Reena’s Exploration Challenge #138

 

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #138

I wish life can be that simple

the world is a stage

and we are the mere players

then we can blame

the producer, director, writer

all in one in this case

with no responsibility

of our acts

as we are just puppets

where someone else is pulling

the strings

and sleep comfortably

but if it’s

my life my rules

then the whole responsibility lies on us

for our choices

our decisions

our action

our reactions

take the full credit and

exit

with full contentment

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #135

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #135–

PROMPT #135

For this week, here is a quote.

The field is wide open to you to mull over it and structure your piece around it. It can be a loose structuring – any story/memory/anecdote that comes to mind. You may write a poem or essay based on it.

क्या कहा

किसने कहा

किससे कहा

क्यों कहा

कब कहा

कैसे कहा

हम सोचते ही रह जाते है, और

दूसरी तरफ जिनसे अपना घर सम्हलता नहीं देश सम्हालने के गुर बताते हैं
जिन्हें घर का बजट बनाना नहीं आता वो अर्थमंत्री को नुस्खे बताते हैं
जिन्होंने कभी बल्ला नहीं थामा वो  सचिन को बैटिंग सिखाते हैं
दूसरों का धन हड़पने वाले त्याग की महिमा सिखाते हैं
उर्वशी, रम्भा के सपने देखने वाले ब्रह्मचर्य की महिमा बताते हैं
स्त्री की मर्यादा न करनेवाले दुर्गा, काली, लक्ष्मी और सरस्वती को पूजते नज़र आते हैं

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #84

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #84

Well… we have crossed the pleasant ambiance of spring and walked into a sultry summer in this part of the world. So guys, warm up to new ideas in Week 84. I see this space as one for collective evolution.

PROMPT 

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #84

don’t let the ego

hold you from breaking the ice

the timely mending  

can save the relationship 

wait not for the second chance

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #79- Color of Beauty

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #79

Words: Color, Chroma, Pigment, Hue, Stain, Tinge

What is the color of beauty?

 I don’t remember seeing the mother in any other saree than white, no hues of any color.

 Even after doing all household work by herself how she kept it so white always puzzled me.

She Finished her cooking without a stain of turmeric or red chilly or from any spice or fruits or vegetables.

After the bath, she used to wear sarees with a colored border red or, green or blue, or whatever with a matching blouse. She used red sindoor as big bindi between her eyebrows, would put a little black homemade Kajal in her eyes and lo!  The most beautiful woman in the world was ready to compete in any beauty contest.

Well, it was and is my opinion though she thought herself ugly in comparison to my father who was fairer than she who was a few shades darker than him.

Alas! She never looked herself through my eyes.

Does color matter to define beauty?

Whatever shade of color you are you only need love, grace, and compassion to look beautiful.

Motherhood is chroma of Beauty.

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 46

Reena’s Exploration Challenge #Week 46

Prompt

 

When I was young

I thought the world will change

the riots will stop

with education

with development 

scientific reasoning

people will become tolerant

more understanding

compassionate

to other religions

there will be liberty to 

to choose partners

Politicians will become more 

honest, loyal to their country and countrymen

less selfish

less arrogant

women will be treated equally

there will be no poverty

…

we have become more fashionable

more techno-savvy

but you can’t change the mentality

of some

who will do anything to get power in their hands

they will go to any extent 

…

 

Of course, there is a major difference

in attitude

we killed with the stones then

now we kill with the sophisticated weapons.