Watching this old snap when I was born, how his firm hands held us tight and his calm touch vanished our fears. I watched Pa resting on the rocking chair, the robust personality withered with age & Parkinson. His deep voice held thousand people but now he could be hardly heard. Once he held me whenever I stumbled […]
Still I blush & turn crimsonWhen the rustling winds Calls you by name.© Ila Varma Feb.2017
“Khat Khatt Khat” the sound coming from the adjacent room took me out of the reverie. I checked my watch, it was 2 am. “Pa…what are you doing at this time?” “Nothing Beta…venting out my emotions,” Pa said without stopping his hands on the typewriter. As usual, I entered Pa’s room with morning tea but […]
Till yesterday midnight, I was fumbling and was indecisive on what to write on the Prompt, “Stress”. You might be amazed to hear so but it’s true on my part, I don’t take stress easily till there is something that needs to be cared of and I try to find the resolutions […]
I am happy because I count my blessings rather than abusing Almighty for the shortcomings in my life. There was a time in my life when I too had the habit of cribbing, lost control on my pangs of emotions and thought I was the unluckiest of all. As I grew and started understanding […]
Autumn has descended and the mellow leaves are strewn all around. Thousand of memorable moments are associated with this park. I’m back to my country after 25 years, a lot has changed around but this place appears the same; only the seats are barren. When we met, we were seated on separate benches and with passage of time, […]
He was trying Ashima’s number, every-time he got the same message, “Number unreachable.” Pratik wasn’t feeling well, so he took break from office & started for home. He saw the keys dangling on the main door. He thought that someone has barged in his house & he lost all that he had earned. He tip-toed inside […]
“Every day is a new day for me” is Mantra of my life now. Two decades ago, I wasn’t like this rather I lived in past more than in present and carried past along. Gradually the load of past increased and I felt burdened with yesteryear. The consequence directly showed its impact on my health. […]
Mr. X said, “Why people celebrate advent of New Year with so much of enthusiasm, when he knows that he is losing a year of his life, it’s been reduced?” Mr. Y replied, “People celebrate with gaiety feeling that he is alive to watch the entry of New Year in our life & they are alive […]
We welcome the year with a bang and we see it off with a bang, but when the clock strucks 12, the night shuffles to New Year, the heart misses the beat, Ek kasak si rah jaati hain, ek bichadne ka gam…but this is how life is…it keeps on moving…rocking us on topsy & curvy […]