep

  

  Today’s prompt is to write a Spanish form called a “glosa” – literally a poem that glosses, or explains, or in some way responds to another poem. The idea is to take a quatrain from a poem that you like, and then write a four-stanza poem that explains or responds to each line of the […]

  Smitha V

  April 3, 2022

  Poetry

  #CallforPeace, #day3, #death, #Destruction, #forukraine, #GloPoWriMo2022, #glosapoetry, #longpoem, #lullaby, #motherandchild, #NaPoWriMo2022, #news, #pain, #tribute, #Ukraine, #War

• Naveen – A tribute

  

  ‘Naveen’ means fresh, creative, bright ‘Naveen’ was my mom’s youngest brother’s name “He died when he was two,” my grandma told me with a tear in her eye. “A long, long time ago.” Yesterday, Naveen died once again This time, he was twenty-one A year older than my daughter is now He was studying to […]

  Smitha V

  March 2, 2022

  Poetry

  #CallforPeace, #children, #conflict, #dreams, #families, #pain, #Sorrow, #tribute, #Ukraine, #War

• Published : Poem ‘obituary’

  

  I’m happy to say that my poem, ‘Obituary,’ has been published by Spillwords Press. I’ve started reading the pages at the end of the newspaper-The one with the photographs-Sometimes stamp sized, sometimes biggerThe faces look back at meSome smiling, some solemnBut rarely ever sadI wonder if they were truly as happy or is it a […]

  Smitha V

  February 2, 2021

  Poetry

  #circleoflife, #death, #life, #memory, #newspapers, #nostalgia, #obituary, #people, #poetry, #tribute, Published