RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #220 He&She

“Colour distinction Blue for he and pink for she Something new for us. We have bright colours for girls And God knows why, white for boys.” My granddaughter was born in Germany last November. My daughter told me we would get only pink coloured dresses for girls And only blue ones for boys. This distinction…

Letter from Home- 25 (Slice of Life)

25-09-18 Dear Doddamma, Last week Kuvara (my husband) and I had been to the hospital for our medical check-up and fortunately everything is fine. Usually I prepare for lunch before going to the hospital but that day I could not. So, we got food from our favourite hotel. This hotel is called Annapurna and it…

Excuses

Facebook is interesting in some ways. There is a section where the system asks certain questions which we can answer if we would like to. Some are thought- provoking, while others are funny. I have answered a few because we never think of such questions. One such question was what excuse would we make to…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #219 Charge&Reason

We have been reading in the newspapers about the arrests of activists. Who takes the decisions and what reasons are given for the arrests is a matter of great conjecture. “Charge on activists, Arrested as terrorists, No reason given.” Bhima Koregaon violence: All you need to know about the activists … https://www.ibtimes.co.in/bhima-koregaon-violence-all-you-need… Here are the…

Letter from Home- 24 (Slice of Life)

19-09-18 Dear Doddamma, On the 13th was Ganesha Chaturthi, we seek your blessings. Aravinda had a holiday and we went to Maikuri to see mava. The couple who live there to cook and do other odd jobs had gone to their home town. I cooked for lunch and also made ‘hesaru bele payasa’ (a porridge…

Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #11: Small Is Beautiful

I remembered this small, cream coloured flower surrounded by bright red bracts which make the flower brighter. Our grandchildren :),  they live in Germany Lens-Artists Photo Challenge #11: Small Is Beautiful  

Letter from Home-23 ( Slice of Life)

  11-09-18 Dear Doddamma, I am just recovering from a bout of fever and cough. The weather has changed and it may also be due to sitting in AC hall from morning to evening, I am not used to it . On the 6th, 7th and 8th Aravinda and I attended a literary festival called…

RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #217 Poison&Past

“Words filled with poison Said in the past or present Are violations. That evil spreads within us To destroy our peace of mind.” RonovanWrites #Weekly #Haiku #Poetry Prompt #Challenge #217 Poison&Past        

Letter from Home- 22 (Slice of Life)

3-09-18 Dear Doddamma, We are all fine here. We were happy to see you in the video sent by Ila. On the 30th we attended Meghana and Swastik’s wedding in the hall near Mahishamardini temple in Punacha near Vittla. Meghana is Shama and Mamatha’s daughter. They live in the smaller house in Mareel where my…