Dying Poetry Stint

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 5/6/2013 3:58:00 AM

'Sadly I couldn't go on with the poetry marathon, as I was travelling in April, and for about a week or so, I was not very well. So blogging usually bears the brunt and I end up ignoring it. But now I am doing well, and plan to revive my passions. I think I've not written so many poems in a while and even though they are not the greatest, but they've got me going. Next should be fictions. I want to write fictions. It's been over a year! Let's see how expressions unfold! :)M(...)'

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First Day At School - # 18

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/19/2013 5:05:00 AM

'PretentiousSublime and expectantWalks she, intoKindergartenHead held highMommy’s - wordsBraving in strangenessSmiling in confidenceEmbracing the learningFirst day atSchoolAt day firstLearning the embracingConfidence in smilingStrangeness in bravingWords - mommy'sHigh held headKindergarten -Into, she walksExpectant and SublimePretentious.***PS: And now our (as always, optional) prompt! Today’s prompt comes to us from Cathy Evans, who challenges us to write a poem that begins and(...)'

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Birthday Post - # 17

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/18/2013 11:05:00 AM

'The lovely summersanother journeya stride forwarda chapter unreada mob, strange, unravelledan enigma waitinga song desperate-to be writtena story yearning to be told.With another year spent in discovering miniscules of my existencegathering bits and pieces of joy,a purpose unfulfilleda song unsunga season unliveda game unplayed a feast unrelishedand whole new lifewaiting!Unexplored,after reaching the crestand beginning again at the valley.I wait for another year.Welco(...)'

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Hell-hiker - # 16

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/17/2013 3:47:00 AM

'The prompt: And now our (optional, as always) prompt. This is an oldie-but-a-goodie and it ties in nicely with our featured link! Today, I’d like you to write a “translation” of a poem in a language you don’t actually know. Go to the Poetry International Language List, pick a language, and then follow it to a poet and a poem. Generally the Poetry International website will present a poem in its original language on the left, and any translation on the right. Cut and paste (...)'

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To the snob, I don't like! - # 10

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/16/2013 4:06:00 AM

'Your pretty faceand charming smileis pretty fakeharms all the whilebehind the innocenceis a docile mindinnocence is ignoranceit's so unkindpretty features tell talesof a damsel in distressthat invisible crooked smilemakes luck digressit attracts people tries to keep them for lifebothers them a lotputs them under the knifethere may be love aroundbut i have lovely things to tellYou loony old snoblearn to get out of that well!***PS: This was the best prompt ever! I never thought n(...)'

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The Chase - # 9

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/15/2013 8:55:00 AM

'A deceiving night,Impinging solitude,A shot of tequila in the barat the roadside,eased the parching throat and fueled the seeking soul.She picked up her purse,Rich, she was, she flewlike a featherin nothings of the night.As the black car she alwaysknew, recognized,stood at an apartment, strange,new, suspicious.She knocked on the door lightlyalcohol taking it's toll,and she expected herring to fall down any momentin the dungeons.But the drop was forher sisterand h(...)'

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One Octave High - # 8

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/9/2013 4:20:00 AM

'A year and a half, she's already begun to playSo many crazy tunes, with flair and stylesometimes she sings, or tries to sayAnd sometimes she simply flashes a smileWhen I woke up on a fine winter dayI heard her serenade for a whileThen she looked at me and hit the keyLike a professional one could ever be!***PS: Ottava rima'

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The Everyday Talk - # 7

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/8/2013 11:58:00 AM

'I'll write a rhyme, and sing it tooI'll play the cello alongI'll serve you snacks with some wineWill you pretend to like my song?I'll cook for you, the dishes I'll doI'll paint your house in whiteI'll grow pretty roses, and lilies tooWill you talk to me every night?I'll live up our vows, I'll clean the stowand bring up our children good and niceI'll save prudently, like you sayWill you spend on me not once, but thrice?Oh well, I think it's difficult to let goyour high expectations a(...)'

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Efa, good bye

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/8/2013 10:32:00 AM

'Not just an electronic deviceBut like another heartwhich would beatwith every message,every call.A delightful means of communication.Surreal depiction of technology.A friend in need.I owe you the best conversations.It's not one big deal,you are a sum of tiny littlebeautiful thingsand even if I say I am in lovewith a human, it's not enoughI cannot deny that I love you more thanany other thing,any other beingin this worldBut now the time's cometo let you goFarewell, my love,(...)'

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Irregular Apocalypse

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/5/2013 4:20:00 AM

'I decide to breatheand slowly look at faces around -their rhythmtheir paceof breathingand slowly i follow it.i take lifefrom someone elseto surviveand a mighty sigh,last breath,of someone else,gives me brightness.Within methere's euphoriawithout -an irregularApocalypse!***PS: Prompt: Our prompt for today (again — totally optional!) is a little odd, but here goes. Recently, I read an articleabout the Scottish science fiction writer Iain M. Banks. His books often have spaces(...)'

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Girl Power!

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/3/2013 12:56:00 PM

'Do n say, say and doDo n say, say and doA thunderbolt of aimsPretty me, Gorgeous youCreation is thy name!Power to thee, girl! you voice your pleas oh! high.Get your wings, or get your broom, and get ready to flyAnd if they ask, "where do you go", show them the way to hellAnd if they insist, and hold you back, you better dance and tellDo say, say and do,A thunderbolt of aims..Pretty me, Gorgeous you!Power is thy name.Be strong, amidst the patriarchs who think that they ruleshun the c(...)'

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A few straight truths

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/2/2013 3:38:00 PM

'While painting picture of -Mona LisaI realised I was also making -PizzaPizza happened to be the yummiest food in townI recorded a Guiness for putting that one down.While talking to -Brad PittI put a tree trunk inside -A StickThat's why tree trunks are so brownI won a Nobel, for putting that one down.While taking a walk around -MarsI put some chocolate in Hazelnut -JarsThat's how Nutella became a proper nounThey gave me Mars, for putting that one down.While writing the -ABCsI messed (...)'

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The Dilemma

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/2/2013 4:07:00 AM

'Two roads diverged in a yellow woodI wonder if I had to take, which one I shouldA life of independence, respect and fameOr one of mere dependency, selflessness and shameOne would bestow me with relations and bondsI could be the weakest when I am expected to be strongThe other could put me on a lonely streetBut with fairness and honesty I could retreatA chance to experience the joy of love and careor just have all infinities with no one to shareI could pick one if its gravity I'd und(...)'

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NaPoWriMo

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/2/2013 3:54:00 AM

'Ohh Kay! So this is a poetry marathon. 30 days, 30 Poems. I haven't done this before, so am not sure if I can keep up with this, but I shall try nonetheless! :)For more details.. Click here --> http://www.napowrimo.net/My first poem for the run, coming up next! ;)'

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Pun Intended

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 4/1/2013 4:45:00 AM

'I have this group of friends who are added on whatsapp and we discuss potential weekend travel plans. V : Speculative Program .. How about a small trip to Dahanu on the weekend of April 5th-6th?     Dahanu is 180 Kms from Mumbai.Me: I have to see the distance from Bangalore.V: Incase planning fails, I may be coming to Pune the same weekend.Me: Then you all can go to Dahanu-kar colony.. :D :D (You have to have lived in Pune, to get the joke ;))***Everyone kno(...)'

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The Article from The Speaking Tree

Author : Yamini M      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 3/28/2013 11:46:00 AM

'Here's the Article which was published in  The Speaking Tree which triggered me to write "Glass half-full half-empty conundrum"The debate on whether the glass is half-full or half-empty continues. The optimist says its half-full. The pessimist says it's half-empty. The project manager says the glass is twice as big as it needs to be. The realist says the glass contains half the required amount of liquid for it to overflow. The cynic wonders who drank the other half. The consult(...)'

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Glass Half-Full Half-Empty Conundrum

Author : Yamini      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 3/25/2013 5:04:00 AM

'I'd read a beautiful piece in the speaking tree about "Glass Half full-Half empty". There are many perspectives about it. How an optimist would perceive it, how a pessimist would see it. How would a mathematician see it, how would a scientist see it. A philosopher, a monk, a commerce student, an economics champ, a literature guy and many such different observers. Ultimately, the write up emphasizes, that the glass is neither half full, nor half empty or any (...)'

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Aisa Kyu Hota hai?

Author : Yamini      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 3/14/2013 1:10:00 PM

'There are so many times, when I feel the need to jot down things, urgently, so that I don't forget it later when I try to recollect incidences for ABHH. But most of the times, the events slip off my mind. I try hard to recollect, but they do not surface.Therefore, this section, which ideally should come every week, comes once in a month. So I'll begin with the most refreshing tale of the day.Whatsapp is a crazy thing! Ok. EPIC!N : How do you spell Schrovnst?Me: Chauvinist, you (...)'

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And she walked into my life..

Author : Yamini      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 3/13/2013 7:36:00 AM

'Like, a fresh splash of wateron a jaded faceLike a melodious tunein a stretching solaceLike, clapping handsstirring a dreamLike, pitch unheard-a silent screamLike sugar in coffeethat I kept asideLike anklets that jinglewith every strideLike a chateau in the dreamwhere I stayshe walked in one afternoonand brightened my day'

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Women's Day

Author : Yamini      Blog : An Obscure Optimist!!!!      Date : 3/7/2013 3:07:00 AM

'Power to you, Women! Shine brighter!I know the day is tomorrow, but it doesn't hurt to celebrate something so beautiful throughout the week, month or year! And like I always say, these days are celebrated to remind us that we are special, and it doesn't mean that throughout the year we compromise, and live a mediocre life. We are special every single day!Happy Women's Day!'

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