Poetry for the soul

In the depths of night, when all is still,
And the world is hushed, with no sound or shrill,
The stars above twinkle and gleam,
And a poet's heart begin to dream.

With a pen in hand and thoughts ablaze,
The poet sets out on a wondrous maze,
Of words and verses, and rhymes so sweet,
That even angels pause to take a seat.

He writes of love, of joy, of pain,
Of sunshine after days of rain,
Of hope that springs eternal and true,
And dreams that all come shining through.

With every word that flows from his pen,
The poet paints a world that's beyond or ken,
A world full of magic and mystery,
Where anything is possible, if only we dare to see.

So let us raise our voices high,
And sing the poet's praises to the sky,
For he has given us a glimpse of heaven,
and made our hearts beat faster like a raven.

random thoughts

Sometimes it takes just a moment to fall in love with someone,

Sometimes it takes more than a lifetime to love someone like you want to,

Life’s never the same again

 After meeting you that day, life’s never the same, 

When I met you the first time, I never felt like that before

You asked me out, you looked at me straight,

Like nobody’s looked at me before! 

You wondered what I am gonna say, what you shall be saying,

The day we met, the day we danced a little,

Nervously you took my hand, 

 my life’s never the same again!

I now sometimes wonder what it is about you, 

that always keep me connected to you,

I sometimes wonder about that day we met for the first time,

I knew that time too life’s never gonna be the same!

Some random thoughts

Love doesn’t always mean togetherness, 

It means to be always together even when apart.

Some questions arising in everybody's mind....

Will life ever be the same after this COVID-19?

That's the question my mind has been asking me for the last few days. When the lockdown was announced initially for 2 weeks, there were hardly 10-15 cases in the LA county and never did any of us thought that the cases will rise to almost 10,000 in just 4 weeks. With each passing day since the stay-at-home orders were given, I have been tracking the cases day by day, with the hope that they will start decreasing one day but now that I have seen them rather increasing every day, I have actually given up the hope that this will go away soon and by soon I mean one or two months. Now seeing so many cases in the US and around 20,000 cases of death so far, one will be a fool to even imagine that life can come to a pre-COVID-19 era in a month or two. In fact, if this will go on for another 6 months, I will not be surprised at all. But the main question now stands in front of us is will life ever be the same as before? can the scientists and researchers do the miracle of putting this COVID-19 to a complete end? or even if this is handled as well, will there not be any possibility of another pandemic?

Kuch Yaadein Behissabki

yaddon ke saayen mere, aaj bhi mujhe satate hain

jaane kyun aaj bhi kuch chehre, bahut yaad aate hain

bhoole toh kabhie the hi nahi hum un ko

par pata nahi fir bhi kyun, kuch pal bahut yaad aate hain

kuch pal beet jaate the aise hi muskraate

kuch pal thum jaate the huste husate

jaane kyun woh pal aaj bhi bahut yaad aate hain

waqt kaise guzarta tha, kabhie pata hi nahi chala tha humein 

jab bhi woh saath hote the humare,

jaane kyun woh pal aaj bhi humein bahut yaad aata hain

woh pal humein bahut satate hain

Spending quality time with your kid

Be a friend, not just a parent!!

Spending time with your child is important for both mothers as well as fathers. This has been known for ages but the most important thing is not just spending time but communicating with them well enough on a routine basis.

Now with both parents working, and kids busy with their school and their extra classes, we hardly get any time to talk to our kids effectively. For this, some parents might take out their lunchtime or some might take a day off but then its just once in a while. Kids are under lots of stress as they hardly have any friends like we used to have when we were growing up. So as parents it's our duty to fulfill their need for a friend. As a mother, I firmly believe that if parents show that they understand their child and make them feel they are always there for them, the kids will be much more successful and confident in life. For this, communication is the only way. But then it doesn't mean to sit with them and talk as the kids, in general, doesn't open up like that. We have to make a routine. Like I used to do take my child for a walk when my kid was younger and then that part of the day, he himself used to share with me what all has happened with him at school and his fears, his inhibitions, and many such things like that. We continued this ritual as long as we could. I saw that what I couldn't achieve while playing with him or watching t.v or going out with him, I achieved by just taking 10 mins walk with him. Those 10 mins he would share his feelings with me and also ask me for my advice on various things. And I am really glad that as a mother I could gain the confidence of my child.

That's not necessary that what worked for my child may work for others as well. But this is just an example. As parents, we have to find out the way how our kids start considering us as their friends and not as someone from whom they just get scoldings and should be afraid of. They should have such a confidence in them that even if they have gone wrong somewhere, they knew that they can talk about it to their parents and sort that all out. As kids, they might not get many hurdles in life but then their small problems might become too big for them at some time in life, if not addressed properly. And that's what a friend does for us. Isn't it?