A rhyme a day to keep my blues at bay

Many times in our lives we are faced with If and what they as in the world does to us. So what do you do If they... Please read and leave your valuable comments for my poem If they published by Readomania. 

Red fallen blossoms Adorn the abandoned swing Lost playground of hope  Image thanks to : flickr Tatters Links to: Haiku Horizons "Swing"

Looks subconsciously determine how a person is perceived. This is more so in the case of women, who are judged by their appearances.  Be it their choice of clothes or length of hair. Everything becomes a topic of intense scrutiny by peers, friends colleagues and most surprisingly family.  Believe it or not, a survey conducted by Nihar Naturals #IAmCapable reveals that: a. 69% of men agree that their judgment of women is based on their looks. b. 64% of women agree that the judgments passed on them have affected their ability to reach their true potential. c. 70%of women agree that majority of judgments on women are from family members or friends rather than strangers. d. 72% of women agree that working women face more judgments on their looks or their clothes than housewives. Now what happens when a girl or a woman wears glasses because she actually needs them and doesn’t want to subject her eyes to the torture of lenses or laser treatment? Well ...

Image credit Flipping through the articles the newspaper carried this morning on Valentine’s Day left me disheartened. Accounts of singles hooking up on dating apps, just so they wouldn’t be the only ones among their friends who were dateless and sans gifts on V-day reflects the shallow consumerism, this day of pure love has become associated with. If you are a parent of a little one who is intrigued by all the hearts and mush surrounding this day, it’s really not the right message to give by being disdainful and brushing this day aside altogether. Instead use this day, as a foundation to teach your children what lasting relationships and true love is all about. Here are 9 ways you can celebrate Valentine’s Day with your little angels and teach them the essence of true love. 1.       Learning by example: In this era of short lived relationships, if in your childhood, you have been witness to a meaningful relationship between your parents, as...

Book: Stolen hope – Part 3 of series ‘Ramayana- The game of life’ Author:  Shubha Vilas Genre: Mythology, Spirituality, Leadership I couldn’t contain my excitement when I saw BlogAdda was giving bloggers a chance to review Shubha Vilas’s latest book- Stolen Hope. The third part in his series on the great epic Ramayana called the game of life. The book arrived last week and when I opened the packaging, I was in for a real treat- an author signed copy with a small note wishing the reader an enlightened new year. I couldn’t have asked for a greater book to start my reading in the New Year, nor a more heart touching message! It felt, as if in that instant, I was being showered with blessings from the author himself- a great motivational speaker and spiritual seeker. (Personal note from the author) A little bit of a background for those who’ve not had the opportunity to read the first two parts- the first (Rise of the Sun Prince) part tells the tal...

      Clunky sentences   Finger firmly on delete   Empty depths of white   Poem and photograph  © Vyomi Malik  

Black isn't beautiful It's sublime Unfathomable depths Well kept secrets No end in sight Not an iota of light An endless vortex More convoluted than your cerebral cortex An unsolved mystery Luminescent sublimity Beauty hidden within the unknown Dark remoteness lone A big black hole Mesmerizing legends untold (Image Source) Poem  © Vyomi Malik