Take

Take as
Little as
You can
From this
World

Give as
Much as
You can
To this
World

For you
Came with
Nothing in
This world
And you'll
Go with
Nothing
From this
World....



Theme could be Possessions / Accoutrements / Chattels

These

These
Poesies
Keep
Coming
To me

They
Don't
Let me
Sleep

They
Relentlessly
Use me
As if I'm
Their keep

;-)


My mind often overflows with poems and disrupts my sleep.

Win

Writing
And
Singing
Can win
My heart

So if you
Are a good
Writer or a
Good singer
You can
Easily win
My heart :)

But what
If you are
A good
Painter
Or a good
Sculptor?

Yes, I love
Art and I
Also love
Photography

So if you
Are a good
Painter,
Sculptor
Or photographer
I would still
Have space
For you in my
Heart :-)

Hmm...what
About dancing?

Yes, of course
I love dancing.

So if you are
A talented dancer
You would also
Find a place in
My heart :-)

Actually,
Artistes
And aesthetics
Always have a
Place in my heart

What about
Oration?
Well, if you
Are a good
Orator, I would
Certainly listen
To you, but it
Would take me
A long time to
Believe in you
For I wouldn't
Know if you
Walk your talk
Or just talk and
Talk ;-)

Aparna

Just the
Way you
Say my
Name,
Makes
Me feel
So beautiful
About my
Name....

Even though
I know it's
Not an
Unusual
Name, it's
A very common
Indian name,
And then also
As they say:
What's in a
Name...???

But the way
You say it
So beautifully
It makes me
See the beauty
In my name :)




I was given the name Aparna by my great-grandmother (my grandfather's mother).
I've never liked my name as my favourite feminine name has always been Radhika.
But I love the way my husband pronounces my name.

Surya Namaskar

Embed from Getty Images


I think
Britons in
UK should
Start worshipping
The sun
So that
The clouds
And rains
Vanish
The storms
And floods
Recede and
Sunny days
Begin for us
To have fun.


If you like this poem, here are some more poems by Aparna Chatterjee for you to see :-)

Surya Namaskar picture sourced from Getty Images dot Com

Comb

You should
Comb your
Hair and
Go to bed
For they
Should
Find you
Well-groomed
If they find
You dead.

;-)


(wrote this on my regular bedtime routine of combing my hair before going to bed)

Father and Son

Last year, I made a playlist on his son.

This year, I thought of making a playlist on him and so I did....

I really enjoyed making this playlist as some very beautiful songs have been picturised on him and his co-stars.

He's now 67 years old, and has recently come back from USA after a prolonged treatment for cancer.

In fact, even now, he's not so healthy as he's in hospital undergoing therapy for suspected Pneumonia.

I wish he recovers well. The latest movie I saw of his was 102 Not Out with Amitabh Bachchan. Both of them acted very well.

His wife Neetu Singh is also a very talented actress and has co-starred with him in many movies.

No wonder, their son Ranbir Kapoor has been so successful as an actor. It's all in the genes....

That's a lot of Blogging for now.

Leaving you with this latest playlist on the romantic songs of Rishi Raj Kapoor, also known to us as Rishi Kapoor.



Happy Romancing and have a lovely 14th February - Valentine's Day.

Cheers

Aparna

Sharing with my 3 R...s

I strongly believe in this Quote because I believe if you cannot share and smile with your loved ones at home, there's no point in masquerading a happy face outside as if all's well.

So whatever I share with you through my Blogs and posts on Twitter and Linked-In, I always make it a point to share those with my family i.e. with my 3 R...s (Raj - my son, Rupa - my daughter, Ratan - my husband).

Be it news, quotes, pix, poems or songs.....

Sometimes I customise it too as per their needs.....because my 3 R...s have some similar tastes and in some cases, their tastes differ.

Hence, some news item might interest my daughter more, so I share it only with her.

Likewise, my son may find some other news item useful for his weekly radio show, so I share that with him.

My hubby may be interested in some other happening or event, and so I share it with him.

But in many cases, all the three get the same email from me, sharing the same news story.

Living with them for so many years, I know what caters to their interest and likewise I share news feeds with them.

It all paves the way for some enriching debates and discussions in our house, be it science, politics, religion, culture, society, history, music, art, literature, education, research, etc.

There is always something to talk about perhaps a nice quote that touches us all....or a topic that holds our attention and motivates us to read, reflect and discuss more....

There are agreements and disagreements because we all are different but we still find a common ground to live with each other's beliefs.

My children don't understand much Hindi, still they listen to the songs I play. Likewise, I'm not much into western music, but I always lend my ear to what they have to play.

Despite not understanding the lyrics, some songs we really enjoy, because the music is very groovy.

Hence, this shared world of ours exists and helps us co-exist in this smallest social unit of the world that we call Family :-)

So next time, you go outside grinning, don't forget to share your smiles with your loved ones at home, for a happy home makes a happy world.

Love and Warmth,
Yours ever, Aparna


Picture Quote sourced from The Famous People dot Com

She

Bathed in
Moonlight
She sleeps

My morning
Beauty, my
Evening rose
She is....

My dearest

Darling daughter
Who sleeps


(wrote this after seeing my Kochi sleeping and the moonlight flooding her room)

Complement

Here's another one by Mohan Chandran

I liked this thought of his and so here it is for you to think through....

Though I think some healthy competition adds to the spice of life :-) provided it remains healthy and doesn't become a case of Abhimaan (self-pride / ego) as shown in the Hindi movie of Jaya and Amitabh Bachchan.

Love,
Aparna

Futile

Life is
Futile
If you
Don't
Know
How to
Smile....

Sorrows
Will be
Plenty
But you
Should
Learn to be
Happy for a
While, even
If it means
Every once
In a while....
By letting go
Of all the
Bile and
Wile....

In the
Miles and
Miles of
Life's arduous
Journey, see
If you can
Traverse every
Single mile without
Using any guile as
A step or a stile....

Then when
You look
Back at life
When you
Are senile
Life will not
Rile you,
Nor will it
Revile you
For being
A puerile
Juvenile
Instead
Smile back
At you and
Share your
Smile....

Cigarettes

Today I read this cigarette news and I thought that I must share it with you and if possible, you can also share this cigarette news with people that you know are smokers and you would like them to give up smoking.

Cigarettes Produce Invisible Chemical Emissions Even After They've Been Extinguished

https://www.sciencealert.com/cigarettes-produce-invisible-chemical-emissions-even-after-they-ve-been-extinguished?perpetual=yes&limitstart=1

Cigarettes aren't just toxic when they're being smoked. Even when the butts are scrunched up and cold, new research has found that they continue to emit harmful compounds in the air.

It's estimated that more than five trillion butts are produced worldwide every year, and many of these don't get fully extinguished or thrown away properly, causing ground pollution as cigarette butts are not biodegradable.

If this news helps even one person to give up smoking, it's really worth sharing.....

Have a healthy 2020.

Best Wishes,
~ Aparna ~

Some

Some people
Just keep
Writing....

Nobody
Reads
Their
Writing

But they
Still keep
Writing for
Their sheer

Love of
Writing....

Programs

Found this one by Mohan Chandran

I liked it and so here it is for you and see if you agree as I do.

Regards
Aparna

Breeze

She's so
Gentle as
The breeze

He's so
Brash as
The storm

Perhaps
That is
How it is
Meant to be

Perhaps
That is
The norm

For how
Can you
Appreciate
The breeze
If you don't
See the storm


(Themed on Opposites)