Juzt a mom!

Monday 31 March 2014

A for Abundance

Today marks the first day of a month long journey called AtoZ Challenge. Each day will be a new letter, a new word and a new expression from my pen. Right now I have a lot of nerves, eager anticipation and expectation of a wonderful journey with my co-bloggers. I hope I do justice to the month and to my theme. But before I share with you my first expression I would like to say a special thanks to Arlee Bird for initializing this wonderful concept and also join me in wishing him a very Happy Birthday.

Few days back I shared my theme for the month. You can read it in detail here. Daily I will share with you a few snippets of my normal day through Haiku (a form of Japanese poetry). I will try to cover as much as I can in 17 syllables or less. Though my rendition is more an adopted English version and it doesn’t follow the strict rule of 5-7-5 syllables of a Japanese Haiku.

A for Abundance

Day 1- A

"laughter galore

love overflowing

Abundance"

Each day, every day in my life starts with a feeling of abundance, a feeling of having more than enough love and joy.

What about you? Do you think you have enough? What is it that you want more and what are the things in your day that make you feel content/satisfied with your life?

A special mention of a special friend "Vinay aka Leo" who blogs at artofleo. He not only introduced me to "Haiku" but taught me everything that I know about the form. I never had an opportunity to thank him for his support and patience. So here it is Leo I am ever thankful to you for not only guiding me but also being so patient with me inspite of my million questions and zillion mistakes. He is also doing AtoZ, please show him some love friends.

To know more about the challenge and to participate please click here

Saturday 29 March 2014

Hundredth

Her brows are sweaty and she is licking her lips. She looks nervous I can sense it. She moves her hand in her hair and then slowly brings it down to her neck and adjusts her necklace. I ogle at her long slender neck with defined bones. I can’t take my eyes from it. I am in love again. Yes she is it. She will be my hundredth. How can I not take her? How do I let her go?

I was tempted to cross the road, grab her in my arms, touch her soft face, slowly caress her neck and then break it, twist it, choke her till she stops breathing. Just the thought of that neck slowly dying in my hand is giving me a high that no drugs have ever given me. I start crossing the road, whistling to myself. I still can’t believe my luck of finding her alone in this deserted lane.

Suddenly a car stops in front of her and she hops in it too quickly. Even before I could blink the car starts moving.

I thought of running after it but then stop and smile. This has become more fun now. It was far too easy like this. There is no bigger rush than the chase of the prey. I write down the number of the car in my mobile and whistle loudly again.

“I hope you enjoy your last night sweetheart. I know I will”

This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.

Thursday 27 March 2014

Being Me

"Being me is being crazy in love with life"

"Tiny steps

Little dreams

Being me

Is being a teen

Forever

Kodak moments

Shouts and hurrays

Being me

Is being lost in a holiday

Forever"

Written for "Being ME-the HERstory montage" hosted by Indiblogeshwari. To know more and participate click here

Friday 21 March 2014

AtoZ Challenge Theme Reveal

My first year at AtoZ Challenge and I am not jittery or nervous yet. I don’t know why? But I am sure I will sail through it. I can see many raising their eyebrows and thinking she has no idea what she has gotten herself into. It’s true I have no idea. May be that’s why I am not nervous, maybe that’s why I am so eagerly looking forward to it.

Initially I thought of going ahead without a theme. It somehow seemed easier but soon I realised I want to streamline my thought process. I want to define what I want to write because I have a tendency of going random and wild, writing random and long. So it will always be better to create a boundary for my ever wandering heart and pen.

Now came the question of how do I define my creativity? How do I limit the pen?

Answer was actually quite easy. There are a few things I am persistent and consistent about. I chose two things that I love a lot. Poetry more specifically “Haiku” and my kids. I wanted to write something which included both. After a lot of thinking through, I have narrowed it down to the following: (Drum Rolls please)

AtoZ Theme Reveal Blog Hop

“A day in my life”

Each day, every day in my life right now is full of surprises and excitement. There are so many words always flowing in the air and floating in my head. What is better than giving a small peek of my life?

And what is better than a Haiku, an art form that restricts and still sets you free and wild?

“Laughter, tears

Never-ending wilderness

A day in my life”

A Haiku dedicated to my theme :). I hope I do justice to the form and remain committed to it for the whole month.