Revisiting words

It has been a while since I read/wrote poems, so when a friend pinged me asking if I had any on Love, I replied "yes, but have to dig em out of the blog". He kept at it saying another friend was doing a book, a collection of poems and collecting them from many.

I kinda forgot about it and then 2 days back he was back with an sms asking me about it. I finally dug a few out and sent it to Glory[ a friend & a writer].. She then got back saying she was picking few others from the blog and wanted me to arrange them like a verse and send them to her. She had edited and put together this book called "The heart only whispers" that featured 60 poems from writers across the world. She told me she would include mine in the next edition of the same book she was rolling out soon.

Damn right I was excited~!!

[The book cover design is a piece of art by Amitabh Mitra who is also one of the contributors]

There was a book launch scheduled for Sunday evening at Odyssey, Adyar. I made note of the details and was there around 5.30.. It was a good evening indeed. It was such pleasure meeting ladies I had not met in ages, reading poems [3 of mine & others] ....

Here is a photograph featuring a few of us who were there last evening... 

[left to right- Prasanna, yours trully, Rhumjhum aka RK Biswas, Ameeta Agnihotri, Glory Sasikala, Minnie Tensingh, Radhamani, Vasanthi, Kerala Varma, Shreekumar Varma and Ramona]

Here I am reading my pieces from the phone... 

Thanks Glory for this lovely opportunity and for being so passionate and warm and giving!!

3WW... Might of the word

After a brief hiatus, am back on 3WW

I cant control them anymore, the words seem to pour out for no reason. Every day as i wake up, the only thought on my mind is "what will it be today?" And when work hits me like a comet, i cant be indifferent towards my client's needs and say,"no, i shall write only what i feel like".

At times, it gets a bit frustrating, for my mind is elsewhere while my hands strain to type within the fixed outline. But still, i have noticed, that i manage to do full justice to whatever i write, and the finished product makes me smile...

I love writing~~~

Well, i started writing about 2yrs back, and it was with creative writing that i began this journey. To think that today i actually write for a living and am loving it, makes me wonder if this is what i was meant to do and it took me all these years to figure it out~~ :)

[Writer's island] Over the horizon

From the hammock in the balcony
i watched the sun take a peek
slwoly rising from behind the towering building
it made its way into the clear blue sky

I watched in wonder
amazed at this beauty
and wondered what was behind
the shimmering sun's rays

over the horizon
i knew new opportunities
unexplored ventures
waiting for me to open doors
and take a dive into this world

the sun's rays bathing my life
with its brightness
i watched this sight
in wonder.....

Aaarti (c) 9th Jan 08

Chills and thrills

four seasons
we know em all
i was yet to see
what Winter felt like

living here in this warm land
i knew not what it was
to feel cold
to put on mittens and gloves

knew not what it was
to wear sweaters
to cuddle up in front of the fire....

.........
.........

and then it happened
was beautiful
little drops of ice
sitting pretty on the fence

sun,taking a peek
clouds, bright and white
cool air flowing through my hair
ah,i now knew it
i knew what winter was.

wish i could take you back
lock you up in a box
hide you in my closet
for me to savor everyday...

Aaarti (c) 18th Dec 07

Butterfly....

Sitting atop that pretty flower
i saw your wings glisten in the sunlight
colorful and light you flitted about
worries i am sure u had none at all

Going about your day like you normally do
filled with courage to make it in this world
Delicate and gentle are your wings
your life i am sure is free as it can be

butterfly, butterfly, i wish i was you
living through each day as if it were new
Loving and caring my smiles filling the air
what a joy it would be if i were so free

i wish i was you
i wish......

Aaarti (c) 22nd Sep

Some more quotes...

All words are pegs to hang ideas on. ~ Henry Ward Beecher

It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by that time I was too famous.~ Robert Benchley

The beautiful part of writing is that you don't have to get it right the first time, unlike, say, a brain surgeon.~ Robert Cromier

I love being a writer. What I can't stand is the paperwork.~ Peter De Vries

You don't write because you want to say something' you write because you've got something to say.~ F. Scott Fitzgerald

Writing is the hardest way of earning a living with the possible exception of wrestling alligators.
~ William Saroyan

The wastepaper basket is the writer's best friend.
~ Isaac B. Singer

Quotes about writing.. interesting...

Some cool quotes on writing that i came across..

The reason one writes isn't the fact he wants to say something. He writes because he has something to say. F. Scott Fitzgerald

Forget all the rules. Forget about being published. Write for yourself and celebrate writing. Melinda Haynes

My purpose is to entertain myself first and other people secondly. John D. MacDonald

Writing is the only thing that, when I do it, I don't feel I should be doing something else. Gloria Steinem

If the doctor told me I had six minutes to live, I'd type a little faster. Isaac Asimov

Writing a novel is like driving a car at night. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way. E. L. Doctorow

A writer never has a vacation. For a writer life consists of either writing or thinking about writing. Eugene Ionesco

All the words I use in my stories can be found in the dictionary - it's just a matter of arranging them into the right sentences. Somerset Maugham

Exercise the writing muscle every day, even if it is only a letter, notes, a title list, a character sketch, a journal entry. Writers are like dancers, like athletes. Without that exercise, the muscles seize up. Jane Yolen

If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you. Natalie Goldberg

Moving around is good for creativity: the next line of dialogue that you desperately need may well be waiting in the back of the refrigerator or half a mile along your favorite walk. Will Shetterly

If you think that something small cannot make a difference, try going to sleep with a mosquito in the room. Anonymous

Every bush can burn if you fire it with your imagination.
Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

A good many young writers make the mistake of enclosing a stamped, self-addressed envelope, big enough for the manuscript to come back in. This is too much of a temptation to the editor. Ring Lardner