Ananya's spot

Friday fill in

2011-07-22T11:23:00.001+05:30

1. I hold you close to my heart.

2. My brother is someone I like to travel with because both of us enjoy exploring new stuff.

3. That day, was the best day of my life.

4. Taking things slow, this year.

5. Trust in yourself.

6. Dont grope in the dark, turn the lights on!

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a quite dinner with my husband, tomorrow my plans include taking my son for his hospital visit and Sunday, I wanted to relax, but I have a puja happening @ home!

Limits

2011-04-11T14:25:00.003+05:30

LIMITS

Of all the people that I meet
There must be someone to whom
I must have talked to for the last time

Of all the roads I walked
There must be some road
I must have walked the last time

I am the pawn of that someone
Someone who fixed these omnipotent laws
And wove shadows and secrets, dreams and sorrows
Into this material called life

Everything has a measure, a limit
All things big and small
Everything has a timeline, a period
All relationships thick and thin
Everything has a destination, an end
All beings living and non living

Nothing is permanent
and that includes you and I

-Ananya
April 11th 2011

Mommy hues...

2010-11-01T15:30:00.002+05:30

Test case #1

1> Mom comes back home tired from office and after shopping for grocery and stuff
2> Go straight to the kitchen to knead the dough for chapatis
3> Kids bring the fight for a packet of paste into the kitchen
4> Mom asks for the paste to be given to her
5> In a fit of fury she throws the paste to the kitchen loft

Expected Result:

Kids understand mom is angry. Be quite and go to their rooms
Mom finishes her cooking in peace

Observed Result:

Elder son: Wow, Amma super short
Younger son: Amazing Amma

Mom caught in a fit of laughter...and asks husband...why me?!!!!

Dear...

2010-10-19T14:23:00.003+05:30

I know of a very beautiful couple, who are so much in love for teh last five years and have gone through so much pains together. The both of them are waiting for their parents consent to take their love to the next level to the sanctity of marriage.:)
watching them together is like seeing two tiny birds awaiting permission to spread their wings and fly to glory.

I was listening to some instrumental music today and wrote these line for them thinking about them...dedicating this poem to them...

God Bless them :)

Dear....

When your steps falter
When your eyes well up
When you feel less stronger
When you are scared

Remember i'm there beside you forever

I'll never allow your steps to falter
I'll hold you before you fall

I'll never let your eyes well up
I'll kiss your tears away

I'll never let you feel less stronger
I'll never leave your side

I'll never allow you to be scared
I'll always wrap u up in a warm tight hug

Remember i'm there beside you forever

I want to share this beautiful life with you
feel our joys together,
bask in the glory of success together
being there for each other through and thin
And never to forget that i love you!

Ananya
October 19th, 2010
2.15 PM

Friday Fill In #26

2010-03-27T10:06:00.004+05:30

1. The right word opens the right door.
2. Come inside and shut the door quietly, please. ;)
3. Up, up and up and away...the plane flew off with my dad...missing him
4. In Alice's wonderland is where you'll find me.
5. Ooh! What is that you have got for me?
6. Going out for a quite dinner is a good idea.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to watching a movie, tomorrow my plans include going to office and Sunday, I want to take a nice relaxing rest!

Friday Fill In #25

2010-03-19T09:51:00.002+05:30

1. Today I will be like always.
2. He says dinner out and I say why not?
3. What do you think of this dress?
4. At someplace i dont know it seems it's free Pastry Day til 1030 Friday!
5. People say that what we're all seeking is within us.
6. The image I cherish most is my dad's look when he married me off.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to packing up for a trip to my sister in law's place, tomorrow my plans include a nice peaceful visit to the parlour and Sunday, I want to look beautiful for the day before the wedding cermony! :P

HELP ME....URGENT...NEED TITLE

2010-01-30T11:26:00.003+05:30

Here is poem for which i urgently need a title...any suggestions....please help me.....the best title gets a good review on my blog....

The Tale of ME, YOU, HER, HIM and ME

On one a full moon night
When the world around me slept
I just couldn't retire like anyone else
I kept tossing and turning in my bed
Counted sheep and numbers
But sleep dared not to visit my eyes
Finally I got up and walked to the window
To look at the orb of night

He gazed back at me and the stars twinkled
The moon asked me "Love, what's wrong"
I was taken aback and didn't know what to say
I just smiled back and tried to look away
The moon said again,"Love, don't look away,
why does your heart sing a sad melody today"
He continued "Love, walk on the paths of my light, to him I shall lead"
I didnt know what to do and looked helpless and scared

Helpless enough for a gust of wind to lift me away
To guide me through the paths thrown by the handsome moon
the breeze left me near his balcony and the stars urged me on
I walked in to his room as silent as I can be
And there he was all tucked up and lost in his peaceful reverie
I stood there watching him as he slept
touched him with my eyes
And hugged him with my breath

For hours to end,chin in arms
I watched him sleep
And then the realization struck
My soul languished within me for him
So Dull, so empty and so lifeless
The soul in me tried to reach out to him
And to whisper his beautiful name
But all came still, when he stirred in his sleep

Tears washed my cheeks as I watched him hold her close to him
Kissed her cheeks in his sweet sleep...it was too much to take
Ran out of the room into the balcony and threw myself out
The gentle breeze cradled me in its arms and took me home
The clouds gently washed me with their tears
The moon, now not so bright, threw the light to guide me home
The breeze dropped me home by my window
And all stayed there silently

I lifted my eyes looked at all
And whispered thank you
Thank you for i could see and see him i could
For now I know happy is he and not a thought wasted on me
He has a life and I need to learn to move on
For strength I pray to live my life with new found friends
To be happy for the sake of him is all that I ask
Thank you friends for being there always

The moon, the stars, the breeze and the clouds
Kissed and hugged me tight
They cried with me and held me close
And in their arms i went to sleep
The breeze tucked me to bed
And the stars sang a lullaby
The moon silently watched me sleep
Ah! Glad am I for such beautiful friends...

Ananya
Jan 29, 2010
12.03 pm

My friend...

2010-01-29T17:52:00.003+05:30

This post is dedicated to a friend of mine.She keeps complaining that I dont write anything happy and she called me a drama queen so in 10 min flat i wrote this for her.She had recently won the award for the best performer in her office and she was so excited about it. So with this poem i intend to congratulate her and pull her leg too.
I am not going to name her...let her identity remain such!

I have a happy friend and happy is she always
recently she got the best performer award
Amongst a group of 1500 people
The best was she

Wonderful news for all who heard
All were happy for her
She danced and went round and round
And laughed till her tummy hurt

For the next one month she didnt have to work
And take all her time and enjoy her life
And so she thought with glee
And so happy was she

But the actual fact she never realized
Her company was at loss when she worked
For all she did resulted in a total disaster
And they had no other solution to solve it

So the firm decided to let her have her way
They made her happy so their profits were intact
And they let her be
And so happy was she

They cant let her go off like that
For no one had her kind of oomph factor
So for them to have a great time in silence
They let her be!!

My best friend

2009-12-28T19:57:00.005+05:30

It's hard to survive without friends...I have a special friend who makes my world brighter and who is always there beside me...this poem is dedicated to my special friend..read on...and discover the identity of my best friend...

The framework for this poem was developed many years back...I just finished it yesterday...

My best friend....

Once in the dead of the night,
When the crickets decided to conclude their crooning,
When the fire flies decided to retire,
When the incandescent light of the moon;
Finally mesmerized every being into sweet slumber.

Someone stealthily came to my bedside;
Not a tiny noise was made,
And stroked my cheeks with its breath so warm.
I opened my eyes to perceive the mortal;
But none was there for my eyes to behold!

Henceforth, the stranger visited me every night,
When the eerie silence used to set in.
It wakes me up from my repose
and makes me stop dreaming, to open my eyes,
and then disappears into the shadows of darkness.

Since then I lay waiting like a predator for its prey;
Watching and feeling everything around me;
settle down for the night.
Just an occasional hoot of an owl,
And the slow drone of the old fan for company.

The drunken mosquitoes quit their buzzing;
As they had their tummy's fill.
The breeze slowly sang her lullaby,
And sung every other being to sleep, but not me.
There I lay all determined to catch my nightly visitor.

Finally I caught my nightly visitor red handed;
As it came to kiss my cheeks;
Again to fill me with new wonder of its identity;
Unabashedly I asked it to stay with me-
That's how loneliness became my friend.

I waited for it to come to me and put me to sleep,
I couldn't sleep till it visited me every night.
It would sing lullabys and stroke my hair as I sleep.
And be there beside me when I wake up,
And it would hug me with a warm good morning!

Eventually it promised to stay,
Stay by my side always and forever,
followed me like a shadow-
wherever I went, whatever i did,
all through day and night.

It listened to all my woes and wiped my tears,
Shared my happiness and laughter,
Dreamed my dreams with me,
Advised the right track to choose,
Stayed with me through thick and thin.

It became the best friend that I ever had,
As I moved through different phases of life-
It offered its comforting presence beside me.
Someone who I could turn to anytime.
Someone who is not too busy for me.

One fine day i came to realize
that i write so much, but never ever
but never ever a word to acknowledge my best friend
so i hereby affirm, loneliness is my best friend
And dear friend, without you I would be lost in the vast sea of relations

Ananya
27 dec 2k9
19:36

Footprints

2009-09-26T19:31:00.002+05:30

Footprints

As I walk on the beach at dusk,
In tune with the rolling waves,
I feel the breeze run its fingers through my hair,
And I'm away from the bustle of the morbid world.

Walking almost next to the setting sun,
With tears flowing down my cheeks,
I turn around to behold,
A single trail of footprints on the sand.

I remember the time we promised,
To walk on this beach together,
To turn around and look at our footprints on the sand,
But now there is only a single pair...just mine.

Today I walk all alone,without you beside me,
There is noone to walk my walk with me,
When my steps falter, there is none to support,
I fall down and have to help myself up.

My footprints remind me, how alone I am,
Without you I'm so lost,
How I wish my steps would lead me to you,
But alas, all they do is wander into oblivion.

When You look down at me from the Kingdom of God,
Love don't weep for me , just guide me,
Guide me to take the right steps,
And to take each stride with confidence,

I turn around and look at my footprints,
Now I realise you kept your part of the promise,
You were always there beside me,
You are present within me and as my shadow...

Ananya
September 24, 2009

Krishna....

2009-09-22T14:09:00.009+05:30

Yesterday I was listening to Carnatic Chills by the brothers Ganesh and Kumaresh. Their first composition made me want to dance. And I danced to it and it was after a long time that I finally danced. The next music in the cd was Fire and Water. I felt so broken when I listened to it. I closed my eyes and was listening to the song. I suddenly had this urge to write something.

click here to listen to the song

While I was listening to the music, words just flowed into the paper. I wrote about Radha waiting for her Krishna in Vrindavan.Their love story has been told by many and there is none who has loved like them.
But before I put the poem up I must also thank a very wonderful person G S Khetanchi who allowed me to use his picture Mayur Pankh for this poem. His depiction of Radha is exactly like how I saw her in my mind. Thank you so much Sir.

Krishna....

Oh Krishna, Where are you,my lord?
Are you sneaking up behind the bushes-
Waiting for a chance to startle me?
Or are you still in Madhura-
Mesmerizing the people with your antics?

Oh Krishna,my heart yearns for you,
My body pines for your arms around it,
My eyes desire to be lost in the depth of yours,
My ears ache to listen to your flute,
My tongue craves for the taste of your sweat.

Oh Krishna ,have you forgotten,
I 'm here in our Vrindavan awaiting your arrival?
Till then I need neither food nor water.
Your memories would keep me alive.
Need no life my Lord, unless that life is with you.

Oh Krishna, its for you I search everywhere
In butterflies,bees,flowers,fruits,trees;
In animals, birds, earth and sky; where are you my love?
I promise you I will remain yours forever,
For I know nothing else, other than your love.

Ananya
Sept 21st, 2009

Friday Fill In #24

2009-07-10T20:46:00.003+05:30

1. The last thing I ate was peanuts and crackers.

2. Dress materials for stiching salwars is something I recently bought.

3. When it rains, it is just so cold.

4.My son the first person I talked to today.

5. Hugs are always tight and in need.

6. Blanket in the night for that extra comfort.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to reading a book, tomorrow my plans include nothing and Sunday, I want to go out for dinner!

Friday Fill In #23

2009-06-26T18:54:00.004+05:30

1. She had a great time when she was single.

2. My mobile is by my side, always.

3. I know this: I love to write

4. Alive? still.

5. These words apply to me: adjustable,dependable,busy bee.

6. I was expecting rain and the sun was shining.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to trace my dad's black berry he lost, tomorrow my plans include planning a trip to the temple and Sunday, I want to relax,if given a chance!

Friday Fill In #22

2009-04-18T11:54:00.002+05:30

1. Join me in a marathon.

2. Put a little spice in your day!

3. Happiness is when everything goes as planned.

4. Dazed and confused.

5. I'm waiting for an unforgettable moment.

6. Some time just for myself is hard to resist.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleeping in early, tomorrow my plans include preparing for my OCP and Sunday, I want to finish reading a book!

Just watch me do it!

2009-03-12T13:36:00.003+05:30

This poem was written in dedication to the Mangalore attack on girls .

It was a very unfortunate incident...

Just watch me do it!

Walked out on that day
Dressed in faded blue jeans
And tiny pink tank top
Armed with a mobile phone
And loads of confidence

Lecturers dragged and droned
Sleep started knocking the door of consiouness
Someone suggested the word BUNK
It added pump to the almost asleep muscles
And bunk we did

Now,Where to go?!!
To the college canteen and be discovered?
Or to the ice cream parlour jammed with lovers
Or to some place quite exciting
Where we could easily suffer from temp memory loss?

Cool music, great drinks,no care attitude
This is the place dude
Whoa...those guys do look mean
What's all that commotion?
Why are they rounding us up?

Why did he do that?
Why did he dare to lift his hand on me?
Why did he beat up the one who tried to help me?
why is he calling me filthy words?
Why Why Why is he doing this in the name of God?

I didnt break any laws
I didnt do anything atrocious
I just came here to hang out with friends
I didnt do anything wrong
I was just chilling out!

I pity you who raised your hands against me
I care the damn about what you did
I will walk out in the society with head held high
I will reach for the stars
And you can sit down and watch

For I am a woman;an INDIAN woman
You can never touch the spirit I have to live
And live I would just the way I want
You can sit down and spit out the paan
And be nothing more than a worm.]

-Ananya

Friday Fill In# 21

2009-02-06T09:36:00.003+05:30

1. Please don't tell that I am a lazy bug.

2. Can you whistle in the morning?

3. The color blue makes me want to dance, swim and sing!

4. I have a craving for a bar of chocolate.

5. If my life had a pause button, I'd pause it frequently.

6. Eyes are the windows of the soul.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to my brother coming down, tomorrow my plans include preparing a special dish and Sunday, I want to relax!

My little one, my tiny one

2009-02-01T00:25:00.002+05:30

My little one, my tiny one

My little one, my tiny one,
Forgive me for what I've done.
My little one,my tiny one,
For you,now my heart's in despair.

My love for you has no compare-
For my life I would give for you.
To touch your skin and look into your eyes-
My heart just longs for that time.

The time was just not right;
For everyone was just settling down.
So I let you go, go off alone.
But, dear I loved you so much.

Now my heart pines for you,
To watch you grow,
To kiss your sweet cheeks,
And to support you when you stumble.

Alas, but all is late
Just so very late;
Nothing can be done to change;
The way things have transpired.

My little one, my tiny one,
I hope you are safe,
For I pray for you day and night.
May the lord be with you.

Your Sinful and Blatant mother,
Ananya

Friday Fill In #20

2009-02-01T00:00:00.006+05:30

1. I'd really like to sleep right now.

2. "Oh! s**t" is what you'd most often hear me say if I stubbed my toe.

3. Possession is quite natural among humans.

4. Hail Captain Jack Sparrow.

5. Marshmallows and fire go together like Ice and coke.

6. Dream on and on.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to nothing, tomorrow my plans include nothing and Sunday, I want to nothing! Sometimes its fun not 2 plan anything at all

Friday Fill In #19

2009-01-11T12:15:00.005+05:30

1. It's January; I was born in this month.

2. Normalcy is what I crave most right now.

3. Cork and wine go together like my husband and me.

4. Warm chocolate milk is so nourishing.

5. Let us dare to let go the present and chase our dreams

6. Bless my home.

7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a warm shower, tomorrow my plans include lazing around and Sunday, I want to relax!

Friday Fill In #18

2009-01-03T01:37:00.006+05:30

1. The world is a funny place to be in.
2. "Love you" was the last thing I said.
3. I wonder if things are alright back home.
4. Peace is all that remains at the end of all things.
5. There's something to be said for almost everything.
6. With you is where I want to be.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to sleep, tomorrow my plans include cooking and Sunday, I want to read a book!

Welcome Back,My love...

2008-11-23T19:30:00.001+05:30

Hmm...I know,I was absent for a pretty long time again....I was taken ill again and was busy getting better. I still filled the sulcus in my brain with thoughts about what to write and this poem here is the outcome of it...I know it sounds a bit kinky but I saw a beautiful snap in a magazine in the doctor's waiting room and the words just flowed to form the poem....Hope you'll like it!

Welcome Back, My love…

Lying down on my tummy-
And to feel your lips on my back;
Kissing the dews of perspiration away,
Your fingers crawling beneath me,
Being brought into your warm embrace,
To hear your soft breath against my ears,
To feel my skin tingle, at each exhalation.

Turning round to look into your eyes;
Just to make sure you are here,
And its no dream.
Pinching myself to confirm,
"Ouch! Its really you”
Right here, beside me,
And I am drenched in your shower of love!

Honey...I missed you so much.
Many a lonely night I spent in your absence,
Wrapped myself with just memories of your gentle touch,
Slept on our empty bed with just your smell for comfort,
And fought back many tears while lying all alone waiting for you.
Now, you are here just right next to me
Let’s become one again and be such forever again!

I love you!

October 26

Memories

2008-10-01T11:36:00.004+05:30

To reminisce something from the past,
Is quite a haunting task,
For when all you want to do is;
Just forget that something.

Memories are like the executioner's noose;
Strangling and suffocating as the knot tightens.
It does take you closer to a free world-
And just when you decide to enter, it just pulls you back to reality.

I hate what memories do to me,
For they neither brighten nor dampen my spirits.
They just leave me paralyzed-
At the feet of all the memories I conjure.

Just when I start forgetting,
They would just lunge at me,
Throwing me off balance,
Into its vicious embrace.

They hug me tight,
With arms so strong yet so light.
They make me yearn for more,
And wishing to remain in its arms forever.

Such, I can't remain forever,
And squander between bouts of reality and recollection-
Like a bovine lunatic.
So either I reminisce or let the noose tighten!

Ananya
October 2008

Image courtesy:Acclaim Images

2008-08-27T15:02:00.004+05:30

Thoughts are something that no one can control
Because they always drift towards whom they like, when they like

-From an old Archies card that I collected

Sometimes

2008-08-20T08:24:00.003+05:30

Sometimes...

Sometimes your words just hits so hard,
Sometimes its pierces through my soul,
Sometimes I wonder why you do it?
Guess it gives u ecstacy.

Sometimes you shower me with love,
Sometimes you give me more than what I deserve,
Sometimes you respect my dreams,
Guess its all about you indulging in your fantasy.

Sometimes you just ignore me,
Sometimes you rekindle our last strife,
Sometimes you trod on my feelings,
Guess its all about you having a bad day.

Sometimes I sit down and wonder, why me?
Sometimes I cry out loud when you dont understand,
Sometimes I wish all this was just a dream,
Guess I must be glad it's just sometimes and not everytime!

Ananya
August 2008

image courtesy:Acclaim images

Is the grass greener on the other side?!!!

2008-07-02T17:48:00.022+05:30

I wrote this poem for my school magazine's alumni section a few days back! Thought I 'll share it with all of you!

Is the grass greener on the other side?

When I just started school,
The girls in the senior section-
Had all my attention,
I decided, one day I'll be cool like them!

When I reached the senior class,
I had to face the board exams,
Tests, Assignments and formulas ruled my life;
Life was not as cool as expected.

Then I saw a college girl-
I decided, one day I'll go to college;
Then I can roam around and make new friends,
Be carefree and independent!

When I became a college goer;
I had regular assignments to write,
I had to study harder to get a good job,
Life at this stage was not so pleasant.

Then I saw a career woman;
I decided, whatever it is, I'll need a job;
It must be exciting to wear sarees and dress up,
And have money to buy anything that I wanted!

When I started working;
I had deadlines and expectations to meet,
Meetings and conferences reigned supreme in my life,
I had less time for my family and myself.

Yesterday, My son declared,
"Mom,When I grow up I want to be like dad,
So I can drive a car and go off for work-
And have all the fun."

I smiled at his innocence and told him,
"From your perspective life may look easier for us,
But believe me,its not always so,
Enjoy your present,worry less about your future!"

He smiled back and went off to school,
Watching him go, I thought,
I wish I could be like him-
Innocent,young,energetic and carefree...

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