Monthly Archives: July 2020

All night the cold wind raged and made love to the melting snow on the ground I chopped the wood of fading past from my mind you threw away the leaves you had saved of times that had gone by … Continue reading →

I wonder about the heavy matter of invisible thoughts that build cities and mosques and altars where people pray and fight and hide. I wonder at the cheeks of pregnancy when they turn into beautiful rose when love shines in … Continue reading →

Dog days of summer. Don’t feel like being in the kitchen. But an artist friend brought cucumbers from her garden, lots of them. So I made creamed cucumber soup and chilled it yesterday. That, a slice of bread, and a … Continue reading →

I came across this poem last week. I had to memorize it when I was in fourth or fifth standard. The meaning of the lines, “as one lamp lights another nor grows less, so nobleness enkindleth nobleness”, has stayed with … Continue reading →

  Remember that class picnic? It was the day after we had finished our Pharmacology Quiz, and I had done so poorly in it. At least I thought I had but ended up getting a good grade anyway. I don’t … Continue reading →

A good ally is someone who knows the secrets of a heart. Knows to listen, knows to speak and knows to hold your hand. My insomnia is an ally sometimes and a betraying friend at other times. When I am … Continue reading →

  I have been seeing a trend among the writers of today on WP that they are quick to start ‘following’ the author. While that in itself is encouraging, I wonder why they do that. Why do they follow, if … Continue reading →