The Wall

What divides you from me?

The red sweltering mount

The endless lines of bricks, and

infinite mounds?

Who built it and why?

Did they put a heart inside?

Can it feel our love?

Can’t it feel our pain?

Would it cry if we leave it alone?

Would it wonder in the unknown of,

Loved and lost?

Can it feel the warmth of our souls entwined,

through it?

Can it feel the cold of our tears submerged, and

lost in it?

 

May be it will start breathing our breaths

May be someday it will come alive with our love

May be someday it will bleed and cry

And call our names

then melt away with the heat of our heart

Uniting our remains

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to write a poem that features walls, bricks, stones, arches, or the like.

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

V For Victory

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

Safe and sound

Monsters in bed

Victory atlast

V Victory

The biggest victory at the day end for me is to watch my cute monsters finally fall asleep, all safe and sound. Yes there are days when I can't believe I am managing kids and surviving it. It was a challenge, it is a challenge and it will always be. But I love challenges and this is one of the most beautiful challenge of all.

What is your biggest challenge in a normal day?

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

Shail's Upside-down 
Hrishikesh's The uncle at the ATM

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

U For Uncle

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

piggyback rides

tickle monster

favorite Uncle

U Uncle

My brother-in-law is their most favorite person in the world. They love their uncle. He always comes packed with tons of love and energy. No one can replace him, not even us.

Do you have a special uncle/relative whose place no one can take?

And Some of the blogs that I love from T are listed below. Do check them out.
Ghata's Toils for travel 
Afshan's T For Tea

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

Me

Go ahead define

Put me in your confines

Build a bracket

Draw a line

But I promise you

Everytime

I will defy

If I have to,

Everytime

I will decide

Because I have to

I am not you

Just like you are not me

Don’t step in my shoes

Don’t wear my heels

They are MINE

And only MINE

It can break,

It can hurt

It will break

And it will hurt

But I know

How to get up

How to heal

I don’t need you

Or anyone

To teach me

How to live

I am me

Not you,

I am free

Just like you!

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. Just felt like yelling these lines with all my force, on top of my voice. I am glad my pen did it on my behalf.

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

T For Tea

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

hot and steaming

overflowing with joy

a sip of heaven

T Tea

I will not survive a day without my tea. I love it so much that I have a special recipe for it . Without my fix of tea, my day will not begin properly and my evening will not fold.

So what is your addiction? Is there something that you won't be able to survive without?

And Some of the blogs that I love from S are listed below. Do check them out.
Janaki's Stree
Jai's Sleeping Child

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

Questions And Answers

Why can’t I fly you ask?

Oh yes you can sweetheart

Just close your eyes

And open your heart

Your mind is your wings

And your words your arch

Why can’t I float you ask?

Oh yes you can sweetheart

Let go of your reserve

And leave any charade

You will glide like a fish

And float like a bard

Can I be you right now you ask?

No hold on sweetheart!

Why not? I can’t wait to start!

You can be whoever you want to be

But you will be you my love

A little of me, a little of us

But a lot of you

And believe me you is enough

But there is still time for that

There is still time to grow up

You can hold my hand for some more time

You can be just mine for some more time

Be a piece of me for some more time

Till you become you

 (C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was to write a poem for children. 

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

S For Spice

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

heated phone call

sorry and make up

spice of life

S Spice

A small fight and a big makeup! This happens almost everyday. I would never ever change it. This is what adds flavors to my day. Too much sugar would kill me.

How often do you have such fights? With your spouse/Parents/Siblings? Would you rather not fight or like me you love spicy more than sweet?

And Some of the blogs that I love from R are listed below. Do check them out.
Ananya's RIGHT v/s WRONG
 Lizzi's sincere review of The Tiger Suit

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

Color Of Love

I ask what the color of love is

Some say red

It is as bright as red

As burnished as burns

As deep as blood

And as red as red

Some say it is blue

As pristine as a lake

As gorgeous as the sky

As pure as her eyes

As beautiful as blue

Some say it is orange

The orange of the evening hue

The glow of the burning desire

The after-effects of a deep set fire

As fiery as orange

Some say it is green

The green of a prayer

The passion growing in nature

As appealing as rain washed trees

As green as soft velvet grass

As bountiful as earth

As abundant as green

Some say it is white

As pure as white

As calm as white

As absorbing as white

As transparent as white

As white as white

I say love is colorless

Colorless yet full of color

It is like a rainbow

Glowing in all the colors

Still colorless

Embarking on the glory

Bestowed by someone else

Glowing in the presence

And absence of colors

Getting drenched in rain drops

Sailing in abundance

Being shy in the sky

And commanding on earth

Being alone and lonesome

Yet being together forever

Coming and going

Yet lasting forever

Yes...

Love is a rainbow

Blooming in the eternal spectrum

Of passion, romance, being together and apart

Being one and being alone

(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

R For Repulsed

Snippet Of A Day In My Life

kitchen smells of old socks

tea tastes like toothpaste

animals can’t be tamed

R Repulsed

I never thought I will end up living with so many boys. Now that I am, life is a little different and a lot difficult. Things are never in their place and a lot of things end up in my food. I have had so many flavors of tea that I won't know from where to start and where to end, most common is mint flavored (with toothpaste). But I refuse to give up. Agree animals can't be tamed but as Mr. Pi Patel (From Life of Pi) rightly said " But animals can be trained"!! (Well in his case it was the tiger and  I have monkeys)

How much of an animal are you? And do you enjoy mint tea...if yes do stop by sometime! :D :D

And Some of the blogs that I love from Q are listed below. Do check them out.
Nabanita's Q is for Queasy 
Jaibala's Que Sera Sera

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

Let Me Be

Let me walk at my own pace

Let me grow as I want

Don’t make me grow up fast

Let me grow up first

I have yet to learn the A,B,C of life

Don’t make me learn it by heart

Let me live it and learn it

I promise I will never forget

I promise I will always remember

All the important lessons

That I learn through life

Not just learn by heart

I want to run, jump and slide

I want go up and up on the ride

The green grass and the muddy bush

Let me play there a little while

Please don’t hold my hand and push

Let me walk a little mile

On my own

Let me fall

Let me get up

On my own

Let me learn the lessons

Lessons I promise I will never forget

That I learn through life

Not just learn by heart

Come walk with me

The roads are dirty

But they are full of fun

Come be my friend

Keep me sturdy

Be my sun

I promise I will shine

Through your light

I promise I will be a bright star

May be not as bright

As some other star

But as bright as I could learn

AS bright as you let me learn

I promise I will always keep the light

I promise I will always shine

I promise I will remember everything

That I learn through life

Not just learn by heart

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. The prompt was a challenge to write a poem in the voice of a member of your family. This poem is on behalf of every child I know. I wish we let the kids be kids for some more time before we pressure them to be a part of any rat race.

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

Tiny Flares

I look at your tiny flares

Wrapped and frozen

Waiting for the loved one

To remove the layers,

One by one

To come close

And taste

Heaven

I hold my breath

And kiss you with close eyes

I run my lips along

Your contour and lines

My mind explodes

Unleashes myriad emotions

My heart skips a beat

When it tastes your passion

I swirl my tongue

And hungrily devour you

I wait for heart to sing

And world to stop

I don’t want the night to end

I like it hot

For there is nothing better on a hot summer night,

than ice-cream

With strawberry on top

(C) Juztamom

Shared with NaPoWriMo. Today's prompt was to take a look at the list of actual sea shell names below, and to use one or more of them to write a poem. You poem doesn’t have to be about sea shells at all — just inspired by one or more of the names. (I used Strawberry Top)

Peruvian Hat
Snout Otter Clam
Strawberry Top
Incised Moon
Sparse Dove
False Cup-and-Saucer
Leather Donax
Shuttlecock Volva
Striped Engina
Tricolor Niso
Triangular Nutmeg

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