Category: Musings
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Womb to the World – a Series
As I look back, it indeed was an incredible journey.Her journey, her journey from the womb to the world. Through me.In return allowing me an unmatchable immersive chapter for this life.The highs, the joy,The growing and the glowingBlessings’ bounty,Dance through this journey,Words, the works, everything, all of it, infusing itself into this journey. My journey…
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Mothers
Their songsTheir prayersTheir breathless mutterings into the air, casting away the evil-eye.To mould our arms, to strengthen our limbs,to warm our hearts, to light our souls. Their stories, the solace.Their struggles, that spirit.Their resilience, that undettered support breathing into our days strength abound.Their child’s joy, theirs.Their child’s wellbeing, theirs.The child. Them. The morsels, their embrace,…
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Light of a new day
Ridges of her thoughts,Deceiving, deep, dark and darkerTo flow forward, her journey,Yet swelling at the gorges narrow and steeperChill of the wind drawing the life off her breathe,To freeze, to choke, to bury,looming as the death Scared, petrified, of that sprawling droughtHer light, her life, threatened to be put outScattered, she fumbles, moving about and…
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Ganga
It was 18th of March.The fear had started to settle in. Pleas from Italy asking to avoid the impending doom were already making rounds. Office was shut. Streets were emptying out. Frantic messages asking to stock up! Might’ve to stay at home. For longer than intended.But there was no fear, no anxious need to stock…
Bindu Mohan 