A rhyme a day to keep my blues at bay

Manohar Devadoss is truly one of the greatest people I've ever had the fortune to interact with and learn from. This poem titled Dreams, Seasons and Promises depicts my thoughts and feelings after reading his poignant book of the same name  illustrated with his photographs and art   .This is an ode to his courage and fortitude . I am truly inspired by him.  What adds the magical spark to life’s every memory? And turns them into cherished melodies Hope that makes one nurture a dream, Changing seasons like the course of a stream. Like the magical Oberlin days, Simply wondrous in so many ways Camping out in the wild west, Some of the best memories in your treasure chest Anyone can make hay in the sun, But true magic lies in braving all odds and emerging the one. It is both of your courage and courage alone, That turned every darkness into a new light and shone. The promise of togetherness, Through each ...

Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #45, The Beatitudes No guns or blood spilled Children of serenity Love and hope abound! I am eternally grateful to Chèvrefeuille for the daily Haiku prompts at  Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .  This post is for Carpe Diem Tokubetsudesu #45, The Beatitudes .

For me, purity means purity of expression and words.  Words are the love of my life, especially Haiku.  This Haiku on Purity is dedicated to  Chèvrefeuille in gratitude of the daily Haiku prompts at  CARPE DIEM HAIKU KAI . Carpe Diem #715, Purity Words straight from the heart Resonating a chord deep Expression profound!  

Omnipresent One All matter and cosmos Universal self I am eternally grateful to Chèvrefeuille for the daily Haiku prompts at  Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .  This post is for the Haiku prompt on   Carpe Diem #714, Universal Self .

(Image source) In my opinion there are two sets of people in the world. One, who like to live up their life everyday and the others who believe only certain occasions are meant to be celebrated. Should only the important milestones in life be celebrated? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if you could rejoice and revel in each and every single minute life has to offer you? Life is to be lived king size and not just some days, but each and every precious moment. This weekend Kolte Patil Developers and BlogAdda in the   #CelebrateLifeAtIvy  activity have asked bloggers to share the things they feel are needed to lead a happy life and celebrate every moment. If I got to do my favorite things with my favorite people each and every single day of my life, day after day, it would mean rejoicing and living up every moment.   So in the tone of the Julie Andrew’s song ‘My favorite things’ from the movie ‘The sound of music’ here is the list of the things I feel are n...

The dance of thunder Flashes of silver adorn The deep blue night sky The dance of thunder Intermittent claps rattle Aboard London Eye The dance of thunder Lighting up the London sky Big Ben gleams bright This picture was taken by your's truly aboard the London Eye on a rainy, stormy evening with a raging thunderstorm a few years ago. A most ill opportune time to catch the splendor of the London Eye. Writing this Haiku made me re-visit the wonderful evening I spent with my brother.  In hindsight this was the most beautiful thunderstorm I've ever had the fortune to experience.  To lovely memories!!!              I am eternally grateful to Chèvrefeuille for the daily Haiku prompts at  Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .  This post is for the Haiku prompt on  Carpe Diem Special #144, Kala Ramesh's fifth haiku "thunderclap"

(Image source) The goal of this edition at Carpe Diem Little Creatures #21, Chiyo-ni's "spider's thread" is to  compose/write a haiku inspired on the given haiku following the classical rules a single spider's thread ties the duckweed to the shore © Chiyo-ni I tired to attempt two different Haiku's on the above prompt: The first one is titled Enchantment and the second Arachnophobia Enchantment Her silvery web Enchants the naïve house fly Trapped in deception ~ Arachnophobia Cleaning the attic Eight legs scurry down my back I scream petrified              I am eternally grateful to Chèvrefeuille for the daily Haiku prompts at Carpe Diem Haiku Kai

Crashing the Pepsi IPL has brought some fun advertisements created by Indian television viewers in order to have their own advertisements if selected by the jury as winners to be displayed on television. I went to crash the Pepsi IPL gallery and had a great laugh and an entertaining time looking at why the nation loves its Pepsi and cannot do without it. Here is the list of top 5 ads that I found worthy of adding to my Pepsi IPL Hitlist because they hit my funny bone, were crazy and some of them were totally whacky. So bring your hands together for the best ads in my opinion. The first one on my hit list is the Selective hearing ad created by Pranav Bhasin. This ad is really cute. In a nation where Pranks and fun time is a mainstay, this ad really resonates with the Pepsi loving audience. If you love all things P, in this case Pranks & Pepsi then this one is for you.  Are you a foodie? Love all the cuisines that our diverse country has to offer...

Hands folded praying Reverent with gratitude For this precious life This is posted for the daily Haiku prompt at Carpe Diem #713, devotion

Carpe Diem Full Circle #1, Sunflower Reflection Twelve (12) words (for every ''hour'') one word.  The goal is to write haiku using the words as given in the clock wise way. Here are the 12 (twelve) words  1. sunflower 2. rain storm 3. puddles 4. beach 5. waves 6. making love 7. seagulls 8. rain storm 9. lightning 10. mountain 11. peony 12. nightingale Haiku-Sunflower Reflection Small brave sunflower Weathered the raging rain storm Petals in puddles Beach side holiday Melody of crashing waves Ripples making love Seagulls circle in flight Rain storm roars with thunder Lightning flashes dance Mountain in springtime Pretty peonies in bloom The Nightingale’s song 

From the dreary pond, Emerges beauty sublime, Live unaffected! This post is part of the daily Haiku prompt at Carpe Diem #712, Lotus

Meditative bliss, Contemplative reflection, Realization! This post is a part of the daily Haiku prompt at  Carpe Diem #711, Harmony

(Image source) Wedding bells chime bliss, A great future beckons bright, Blessings, love sublime!

Violet lovelies, Swaying gently in the breeze, Leaving all spellbound! Posted for Carpe Diem Special #143, Kala Ramesh's "wild violets"

With great trepidation I'm taking part in the daily Haiku challenge posted on Carpe Diem Haiku Kai .  The challenge is to distill this wonderful poem into a Haiku.  In this CD Tokubetsudesu episode Paloma wants to challenge you all to distill haiku from a poem by N.Scott Momaday. Credits: N. Scott Momaday (1934 -) Navarre Scott Momaday (born February 27, 1934) — known as N. Scott Momaday — is a Native American author of Kiowa descent. His work “House Made of Dawn” was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1969. Momaday received the National Medal of Arts in 2007 for his work that celebrated and preserved Native American oral and art tradition. He holds 20 honorary degrees from colleges and universities, and is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Momaday is considered the founding author in what critic Kenneth Lincoln has termed the Native American Renaissance. “House Made of Dawn” is considered a classic in Native American Literature. (Mo...