Author: Shalini Kathuria Narang
Knock a door, ring a bell, open your shell. Life’s sojourn is easier when you share, find and seek souls that care. Beyond frivolities and niceties, share concerns, not trivialities. No life is untouched by tragedies, sharing concerns help relieve maladies. Time with friends can be a therapy, perspectives help us gain empathy. Path of … Continue reading Knock a door, Ring a Bell!
Silence of early morning is mesmerizing, quiet all around is energizing, my prayers are uninterrupted. Observations, undisrupted I can think keenly. Sip my chai serenely. Sun will soon rise without a din, workings of the day will begin, chirps of birds will fill the air, and morning will be announced with flair. Soon, my home … Continue reading Morning
How do you quantify care? How do you compute dare? How much is enough for prayer? How happy is a lair? Feelings don’t have a measure, These exist at their leisure, Can bring boundless pain or pleasure, Can be a burden or a treasure. Dualities in life are imperative, Happiness and sadness are relative. Love-hate, … Continue reading Feelings
Expectations can weigh heavy, Are they human life’s levy? Aren’t expectations pertinent for progress to be had? Not all can be ugly or bad. Expectations from self are the best, One is both a student and a teacher in a test. Fulfilling one’s goals or dreams above rest. Can feel like reaching the crest. But … Continue reading Expectations
Life and hill are uphill and downhill, Duality exists in both these drill, And has to be faced in this mill, No one escapes this grueling and grill. On a hill and life, you’ll meet people of varied crop, Some will not stop, till they reach the top. Others, will savor the scene, The sights, … Continue reading Uphill and Downhill
The vast, expansive ocean again amazes me, Every time I look, there’s a feeling of awe and glee. The large and small waves come and go flawlessly, Creator’s benevolence on our planet can be experienced peerlessly. The sights and sounds are beyond soothing, Just a few minutes in its presence removes all foreboding. The surrounding … Continue reading Ocean
Teaching and learning are two sides of the same coin. Stitched with the same loin. A good teacher is a life-long learner, An attentive listener, a caring, daring dreamer. Good teachers can invoke love of learning, Great ones incite a quench, a subject’s yearning. Solidify foundations and roots, Without fanfare or toots. My mother, my … Continue reading Teacher and Learner
Slowly but surely when life makes us behold, Turns and events of our parents are getting old. Seeing their medicines grow, walks slow and a stick to hold. Something in us also changes-silently- untold. We see how fast things mold, Time seems heartless and cold. Circle of life is not just a fact, Its a … Continue reading Time Flies
An year back I went on a travel, A poetic path full of words gravel. Some ideas to unfurl and unravel, A desire to channel and thoughts ravel. Never did I think an year will pass, And I will so much affection amass, Friends and family’s compliments will surpass, All expectations of an amateur lass. … Continue reading Poetic Path
I closed my eyes and when I opened, My daughter grew from three to thirteen. When did my chirpy child, turn into a wily teen? Where did time fly? Between school and swimming classes, Time went by! Between bakes and cakes, And visits to lakes, Time went by! From laughs and jabs, To unending questions … Continue reading Three to Thirteen
Rhythm & Rhyme 