M For Moolah

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

"homemade food

dipped in love

Moolah saved"

M Moolah

One of the mantras that I follow by heart is as much of home made food as possible. Almost everything from spices, herbs, sauces, jams etc are grown or made at home. I wish I could do more. It not only is healthy, it also saves a lot of moolah.

So what are your mantras of food? Do you like going out or do you love spending time in the kitchen?

And Some of the blogs that I love from yesterday are listed below. Do check them out.

Dagny's Lighthouse 
Cynthia's Life Speaks

To check out my theme for the challenge click here.
To know more about the challenge and to participate please click here

One Last Mile

One last mile

I want to walk with you

Looking into your eyes

Holding your hands

Walking in eternity

To the whale-road (1)

 

My feet were forlorn

Only a few days back

My days were heavy

Only a few days back

My mornings were dark

Only a few days back

My walks were lonely

Only a few days back

Before you took my hands

Into yours

And we walked towards

The whale-road (1)

We just had our first kiss

We just had our first miss

You just wiped the tears from my face

I just had my fears replaced

I just tasted your breath

The taste still lingers

Your blue is still entwined

With the orange hue of my fingers

No don’t let go,

Walk with me

Just one last mile

To the whale-road (1)

We just had our first FIRSTs

Leave the blood-amber(2)

Go break the wound-hoe(3)

I will not let you go

To the weather of weapons(4)

Before you walk with me

Just one last mile

To the whale-road(1)

I will make sure

The last mile lasts forever

The sword will never sleep(5)

We keep walking forever

To the whale-road (1)

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to use atleast one kenning. Read here about Kennings.

Kennings that I have used and their meaning are:

(1) Whale-road : Sea 

(2) Blood amber- Axe

(3) Wound-hoe : Sword

(4) Weather of weapons :War

(5) Sleep of the sword: Death

Image credit here

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

L For Let It Go

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

“Heart breaks and bleeds

Dreams shatter and die

Let it go”

L Let it go

A very valuable lesson in life "Let it go". Easy said than done. I have (rather had) a tendency to live in my past, to count heart breaks more than my blessings. I have a dark twisted (Kind of) past which use to overshadow my present a lot. But I have changed (Still work in progress though). As my elder one is growing; he is also teaching me a lot of life skills, like letting go. His heart breaks become mine and together we work on it and we move on. This has also healed me, I am more free from my past and more aware of my present.

Where are you? Still in the past, lost in the future, living in the moment or somewhere lost in between?

And Some of the blogs that I love from K are listed below. Do check them out.

Shrikant's Keep Smilin 
Pooja's K For Kids

To check out my theme for the challenge click here.
To know more about the challenge and to participate please click here

Hope

Hope,

A word, a path,

A way of life

A higher being that gives meaning

To lowly desires

A down to earth emotion

That drives worldly powers

A wish, a dream,

A cry for help

Growing in gleam

A knot in the heart

Lashing our dreams

A pit in the stomach

Not letting us sleep

A prayer, A shout out

An optimism

Overflowing the stream

A wishful thinking

An itch that is stinking

An empowered obsession

A racing passion

A desire, A plea

A screech, A scream

To the power supreme

A belief in self

An undying thirst

Zeal to never give up

A journey to oneself

A flight of all possibilities

An attitude

Non acceptance of anything less

Than desired

The fire refusing to sleep

The wings fluttering and raring to go

A hope

The hope

Of a better tomorrow

Of a better future

Shared with NaPoWriMo

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

Red

A little red

In my blue

A little kick

To my mood

I swirl and breathe in

I revel and absorb

A little sniff

Of heaven

My lips move

But don’t talk

My eyes closed

But can still see

As I bring you

Close to me

A little swig

Of bliss

You in me

Dancing on my tongue

Twirling in my mouth

Burning my desire

Filling me up

You enter in my pores

And make me free

A little spring

In my steps

A lot of hue

In my dreams

I open my arms

And feel the wind beneath

A glass of red

Gives me wings

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to write for love of wine!

Image credit here

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

K For Kiss

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

“eyes meet

heart races

Stolen Kiss”

K Kiss

What is more perfect than a moment alone with your loved one? With so many prying eyes and screaming voices we rarely get any time alone, so a few seconds of those stolen moments make up for years of lost time.

When was the last time you stole sometime and spent it with your loved one? Or spent doing something that you were not supposed to do?

And Some of the blogs that I love from yesterday are listed below. Do check them out.

Janaki's Justice 
Nischala's J which should (&NOT) be a part of your life

To check out my theme for the challenge click here.
To know more about the challenge and to participate please click here

Where do I belong?

In the orange of sunset

Or in the blue of the morning

In the footprints of my father

Or in the arms of my darling

There so many roads to take

So many rivers to cross

Should I just wait?

Or should I sail

Should I take the bridge short?

Or should I take the route long

Tell me

Where do I belong?

I love the cold breeze

And I love the warm sun

I don’t mind the chapped lips

And I love the tanned skin

I am not good at numbers

And have made art blunders

Do I take the road ahead

OR do I take a U turn

Should I mull over things

Or should I just have some fun

Is it okay if I sing?

In my crude voice

Or is it acceptable

If I just dance along

With two left feet

Tell me

Where do I belong?

So many choices to make

Which one do I chose?

The right of my head

Or the left of my heart

What if I am not right?

What if I am not wrong?

Tell me

Where do I belong?

Shared with NaPoWriMo

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

J Jokes

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

“A back slap

message to the world

Just kidding”

J Jokes

Have you ever done this trick of back slapping a friend with a chit? I have, multiple times! One of the most common chits used is "Kick me". If you are around me, you may end up being kicked quite a lot (Just kidding or may be not!) :P

As far as jokes are concerned I have not grown up. I loved silly jokes and I still do. One of the silliest and my favorite joke is:

"Q: Why did the picture go to jail?
A: Because it was framed"

So which is the latest joke you have heard? Tell me your most favorite one!

A special shout out to a dear friend who always brings a big smile on my face. What better post to showcase her work than a post dedicated to jokes. Do read her...she is hilarious!
Anuradha I know what you did last summer

To check out my theme for the challenge click here.
To know more about the challenge and to participate please click here

I write

Words floating in the air

I catch and I grab

I jumble and mumble

To myself

I move my hands

And sketch in air

I print the words

In my heart somewhere

Till I get the time

To put my ink

On the paper

Till then everything

Is my pen

I write on grains

And I leave my prints

On walls

I scribble through my feet

And leave my notes

Offshore

Till I pour my heart out

On the paper

Till then everything

Is my muse

The toys strewn on the floor

The teary eyed monster at the door

The messy face wrapped around my heart

The neverending end and the never starting start

The handprints on my white

And the nose that cried

The footprints on the bed

And the nursery rhymes in my head

Various loves, countless lives

Living in my head

Till I find a way out for them

Till the stories move to paper from my heart

Till I get a good reason to start

Pouring my words out

On paper

I write

On everything

I live

in everything

 (C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina

I For I

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

“Poems in tiffin

Smileys on burnt toast

Bits of I everywhere"

I For I

I am unique, weird, crazy, stupid, funny but I am what I am. I don't apologize and don't give excuses for who I am. It took me a long time to discover myself but now that I know me, I am not willing to let go of it.

If you like me (I know you do!), it will make me happy and if you don't, it is completely okay but don't expect me to change just for you and your rights. My rights can be different from your rights!

What about you? Who are you? Do you know yourself or you are on a path of self discovery? Do you think we ever fully know ourselves?

And Some of the blogs that I love from Day 8 are listed below. Do check them out.
Afshan H howls Horror
Ghata H hails Heart

To check out my theme for the challenge click here.
To know more about the challenge and to participate please click here

An Indian Love Song

HE

Come close let me see your face

My love

Don’t hide the glow,

Don’t cover the fire

My love

Let me breath in your scent

Let me sleep in your manes

I am lost

In you

In your silken contour

In your brazen inferno

Give me life

Let me drink your core

Let me find my soul

In the magical nectar of your kiss

 SHE

How do I let you breath in me?

How do I burn you in my fire?

How do I lose myself in you?

How do I show my face to you

My face is veiled to follow the laws of my land

Our love will set a blaze, not only

The veil

But my land

Your land

The feud of old faiths and beliefs

The blood of numerous griefs

Will be on our hands

HE

What is my land?

What is your land?

Our heart hears both

The sound of temple bells

And

The cry of the muezzin

Our love will conquer all

The rage, the tears

The blood, the fears

We will write a new dharma

We will preach a new karma

Devoid of fear

swarming with love

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to rewrite a famous poem, giving it your own spin. I have used "An Indian Love Song" by Sarojini Naidu. Do read it. I am not sure if I was able to spin it differently or if I did any justice to her work. Her words are magical, any attempt to rewrite her poems is futile but it gives me an opportunity to read her again and again.

I did something similar few months back, as in I tried working on one of her other poems "A Cradle Song" . 

Do read my attempt on it. Its called "Little Lovely Dreams". This poem is very close to my heart for various reasons. One of the most important being, I sing it as a lullaby to my kids even now.

Some of the fellow participants:

http://janakinagraj.com/  – Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/   - Jaibala

http://poojashridhar.blogspot.in/ – Pooja

http://andiwrite.com/ – Count

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/– Vinay

 http://thoughtspop.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ – Preeti

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/- Naina