“Dear Daughter, I gave you liberty to stand n express yourself but you stood against me & barred me from expression, Is this fair, my Daughter?” #Distressed Parent’s Thought. It’s true from time immemorial, daughters of this land were suppressed or are been suppressed and many voices were raised to give freedom and rights […]
I waited for the day to be at the threshold of teens and along-with it, had so many aspirations, varied dreams strewn with it and the day arrived and my friends n family wished me good luck to be GA Ga with the early teens. Till few years back, I was dying to take an […]
I was raised in a conservative family where three generations lived under one roof so I had to handle my great grandmother, my granny, my mother, three ladies of three generations ,so you can well understand my position among these three and I had to see that all remain happy and satisfied by our behavior. […]
I felt awkward at the thought that how could I marry a person who is totally unknown to me. I found it quite weird at the thought of living with an unknown man in a room, sharing bed, toilet and toiletries & sharing physical relationship. Oh…Gosh the mere thought fluttered my mind and I […]
Love and doubt can’t lean together One has to break from one another Ignore the gossips buzzing around It’s all irritable melodrama of the town To infect your heart with frown. Be patient and sound Else you will be jarring around Gossip mongers will feast Watching you infected with rumours. Be light hearted […]
Holding hands of My Sweetheart I was walking tall Moon was in full bloom Soft breeze tranquilized our souls We entwined. I felt tickling all over I bit her earlobe She sealed my lips A shadow of us Was shimmering Under the silvery moonlight. © Ila Varma 28th Sep.2016 Written for the post […]
More than three decades have passed but still the thought of train journey gives me goosebumps and a wide smile spread on my lips. Many times, my kids ask, “Mamma, what’s the secret behind this smile?” I still blush & change the topic and they exchange questioning glances. I was in final year of degree […]
Green leaves, trees glory, Descends on earth, to welcome Fall, Trees stand shy & naked, awaiting new. © Ila Varma 24-09-2016 Written for the Post: Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Equinox, Equator Image Credits: here
When we own something, we don’t value and when we don’t have, we yearn for it, Ohh…What a tragedy. Musings of Empty Mind By Ila Varma 22.09.2016 Written for the post of Linda G, #1linerWed
Can we dream of a Day When terror n fear will be away Grenades stop getting counters Rather Flowers gets strewn in our way Bloods won’t be spilled Hue & Cry will stop to beckon Mothers, Sisters, Brothers, Wives Won’t struggle or worry In stress They might lose their near & dear We will […]