BY MAHIMA SHARMA Ladies, Stop Being Sorry.. For these Simple Things! Ladies, Stop Being Sorry… For breaking away few Strings! I am here penning a note to myself, Which may come handy to even yourself, One bright day I asked myself… “Are you sorry for who you are?” Post introspection I told myself… “You are just being Sorry for simply being who you are!” … Continue reading Ladies, Stop Being Sorry!
BY MAHIMA SHARMA May be you pass me off as… “There she is the Nothing Girl” At times you shriek out to say… “Oh, stay away from that Nothing Girl” May be I am the Nothing Girl, Since I don’t groove to the Jazz you twirl, May be your Stilettos don’t care about my Flip-flops May be I am the nothing girl, Since I’m … Continue reading I, the Nothing Girl
BY MAHIMA SHARMA Because you don’t want it, thus I have to get educated Because you don’t consider me an equal, thus I have to get educated Because my dreams need wings, thus I have to get educated Because I am girl, so I have to get educated. I don’t need to wander, so I have to learn I wish to be independent, so … Continue reading Woman’s Will, Wings & Quill
BY MAHIMA SHARMA Dare to believe, Dare to conceive… A Dream to Fly, a Will to soar High. If you believe the angels dance in the sky, If you believe in the stardust..up high, Why can’t you value your own guiding heart? Why is your mind so-very torn apart? If you can believe in the innocence of her eyes, What keeps you away, from rising … Continue reading Dare to Believe
BY MAHIMA SHARMA What do you see, when you look at me? A destitute? A needy? Or A broken tree? What do you see when you look at me? A nightmare of society? Or a child of pity? What do you do when you look at me? Turn your face off me or pity my mother? What do say when you look at me? Poor … Continue reading Unbroken Spirit Of Broken Wings
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Just a tiny little world So replete with meaning Everyone desires peace Men, women, children Birds & animals seek peace In their own little ways There is peace in humming of bees Murmuring of brooks, rivulets Snowy clouds in the azure sky Usher in a sense of peace A walk through a forest glade Midst profuse greenery & foliage Evokes serenity and … Continue reading Peace
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH Since the dawn of civilisation, Mankind has sought Happiness. Happiness in daily life, Happiness in body, mind and heart; Humans relentlessly seek happiness. Sadly it eludes their grasp, So they wander around in vain, Seeking happiness in all directions. Happiness is a state of mind, How varied people’s minds can be ! Fair Sex craves for jewels, apparels, Silks. satin, other elegant … Continue reading Happiness
BY MAHIMA SHARMA I wait for you with your favourite Orchids, I look at the Rainbow and my thoughts leave me, I hold our children close to my heart, And recall the times when we were never apart. I send my hope as rising waves to the shore, I pray to hold you in my arms once more, The war has made me … Continue reading The Lost Soldier’s Wife
BY MAHIMA SHARMA Courage is not a Towering Oak, So we don’t see storms touch and go We are rather those fragile-looking blossoms, That open up in the wildest storm, And flourish amid the thickest snow, Because we are the women…Women of Courage. Courage to stand out, Courage to be me, Courage to fight out, Courage to believe in me, Courage to accept … Continue reading Women of Courage
BY MAHIMA SHARMA Life O life, you are a roller-coaster ride, You send me up and down, I don’t know what next till you come around Journey is tedious, fast and rough, But with hope and faith..it’ll be good enough, I won’t scream or shout, Won’t burn my energy out Since this ride is a short one, I will ensure it is full of … Continue reading The Roller Coaster Life
BY MAHIMA SHARMA Gauri Lankesh was a senior journalist in the southern state of Karnataka state in India, who was known to be very critical of politics that diverted from human rights and values. She was much against the Hindutva Politics being practised by the current government of India. Last week she was murdered in cold blood at night at her own house. Seven bullets … Continue reading Tribute to Assassinated Gauri Lankesh
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH I emerge from my mother’s womb, Into a strange, chaotic world; The warm stillness is shattered, My vision blurred, confused. When all of a sudden, A strong pair of hands engulfs me; It’s my father, my other parent, Who sowed the seeds of life, In my mother’s womb. The couple was united, To bring forth a new life; Their own flesh and … Continue reading Father
BY RUCHIRA GHOSH God’s most wonderful creation, Enigmatic, inscrutable, blend of light and shade. Thy world holds you in awe, Woman who art thou? Thy life is replete with escapades God fashioned you out of Adam’s ribs; While he lay in deep slumber, In the primeval Garden of Eden. You were to be his companion, friend, Vile woman, you disobeyed your Father, Satan lured you … Continue reading A Paean to Eve
BY MAHIMA SHARMA When it is dark and future bleak, We forget to see the silver streak, The darkest cloud gives the heaviest rain, When flowers bloom, swiping off disdain. So…embrace darkness without an easy forego, Give it a parting hug before you let it go, Enjoy the eclipse and its short string, Coz only clashed paths form the ‘Diamond Ring’ Only when low…we learn … Continue reading The Silver Lining
BY MAHIMA SHARMA At the stroke of the midnight hour, O Woman, awake, arise and raise the bar, Unchain yourself, set yourself free, O Woman! Don’t Try to be what you aren’t supposed to be. No one but you, holds yourself in captivity, No one but only you, can open up to Life’s beauty. Responsibilities beckon you…I agree, But make yourself too…a priority. … Continue reading Freedom! Woman You Hold Your Own Key
Soft comes the hush of eventide And songbirds hide In limbs of budded trees To bid farewell to setting sun With lullabies they’ve sung Each night for centuries. A lark is winging swiftly home – Black dot alone – Beneath auroral clouds. All nature makes a homeward rush As twilight’s rosy blush The eyes of night arouse. By Margaret Yacavace Continue reading Twilight
BY MAHIMA SHARMA Strong was the trust when love blossomed, In the lap of early romantic years, Then what sudden feeling crept in, Turning hugs and kisses into tears? You may not love him, she may not care, But remember you were soulmates, forever to be there She is your light in the darkest night, He is your Rainbow through the storm of … Continue reading Let Love Be Forever
BY MAHIMA SHARMA A hurricane came with lessons, Paving way for the Winds of Change, Pounding my heart…blowing into my face, Pushing me into a newer space. Won’t look back…there is no view, Leap to new Horizons, seems their cue. With broken wings, but unbroken heart, I muster my courage…that was shattered apart. All set to tread a treacherous path, Or perhaps … Continue reading Winds of Change
BY MAHIMA SHARMA ‘Swift and sloshing over the rocks, River of Life flows like a song. Some will see…only the hurdles, But other few…just sing along. Smiling through the battles, It is nothing a cost in giving. Laughing through the sorrows, Making each day worth living. Clouds are dark, sound scary & deep? No. Stars await, beyond my leap. Storm, lightening or … Continue reading The Girl Who Owned A Rainbow
BY MAHIMA SHARMA When present was dark and future… wrong, Existence was no longer a melodious song. When Life seemed only a stormy… steep hill, Among the clouds – dark and still. Heart was low and hurdles high, Lips longed to smile, but eyes would cry. I paused, breathed and gathered my wings…I did not quit, I am a woman Took the final flight with … Continue reading I Am A Woman Flame On Ice
