I am not a poet
I just write
And scribble sometimes
I am not a poet
I just write poetry
Sometimes the words flow
Sometimes they don't
But still I write
I am not a poet
But this year I managed
30 days, 30 poems and a prize
Showing posts with label NaPoWriMo2023. Show all posts
Showing posts with label NaPoWriMo2023. Show all posts
Sunday, April 30, 2023
The World Around Me
Todays poem is inspired by the cute stuff around me . The words in the poem are the name of the toya of my daughter
The world around me
Animal Puzzles
Iconic Monuments
Mastermind, Punishment
Shopping cart
Doctor set
Soft dogs and Teddys
Colourful crayons and books
I am in a wonderland
What else do I need
Saturday, April 29, 2023
To -do List
It's the long weekend
I want to relax
Let me just read
And have my tea in peace
But.....
The groceries must be bought
The week must be planned
But...
It's the long weekend
And I want to relax
But...
I look at my to -do list
And then think let me finish this
The long weekend is gone
When can I relax?
Friday, April 28, 2023
Alone in a crowd
So many buildings
So many shops
So many people around
Yet no one to talk
So many relatives
So many get togethers
So many WhatsApp groups
Yet no one to share thoughts
We are in the midst of people
Yet so lonely
Maybe we need to listen more
Lend each other a helping hand
And not send just Good Morning messages every day
A leisurely morning
I woke up early
And enjoyed the chirping of birds
Looked down from the balcony
And said hi to morning walkers
Savoured the tea leisurely
With a book in my hand
With no hurry to go anywhere
I was so calm
Tring Tring the bell rang
What's this noise I thought
It woke me up
It was all a dream, not in reality
Tuesday, April 25, 2023
Hold my hand
She sat besides me
Talking about her life
Her friends, Her relatives
Her village, Her school
We are in 2023
She was still in 1960s
Hold my hand , she said
I held her hand tight
Her face brightened
As she recognised the touch
An old pair of jeans
I kept the jeans behind in my cupboard
Hoping to fit in some time later
Diet, walking, I tried everything
Lose a few inches more and I would fit in
I lost some weight and gained some
Checked the jeans if it fit
But sigh! It didn't
It's been 10 years
This old pair of jeans lies in the cupboard
I live on hope
Someday I will get thin
And fit in this old pair of jeans
Sunday, April 23, 2023
Hey Siri!
Hey Siri!
Tell me if my nanny will take an off day
Coz I can't work if she is away
Hey Siri!
Tell me if my daughter will fall ill
And I need to reschedule my travel till she is well
Hey Siri!
Tell me when will my daughter stop crying
And give me the patience to bear this whining
Hey Siri!
Stop telling me about the temperature and facts
Pls help me in decision making ASAP!
Friday, April 21, 2023
A stay ( work?) at home mom
How are you always tired
When you sit at home all day
She sighed!
Looked at the vessels
And The laundry
Thought about the kids studies
Planned the dinner
And continued doing what she had to do
With no time to sit around and answer back anyways
Wonders of science
A button is all that is needed
To go from darkness to light
A call is all it takes
To make two ends of the world meet
A prick is all it takes
To immunize against some tough illnesses
A pill is all it takes
To feel better after sicknesses
Wonders of science abound
Human life they enrich all around
Thursday, April 20, 2023
Click
Where are the specs?
She searched them everywhere
In the drawer , in the bag
On the table , in the rack
Her daughter wanted to take a pic
While clicking the selfie , it clicked to her
That the specs were where they were meant to be
Wednesday, April 19, 2023
Vacation times
Ek do teen, I want to dance like a queen
Ice cream I want to eat
Pepsi cola I ate yesterday
Vacation times are fun and play
I dream of a chocolate cha bangla*
Playing with friends all day and doing Halla gulla
Eating ,playing all day
Vacation times are fun and play
* bungalow made of chocolate
Monday, April 17, 2023
With you Always
A palindrome poem--
Always Yours
Good times, Bad times
Successes, Failures
Good health, Sickness
Yours Always
Even if times change
Always Yours
Sickness, Good Health
Failures, Succeses
Times Bad, Times Good
Yours Always
Marathon
Training she started
Gear she bought
A group of friends for running company
Yet she couldn't reach the finish line after all
What's the use of training
When you can't finish the race
People kept on saying
But she continued at her pace
Life is not a sprint ,but a marathon
Running a marathon - A test of grit, patience and practice
It's ok to not finish sometimes
But not giving up and continuing the practice
Is what matters in the end
Saturday, April 15, 2023
Grown -up friendships
A group of women
From 20s to 70s
Discussing topics ranging from
Bollywood to politics
Baking to painting
Dancing to reading
Styling to fitness
Travelling to parenting
Startup life to corporate
A group of women
Knit even more close during Covid lockdown
Sharing covid management tips and resources
Along with recipes for dalgona coffee and their bakes
A group of women
From fresh grads to CEOs
From enterpreneurs to corporate employees
From singers and dancers to painters
A group of women
Not knowing each other in person at first
But bought together by whatsapp
Sharing happy and sad moments with each other
Cheering for each other's happiness
Lifting each other up in sadness
A group of women
When we actually meet offline
Feels like not the first meet
But that we have known each other forever
A group of women
That is living example of grown -up friendships being possible
Cheers to the tribe!
Friday, April 14, 2023
Privilege
E-comm companies can come and open a warehouse in our home
When they have the warehouse in our home
Then you don't need to order online anymore
No need to answer the doorbell when they arrive
No need to give OTPs,
No need to wait for the return pick-up to arrive
No need for you to hide parcels anymore
Tired I am , giving OTPs and answering doorbells
Parcels you stop , I am fed up as well!
From,
A senior citizen mom frustrated at the amount of parcels getting delivered at home
Thursday, April 13, 2023
Parcel time
E-comm companies can come and open a warehouse in our home
When they have the warehouse in our home
Then you don't need to order online anymore
No need to answer the doorbell when they arrive
No need to give OTPs
No need to wait for the return pick-up to arrive
No need for you to hide parcels anymore
Tired I am , giving OTPs and answering doorbells
Parcels you stop , I am fed up as well!
From,
A senior citizen mom frustrated at the amount of parcels getting delivered at home
Why has nobody told me this before
Today’s poem is a poem made out of a compilation of book names. Most of these books are aimed to inspire women or are women focused. I am recently reading the book “Why has nobody told me this before” and this poem is inspired by the title of this amazing book. I have read many other books on the list and all of them are amazing.
At the end of this poem , I have listed all the books mentioned in the poem along with their author names and Amazon links
So here goes- Why has nobody told me this before
Why has nobody told me this before
How women rise
Educated, Indomitable, Untamed - Lean In
Touch the Sky , Shine Bright
Why has nobody told me this before
Nice girls don't get the corner office
Career Rules - Own it, Believe it , Daring greatly
Ask for it, The moment of Lift
Why has nobody told me this before
You are a Badass
More than enough
Be that Unicorn
Stay Hungry, Stay Foolish
Why has nobody told me this before
The most powerful woman in the room is you
Equal , yet different
Lady, you're the Boss
- Dhanashree Joglekar
Why has nobody told me this before by Dr Julie Smith - https://www.amazon.in/Why-Nobody-Told-This-Before/dp/0241529719
How Women Rise – By Sally Helgesen and Marshall Goldsmith
Indomitable By Arundhati Bhatacharya- https://www.amazon.in/Indomitable-Working-Womans-Notes-Leadership/dp/935489450X
Untamed by Glennon Doyle - https://www.amazon.in/Untamed-Stop-pleasing-start-living/dp/1785043358/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1JABBZJV3S598&keywords=untamed&qid=1681312474&s=books&sprefix=untame%2Cstripbooks%2C321&sr=1-1
Educated by Tara Westover - https://www.amazon.in/Educated-international-bestselling-Tara-Westover/dp/0099511029/ref=sr_1_1?crid=5P775CY6EZOK&keywords=Educated&qid=1681312515&s=books&sprefix=educate%2Cstripbooks%2C273&sr=1-1
Touch the Sky by Rashmi Bansal - https://www.amazon.in/Touch-Sky-Rashmi-Bansal/dp/8194767911/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2H41YC17LVB0T&keywords=Touch+the+sky&qid=1681312641&sprefix=touch+the+sk%2Caps%2C322&sr=8-1
Shine Bright by Rashmi Bansal - https://www.amazon.in/Shine-Bright-Rashmi-Bansal/dp/9387894649
Nice girls don’t get the corner office by Lois P. Frankel https://www.amazon.in/Nice-Girls-Dont-Corner-Office/dp/1455558893/ref=sr_1_1?crid=2T8KPS8ORB9CV&keywords=Nice+girls+don%27t+get+the+corner+office&qid=1681312679&s=books&sprefix=nice+girls+don+t+get+the+corner+office%2Cstripbooks%2C520&sr=1-1
Career Rules by Sonya Dutta Choudhury https://www.amazon.in/Career-Rules-Choose-Right-Life-ebook/dp/B071S6NJNT/ref=sr_1_3?crid=12QLPGVU9V4S3&keywords=Career+rules&qid=1681312747&s=books&sprefix=career+rule%2Cstripbooks%2C324&sr=1-3
Own It by Aparna Jain - https://www.amazon.in/Own-Leadership-Lessons-Women-Who/dp/935177791X/ref=sr_1_3?crid=3TGNYPBDT06T&keywords=Own+it&qid=1681312777&s=books&sprefix=own+i%2Cstripbooks%2C270&sr=1-3
Believe it by Jamie Kern Lima https://www.amazon.in/Believe-How-Go-Underestimated-Unstoppable/dp/1982157801/ref=sr_1_3?crid=UHFKDFH80OYW&keywords=Believe+it&qid=1681312815&s=books&sprefix=believe+it%2Cstripbooks%2C325&sr=1-3
Daring greatly by Brene Brown https://www.amazon.in/Daring-Greatly-Courage-Vulnerable-Transforms/dp/0241257409/ref=sr_1_2?crid=30N1CCQFH78I3&keywords=daring+greatly+by+brené+brown&qid=1681312871&s=books&sprefix=Daring+Greatl%2Cstripbooks%2C374&sr=1-2
Ask for it by Linda Babcock https://www.amazon.in/Ask-Women-Power-Negotiation-Really/dp/0553384554/ref=sr_1_2?crid=BKERROFVVWDK&keywords=Ask+for+it&qid=1681312906&s=books&sprefix=ask+for+i%2Cstripbooks%2C270&sr=1-2
The Moment of Lift by Melinda Gates - https://www.amazon.in/Moment-Lift-Empowering-Women-Changes/dp/1529005515/ref=sr_1_1?crid=IA6LGU83F2UL&keywords=the+moment+of+lift&qid=1681312977&s=books&sprefix=the+moment+of+lif%2Cstripbooks%2C353&sr=1-1
You are a Badass by Jen Sincero https://www.amazon.in/You-are-Badass-Doubting-Greatness/dp/1473649528/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1HWZV1714D52V&keywords=You+are+a+Badass&qid=1681313019&s=books&sprefix=%2Cstripbooks%2C264&sr=1-3
More than Enough by Elaine Welteroth - https://www.amazon.in/More-Than-Enough-Claiming-Matter/dp/0525561587
Be that Unicorn by Jenny Block - https://www.amazon.in/Be-That-Unicorn-Magic-Truth/dp/1642501840/ref=sr_1_2?crid=37TIWWMM3I7VQ&keywords=be+that+unicorn&qid=1681313176&s=books&sprefix=be+that+unicor%2Cstripbooks%2C304&sr=1-2
Stay Hungry Stay Foolish by Rashmi Bansal - https://www.amazon.in/Stay-Hungry-Foolish-Rashmi-Bansal/dp/8190453017/ref=sr_1_1?crid=J70B9IPTTRKX&keywords=Stay+Hungry+Stay+Foolish&qid=1681313201&s=books&sprefix=stay+hungry+stay+foolish%2Cstripbooks%2C265&sr=1-1
The most powerful woman in the room is you by Lydia Fenet - https://www.amazon.in/Most-Powerful-Woman-Room-You/dp/198210113X
Equal Yet Different By Anita Bhogle - https://www.amazon.in/Equal-Yet-Different-Professional-Woman-Hardcover/dp/0670096725/ref=sr_1_1?crid=11Z7M8J95CP2I&keywords=equal+yet+different&qid=1681313275&s=books&sprefix=Equal+Yet+diff%2Cstripbooks%2C289&sr=1-1
Lady you’re the boss by Apurva Purohit - https://www.amazon.in/Lady-Youre-Boss-Apurva-Purohit/dp/9388754417/ref=sr_1_1?crid=7TR0G2GIMCET&keywords=lady+you+are+the+boss&qid=1681313296&s=books&sprefix=Lady+You%2Cstripbooks%2C291&sr=1-1
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
Mother Daughter
For today I am writing a Palindrome Poem. More on what is palindrome poem is here- https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/poetic-form-palindrome-poetry-or-mirror-poem
This poem talks of the transition of us being children of our parents to us being caregivers of our parents. It is not easy to see parents grow old. This transition from been kid of our parents to being parents of our kids is not easy to handle.
Mom tells daughter-
"Walk carefully, step slowly"
Time passes fast
And
Fast passes time
"Slowly step, carefully walk"-
Daughter tells mom
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