The ideal world

The ideal world

Imagine a world without pain, Where no one had to suffer in vain. Where truth would always win, And there would be no sin. A place where each would help a neighbour in distress, Where none would curse but instead bless. What if all of our own decisions were sensible, Nothing then would seem impossible. A world like this everyone would admire, And it is […]

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Quirk of fate

Quirk of fate

From early morning she spent all her time preparing for his arrival. She was so engrossed with the preparations that she didn’t see the newspaper which read “Airplane crash kills all on board”. That was the airplane he was travelling in. Word count: 41 This flash fiction is written for In a flash #4 at A prompt each day and for Day 17 of Ultimate […]

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In a trance

In a trance

I feel tired as I walk towards the well to fetch some water. As I sit down on the stone bench to rest for a while, I see little girls running to school. They are all set to begin their day of learning and I am envious of them. It was my dream too to go to school and quench my thirst in the fountain […]

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The rocky road

Image Source In life’s journey there is always both good and bad, We always wish for things better than the ones we’ve had. I walk through the rocky road, I thought it was too much of a load. There were times when I almost gave up, Thinking that it wasn’t my cup. Easy I wished the journey to be, The path ahead looked hard to […]

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The reason I write

The reason I write

Image source Thoughts sweep through my mind, An outlet for those I seek to find. Memories both happy and sad, Are best felt when they are shared. I set up stories in a world of my own, With each character I create, I seem to have grown. And what better way can there be, Than to set the words free? I write because it puts […]

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In a world of my own

Image source “My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations” The line from the novel I read explains the state of my mind too. I am confused about so many things in my life and sometimes I search for an escape. And so at leisure, I let my mind slip into a world of its own. I am always eager to be lost in […]

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Today

Today

 Gone are the troubles and failures of yesterday, And I don’t know what to expect from the next day. To give my best I just have a day, And that day is today! This post is written for In a flash-3 at A prompt each day and for Day 7 of the Ultimate Blog Challenge 

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Is it my fault?

Is it my fault?

Image source I was always told to be nice to people around and that I always did. A life of honesty I was asked to lead and I spoke the truth always. But then there were people who took me for granted and made fun of my values. And I can never forget that day when I was caught for a crime I didn’t commit […]

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Magical melodies

Magical melodies

Image source In the din that surrounds me, a place of quiet I seek to find, But the every where I go is restless, just like the state of my mind. My life seems to be empty and I’ve lost direction, I am scared now of yet another rejection. As I walk towards nowhere, I hear few strains of music in the air.  The notes […]

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Life that has been

Life that has been

I was lost in thoughts deep, Wondering about life’s journey whose track I find hard to keep. I was given wings so that I could fly high, But I thought I was caught in a trap even before I could try. Carried a big burden of uneasy feelings as I walked through life’s garden, It would have been light as a feather if I’d only […]

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