Letter from Home-6 (Slice of Life)

[In October last year I started writing letters to my Doddamma (my father’s elder brother’s wife) and to amma (my mother). In November, I went to my daughter’s place in Germany, she was expecting her second child. I wrote mails to my Doddamma and my mother (Amma) every week. I sent the mail to my…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #190 Tart&Sweet

“Blooming mango trees Sweet thoughts about raw mangoes, Anticipation. Their mouth-watering tartness, With salt and chilli powder.” (We are now seeing mango trees in full bloom. They look so beautiful. Raw mangoes are a favourite with most people, young and old. They are good for making pickles and very tasty. There are different varieties of…

Cee’s fun Foto Challenge: Birds

Cee’s fun Foto Challenge: Birds This week the topic is Birds. Your bird photos can be of any type of bird in nature, pet or even those posed birds like statues and carvings. Let’s see how creative you can we can be on this challenge. Have fun with this week’s challenge. I was in Germany…

Six Word Story

We attended two weddings this week. HOPE AND HAPPINESS IN THE AIR. was what I felt as I looked at the bride and the bridegroom. May these always be a part of their lives.

The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Face in the crowd

The Daily Post Photo Challenge: Face in the crowd Create an image that represents being “a face in the crowd.” Explore silhouettes, shadows, orientation, and other ways to mask your subject. As you hide the defining characteristics of your model, notice which traits continue to stand out. Without facial expression, can you tell how someone…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #189 Zen&Noise

“The wise words of Zen Make us understand that noise Is a state of mind. Peace and quiet within us Helps us realize this truth.” RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #189 Zen&Noise

Letter from Home-5 (Slice of Life)

[In October last year I started writing letters to my Doddamma (my father’s elder brother’s wife) and to amma (my mother). In November, I went to my daughter’s place in Germany, she was expecting her second child. I wrote mails to my Doddamma and my mother (Amma) every week. I sent the mail to my…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #188 Quick&Slip

  “The squirrel slipped in Picked the piece of chapati And quickly slipped out, Calling its friends from nearby That they too could help themselves.” Every morning we put pieces of chapati. Birds and squirrels come to eat them. Some times there are many birds but sometimes there are none. It is a pleasure to…

Letter from Home- 4 ( Slice of Life)

[In October last year I started writing letters to my Doddamma (my father’s elder brother’s wife) and to amma (my mother). In November, I went to my daughter’s place in Germany, she was expecting her second child. I wrote mails to my Doddamma and my mother (Amma) every week. I sent the mail to my…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #187 Shy&Blush

  “Exchanging garlands, On his eighty first birthday, Long years together, But blushing like a new bride She shyly garlanded him.” (My parents were married in 1959. My father was 28 and my mother 18. After my father retired from Indian Railways they settled in a small town where my maternal grandparents lived too. We…