Always

There'll be
Always someone
Better than me

There'll be
Always someone
Prettier than me

There'll be
Always someone
Richer than me

That doesn't
Negate me.

Image + Poem © Aparna Chatterjee

Search

In search

Of a better

Life, they

All went

Instead,

To the other

World, God

Got them

Sent....

I wrote this after reading about 200 migrants travelling in a truck that crashed in Mexico, over 50 of them died and over 100 were injured.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/dec/10/dozens-killed-after-truck-packed-with-migrants-crashes-in-mexico

Poetry © Aparna Chatterjee

Despite

Despite the

Beautiful

Autumnal

Sunshine,

The vibrant

Colours of

Those gorgeous

Trees,

The rapturous

Wonders of the

Sunlit skies,

The fanciful

Flights of those

Beautiful birds

And the nice,

Cool, fresh

Refreshing

Breeze....

There is

Something

In the air

That is

Terribly amiss,

After the sad

Demise of our

Beloved MP -

Sir David Amess.

The void is there.

He'll be sorely

Missed. May his

Gentle soul rest

In eternal peace.

AMEN. 

 

 

(Dedicated to Sir David Amess who was brutally stabbed to death by a terrorist on 15th October, 2021) 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Amess

Poetry © Aparna Chatterjee

I really Like this Picture

So simple, nice and ethereal :-)

It's an unusual portrayal of Goddess Durga by the versatile artist Susanta Paul.

https://img-s-msn-com.akamaized.net/tenant/amp/entityid/AAPcJwZ.img

Let me wish you all *Happy Navratri* with this enchanting visual. (please click above to see)

If you want to know more about the artist behind this exquisite piece of art, you need to click the links below.

https://in.linkedin.com/in/susantapaul

http://www.durgaonline.com/artist/susantapaul

Happy Knowing :-)

Cheers
Aparna

See if you like this Comedy

I first saw it about 2 decades ago on TV.

I really liked it and recently I found it on YouTube.

Obviously, it was nice viewing it again. I give it a rating of 7/10.

So if you have a couple of hours to spare, you can see it all at one go, but if you have less time, you can see this play in bits and parts.

It has got many enjoyable moments given to us by some superb stage artistes like Umer Sharif, Moin Akhtar, Ibrahim Nafees, Akhtar Shirani, Aftab Alam and Rauf Lala.

All the other supporting actors and actresses also emoted very well.

Hope you enjoy :-)

Cheers

Aparna

Thinking

They must be
Thinking how to
Wish my father
On his birthday,
For on his birthday,
They lost their father,
It was his death day.



(My father's birthday is somebody's death anniversary in our extended family. Likewise, my mother's birthday is also another relative's death anniversary. Though it's sad but it's not surprising to me. Even the legendary singer Kishore Kumar died on his brother Ashok Kumar's 76th B'day.)

Poetry © Aparna Chatterjee

Fame

If you
Cannot
Handle
Fame,
It's best
To quit
The game,
Lest it
Leaves you
Lame.

Poetry © Aparna Chatterjee