Wordsmith at work

  Fight When you fight To show your muscle and might It could turn into an awful sight Fight for what you think is right. 

  It's that time of the year when Santa is making his list of 'naughty and nice'and you   besides getting the Christmas tree and lights out, somewhere at the back of your mind are toying with resolutions to be made  for the New Year.  Your resolutions will be as valid as you want them to be. Even as the shine of the new year dulls and you trudge on determined to see at least one resolution through, you are winning. Its okay to fail and to fall but as long as you don't give in to,'spirit is willing but flesh is weak' your resolutions are valid.  So its you and only you who make the resolution valid or invalid.  This post is part of BlogchatterBlogHop and links it to Blogchatter. 

Four decades have winged by;  Since I crossed a T and dotted an I Within the portals of Sacred Heart High.  Looking back with so much nostalgia  I sift through my memorabilia  And thro’the past I let my mind wander…   Standing in line for morning assembly at 9  Drill, athletics, mathematics That sometimes caused a dreadful colic.  Rotation and Revolution Fractions and chemical reactions  Not Everyone's cup of tea. Yes I remember ol’ Allauddin Khiliji!   ‘March Past Eliminations'examinations  At the time, matters of great consternation! Elocution and debates always on our plates. Sports Day, Hip-hip Hurray! Who’s going to carry the cup away? Kho-Kho, Kabbadi Weren't they favourites of everybody! Singing ditties was so much fun.   Like those lunches we shared beneath the sun… Teachers strict, yet always kind The ones who helped us get thro’ the grind – “Love Conquers All”, they reiterated Lifetime val...

  Life knocks you down time and again, rings you dry. There are days when all seems well with the world and there are days when nothing seems right. What might get you through those nightmarish days?What serves as your band aid?  Music helps me take on the lemons tha t  life has been pelting at me, left, right and centre.  Josh Groban's 'You Raise  Me Up' urges me to keep the faith even when my world is falling apart. Lynda Randle's God on the mountain tells me that the God on the mountain is also God of the valley.... And sometimes I just wanna dance...I just wanna have fun with the Vengaboys...dance my blues away. This post is prt of Blogchatterbloghop link. 

A picture is worth a thousand words. When the above picture went viral, it received brickbats and bouquets.   At face value, the picture is nothing but heartwarming. The children are as happy can be.  The real smartphone eludes them, but they make the best use of what they have and find happiness in whatever comes their way, even if it is a slipper. We, adults, spend our lives hankering for more...bigger, better, fancier...it goes on and on.  Making the most of what you have is what happiness is really about.

My diary From a corner in the closet  All sad and teary, would say to me: Where have you been? We haven't met lately. At twenty you wrote aplenty I knew your secret crushes And what brought on your blushes I knew what made you happy What made you sad I knew when you were mad Your dreams and aspirations Your longings and frustrations   Every night you poured your heart out to me.  What's this I see you engrossed in?  Twitter, Facebook, Instagram  This virtual world I simply don't understand My head is spinning, my heart is breaking Spare a thought for me Tell me you still love me. 

I loved you  Ever since I was a child My soulmate through the years You've helped me through my fears.  Knowledge I  receive Much more than I can ever perceive You take me to distant lands To farms and brooks And shimmering sands. Dusty tome or brand new  On train and plane At home Or when it rains You are my companion  Again and again. .