My Reflections and Expressions
Shinto is the dominant religion in Japan, though it is more of a way of life than a way to worship.Visitors to Shinto shrines can purchase small wooden plaques called ema, upon which they can share their hopes and dreams. Then, they hang them amongst other ema from people who have come before them, in… Continue reading The Daily Post Photo Challenge : Wish
Reading in the newspapers
About violence
Here, there and everywhere.
And then about
The destruction of
Nature’s resources
For the never ending
Greed of man.
To make matters worse
Politicians who are
A class into themselves
And live for power and wealth,
Are bent upon
Making money for generations.
It seems as if there is
Chaos across the world.
But there must be
Something good everywhere,
Life goes on
With all its ups and downs.
There is always
The good,the bad and ugly.
In spite of everything,
It is good to believe
There is not enough
Darkness in the world
To extinguish the
Light of a small candle.
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “sap/spa/asp/pas/PSA.” Use one, use them all, use them any way you’d like. Bonus points if you use them all. Enjoy! Last week we met a retired doctor. We lived in the same campus for many years. After greeting us, he said he always remembered a comment… Continue reading SoCS July 22, 2023
EQUAL is your inspiration. Looking the same in the night skyCountless twinkling stars so highBeing with them would satisfyThe desire to be eternal. The North Star shining so brightFloundering sailors who catch sightThe light which makes them fightThe feeling that all is lost. The Ovi are in general, lyrical folk songs expressing love, social irony, and… Continue reading Ovi Poetry Challenge 5:
19-07-2023 Today morning we went to the hospital. My husband had an appointment with his doctor. He had cataract surgery on the 3rd. He is fine. And he is relieved that he can take a head bath 😊. We have been in our place for a long time and my husband completed his graduation and… Continue reading Everyday Moment (#SOL-2023)
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “record.” Use it as a noun, use it as a verb, use it any way you’d like. Have fun! I am reading a delightful book, Sharvay by Dr Meera Baindur. It is about women philosophers who have been lost in the mists of time. The author writes… Continue reading SoCS July 15, 2023
RACE is your inspiration. Living their lives in a rat racePeople do not have time to faceThe simple moments with graceThis present is lost forever. Graceful butterflies dancingFlower to flower birds flyingRaindrops on leaves quiveringAll around us nature’s beauty.
11-07-2023 Today is a cloudy day. Yesterday too we had a break from the rains. We longed for rains to begin and now it is nice there is a small break 😊. Yesterday evening we went to Endpoint. The small rainwater harvesting lake was full. It spreads over two acres and is ten feet deep.… Continue reading EVERYDAY MOMENTS-(#SOL-2023)
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “acronym’.” Choose an acronym and use it any way you’d like. Enjoy! Acronym is a very interesting prompt. I was looking up different acronyms. PIN has become an indispensable part of our lives. We withdraw money from the ATM when we need money urgently but like going… Continue reading SoCS July 8,2023
INDEPENDENCE is your inspiration. The Ovi are in general, lyrical folk songs expressing love, social irony, and heroic events. Ovi is a syllabic/metre poetry form. In this case, Ovi is from India, originating in the Marathi language. They are written in the following scheme. 4 line stanzas, as few as one stanza and up to as many as you… Continue reading Ovi Poetry Challenge 3
4-07-2023 My husband had his cataract surgery yesterday morning. We were in the hospital by 7.30. The hospital is a different world. We see people preoccupied, some look anxious and worried and others happy and relieved. My husband was shifted to operation theatre at 11and was back by 11.45. We know there is nothing to… Continue reading Everyday Moments (#SOL-2023)
Your Friday prompt for Stream of Consciousness Saturday is “rock’.” Use it any way you’d like. Have fun! I think most of us will remember the years 2020 and 2021 for a long, long time. In January 2020 we went to Amritsar and McLeodganj on a vacation. We did not know that life would change beyond… Continue reading #SoCS July 1, 2023
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