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Wednesday Quote 29: Conversation with God

Even if things do not turn out the way we want, there’s always something to be grateful for. The fact that you’re alive and breathing, have someone to talk to, have a job, family, a roof over your head, food on the table, a clean bathroom, freedom, hands that move, a thinking mind…the list is […]

Published : This is a poem about tears, Flower of the Day : Yanchep Bells, Review of Coming Home

Photo by Alem Su00e1nchez on Pexels.com I’m delighted to share my poem, ‘This is a poem about tears’ has been published in Masticadores USA. I’d like to thank Barbara for showcasing my work in her publication. Here’s one stanza from the poem : This is a poem about tearsIts emergence from the well of your being, […]

Tanka Tuesday 050825, Thursday Doors 07.08.25 – Doors in Melbourne, Australia

I love participating in Tanka Tuesday challenges because each week, you don’t just write syllabic poetry but also learn something new. This week, Willow is the host of Tanka Tuesday and she asks us to write a taiga on a photograph taken by us, using Canva. This was my first attempt at writing poetry on […]

Melbourne Diaries, Poetry :#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 20, Synesthesia, 7/8/25

This post was meant to be published on 10.7.25 but like I said in my post, ‘Where did July go?’ , I got busy and never ended posting this. I’m late to the party but I’m sharing it anyway. I hope you indulge me by reading it. 10.7.25 I haven’t been active since a week […]

Where did July go?

The last time I wrote a post was on the first of July. It is exactly a month and a little more since I’ve been away from this blog. I didn’t mean to take a hiatus. I thought I’d be able to write even though I was traveling. I was only helping my daughters move […]

Poetry : Recipe for Diplomacy, Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge #19: The state of the world

I wrote this poem two weeks ago in the light of the events happening around. It’s an ironic take on how diplomacy works these days. I’m sharing it now as Willow, who, is the host of this week’s Tanka Tuesday, has asked us to write a a nonet and use synonyms for : The state of […]

Exploring Ngong Hills: A Scenic Day Trip from Nairobi

Ngong Hills is an hour and ten minutes drive from Nairobi city. We left our hotel at around 8.50 a.m. and reached the foot of the hills at 10 a.m. As per all the sites I had seen, 10 a.m. is a good time to begin the hike up the hills, before the sun shines […]

Doors of Penang, Tanka Tuesday- 250625, Art and Thankful Thursday

This post is going to be a potpourri of a little of this and that : poetry, art, photographs of doors and a little chatter. I hope it’s to your taste and doesn’t bore you. Well, first, the doors for Dan Anton’s Thursday Doors Challenge. These doors are from my trip to Malaysia in April. […]

Exploring Penang and Kuala Lumpur: A Family Journey

This post completes our trip to Penang and Kuala Lumpur. If you’d like to read the earlier parts of the travelogue, you can check it out here. Last day in Penang On our last day in Penang, we visited Penang Hill to see the sunrise. As it was at 7.07 a.m., we left the hotel […]

Published in The Wise Owl : ‘Shopping List for when the World Ends- A Celebration of Life’

I’m delighted to share my poem, ‘Shopping List for when the world ends’ has been published in The Wise Owl magazine. Despite ‘When the World Ends’ in the title (which I pray it doesn’t), it’s not a morose poem but is meant as a celebration of life. Let me know what you think of it. […]