Category: gratitude
Some years 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 so much time will pass,And I would so much affection amass,Friends and family’s compliments would surpass,All expectations of an amateur lass.... https://masticadoresusa.wordpress.com/2024/06/22/poetic-path-by-shalini-kathuria-narang/
Today, I am not walking or running, I am pausing and stopping. I want to purposefully slow, and believe I have nowhere to go. Want to observe and absorb, feel all that makes my heart throb. remember the paths walked, and all that we talked. Relive moments from memory, and read old pages of an … Continue reading Pausing
Thanks for this life, For all that has been rife, Thanks for the lessons, Without them, I would not be this person. Feeling gratitude is not tough, Once we look beyond the rough. Roses too come with thorn, Challenges in life are to be borne, Some days will be fast, others-slow, Some bring contentment, others … Continue reading Thanksgiving
I remember as a child losing a favorite toy, Nothing said could bring back the joy. After tears, tenderness and time, I accepted the loss, And learnt a lesson of acceptance and moving across. Letting go is a complex art, Attachments are like sweet and sour tart, Detachment is not something for which we have … Continue reading Letting Go
From a life that seemed like a constantly moving mill, A never ending hill. Allowing no time to stand or sit still. Demanding one more chore, one more bill-a constant drill. Lockdown provided time for contemplation, Away from external and nearer to inner connection, Hours were spent in reckoning and reflection, And also in self … Continue reading Lockdown Memories
You gave me faculty. Bestowed me with ability. Showered me with agility and hopefully humility. Never doubted your existence, Have time and again experienced your benevolence. In happiness, despair and despondence, You have blessed with grace and radiance. You have helped me persevere, Look, listen, learn and revere. You were there to guide and steer. … Continue reading Belief
From foreboding and fear, To rehashing events of gone by year(s), Like all else, it starts with the thoughts, And then to actions and habit is brought. Are struggles of human evolution to blame for our fear and pessimism? Why should a natural state of satiation be a difficult proposition? Focussing on the empty half … Continue reading Half Full
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
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