She lit the lamps though it wasn’t dark. She’d prepared all his favourite dishes and had meticulously arranged them on the table the way he liked it. Tonight was special. She was going to see him after so long! She waited patiently while pouring more oil into the lamps to keep them burning. Eventually, the food went cold, the wind blew off the lamps. She […]
You promised someone that there was something that you’d do for them and then you worked on it and ensured that they had what they wanted. May be to finish that project on time or may be help someone with something you knew? Someday you promised someone that you would meet them. It was your only day off from work but you met them! You […]
“This story is the original work of the author. Any resemblance with any person living or dead are purely coincidental” She read it again. It was no coincidence. The story in the book was the same as the one she’d submitted a few months ago. The publisher was the same. The author’s name wasn’t hers. Word Count: 55 I am participating in the Ultimate Blog […]
The drudgery of everyday pulls me down, Each day when I wake up, all I want to do is run! Run away from this place, this town, To some place far, where I’ll have worries none! Day after day doing the same thing, Nothing new to look forward to each day is boring. I want to wonder what tomorrow’s going to bring, This world […]
Both of them searched every corner of the house with the hope of finding some money. The old clothes, old drawers and cupboards were dusted and thoroughly searched, but with no luck. “What do we do? We have no money for her gift.”, he said. “It is okay, she’ll understand dear”, she tried to calm him down. “But it is her 10th birthday. And as […]
Not so long ago, I began a blog, For the words were too many to just stay in my head. I was scared that my brain they’d clog, And the blogging path I decided to tread. Sometimes I wrote my heart out, Sometimes the words made no sense. And at times all I did was just shout, Not caring about grammar, spellings or tense! […]
The serene waters of the lake bore no resemblance to the storm of thoughts raging in her mind. But she loved looking at the waters of the lake. Because those were her few minutes of freedom, the only time when she got to see the outside world. How she longed to be out in the open and feel the chill of the blowing wind and the warmth […]
We meet a lot of people in our lives. Some people just pass by but some stay. And there are some people who come into our lives as strangers and then we go on to become the closest of friends. There are times when the closest of friends become strangers, but the real ones stay with you no matter what happens! Around 3 years ago […]
Each morning when you wake up, and those rays of the morning sun fall on your face, do you realize how lucky you are to be alive? And when you see how beautiful the day is, and how lovely it is to listen to the voices of your loved ones, and when the delicious smell of the food that is being cooked in the kitchen […]
Do you remember that old tree in the park, The one with with flowers so lovely, That reminded us of all things heavenly? Do you remember that old tree in the park, Around whose mighty trunk we played, And danced when its branches swayed? Do you remember that old tree in the park, Under whose shade we rested, And in whose branches those little birds […]
