12/30 | Today I had Beer | National Poetry Month 2018

Today I had two beers Usually I don’t drink beer But today I had two I am a Brandy kind of guy Beer gives you a belly they say… Both Beer and Brandy start with a ‘B’ Even belly starts with a ‘B’ But that does not mean anything I just like Brandy over beer The only time I really loved Beer was in London. … Continue reading 12/30 | Today I had Beer | National Poetry Month 2018

11/30 | Something’s cooking | National Poetry Month 2018

I took a pot of water and kept it on the stove; I put an old memory into it.. let it boil… As it boiled, I sprinkled some laughter, just enough for a faint smile. and let is simmer… I could see some tears evaporating, but it did not smell bad. I switched off the stove. took a sip. an unspeakable calmness descended on me. … Continue reading 11/30 | Something’s cooking | National Poetry Month 2018

Only a culture that allows making mistakes will improve

Daniel Kahneman, in the introduction to his book ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow” says why we should be concerned of Gossip. “Because it is much easier, as well as far more enjoyable, to identify and label the mistake of others than to recognize one own” Gossip is dark inside but extremely illuminating outside and with excellent story tellers, it can be very entertaining. Easy and engaging, … Continue reading Only a culture that allows making mistakes will improve

6/30 | Pied Piper of Dance | National Poetry Month 2018

He got down three steps and sat down. He looked into the street and then back at his home. He looked to see if it will rain and tried to remember the last time he had danced in the rain. He looked at his hands they had grown old… he had never thought about it he knew his face was turning old…. he had even … Continue reading 6/30 | Pied Piper of Dance | National Poetry Month 2018

A Quiet Place | Brilliant | Draws a silent, powerful and terrifying line between death and birth

Watched ‘A Quiet Place’ Today. The theme makes it easy for the film makers to give you scary jolts every now and then because silence is the main character in the film. But even the effort of making a movie of fear in silence is hitchcockianly insane. The world is in a lockdown and a family is trying to survive in a town where most of … Continue reading A Quiet Place | Brilliant | Draws a silent, powerful and terrifying line between death and birth