Challenging myself - 'V' for Vengeance

My parents made a big mistake. They thought you were a venerable man of the Lord. The one, sent to raise us from the dust. They failed to validate your values, failed to look behind your veils that revealed your vague vagaries. They trusted you. Blindly and Completely.

And all you did was to turn them to ashes. What did they do to you? What were you after?

Our quiet little valley will never be the same. Every family has a loss. And this has to be vanquished.

I escaped your wrath, time and again. But, I had to come back. You called this vendetta upon yourself and I had to be a Vampire to end this.

Vengeance tastes sweet.  

This is where I laid their ashes. And as promised, I have come here to pray that now, may their souls rest in peace.

This was in response to the Blogging contest at -http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-z-blogging-challenge-rachs-writing.html 

The rules for the entry were Wednesday April 25 - include three words starting with the letter "V" in your entry.

Write a short story/flash fiction/poetry/other writing. The entry should be based on this picture and should be less than 150 words.

Challenging myself - 'S' for Success

Success doesn’t come silent,

It comes with drumrolls, parties and celebrations.

It gets name fame and money.

It brings lots and lots of people.

And it brought with it an illusion, that it would last forever for me.

Success was the crest of a wave in my life,

The trough of failure was slinking right below it.

I missed seeing it, until it hit me real hard,

And the night that was the heyday for me, ended abrupt. 

A new face, a fresh voice, and an unpolished talent,

Was all that it took to knock me off those high heels.

I had failed to realize till now, that this was exactly what I had done

To the pretty girl, whose shoes, that I had stepped into.

The story repeats for her too. She won’t be spared.

And I just pray that, on that day, she be better prepared than me.

This was in response to the blogging contest at - http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-z-blogging-challenge-rachs-writing.html for a very creative contest there. The rules for the entry were Saturday April 21 - your entry should contain the words "silent" and "slinks". Write a short story/flash fiction/poetry/other writing. The entry should be based on this picture and should be less than 150 words.

Challenging myself - 'T' for Ten Comandments

The secret of Success is in Thoughts ,

You think you can do it, You think you can't, You are always right.

The secret of Achievement is in Today,

Do Today, what you wanted to do Tomorrow.

The secret of Happiness is in This moment,

Live the Present. Yesterday is History. Tomorrow, a mystery.

The secret of Talent is Toil,

No pains, No gains.

The secret of Getting is Giving,

Taking less than you accept goes a long way.

The secret of Help is in You.

You have Ten fingers and Toes at your command.

The secret of Teaching is in Learning.

The world is spinning faster than you perceive.

The secret of Accomplishment is in Teamwork

The Thumb, though special, fails without other fingers.

The secret of Contentment is in Thanking

Count your blessings. You do have more than you need.

The secret of Long life is in Simplicity

Simple living and High Thinking is in itself a Treasure.


This was in response to the blogging contest at - http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-z-blogging-challenge-rachs-writing.html for a very creative contest there. The rules for the entry were  Monday April 23 - base your entry around the letter "T". Write a short story/flash fiction/poetry/other writing. The entry should be based on this picture and should be less than 150 words.

Challenging myself - 'R' for Run, Run, Run

I am running a race, where the finish line keeps shifting ahead every time I have reached it. Time and again, you have reminded me that I am not good enough. That, the bars that define the standards have risen each time before I have reached them.

And I wonder what would happen if I stop running. What would happen if I run the other way? Run away!!! Never to return.

I appreciate all those people who leave their present tying it as their past and dive head first to embrace the unknown future. What reigns ahead, no one knows, but what rallies behind are those thorns, ready to pierce our relation beyond repair.

I see a storm brewing its way. Raging Thunderstorms and Rainfalls peek from those red dark clouds above, reflecting on these waters. But, there is always something to look forward to, when all this is over.

- A rainbow

This was in response to the blogging contest at - http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-z-blogging-challenge-rachs-writing.html for a very creative contest there. The rules for the entry were Friday April 20 - Base your entry around the letter "R". Write a short story/flash fiction/poetry/other writing. The entry should be based on this picture and should be less than 150 words.

Challenging myself - 'Q'. An entry related to war.

Countries quote us as ‘Terrorists’. A war is upon us.

But there are just as many innocent people here as there are corrupt ones.

And it is just as is, in any other country out there in the world.

Yet, no one has any qualms about this war. I guess no one, but me.

How can it be so quiet on the outside,

When there is a shouting match going on inside?

How can there be bird chirps and tweets here,

When all that you hear on the land are gun fires?

How can the air be so much purer and fresher,

When all that you breathe out there is bomb smoke?

How can there still be clear waters here,

When there are rivers of blood flowing on the land?

How can life still go on so unchallenged here,

When, out there, death is just a quick matter of seconds?


This was in response to the blogging contest at - http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-z-blogging-challenge-rachs-writing.html for a very creative contest there. The rules for the entry were  hursday April 19 - include three words starting with the letter ‘Q’ in your entry.  Write a short story/flash fiction/poetry/other writing. The entry should be based on this picture and should be less than 150 words.

Challenging myself - 'P' for Prayers

Prayers to the Sun God mark the beginning of a day in Hinduism.
The sun God is known as – Ravi, Bhanu, Aruna, Divakara, Dinakara, Surya, Aditya, Bhaskara, Mitra and a 108 other names.

Salutations to the lord, the one who reins the world on his vanquishing chariot pulled by a horse with seven heads, the provider of heat, light and seasons are in three forms.

• Sandhya Vandane is offering water to the God, “Argya Samarpane”. It is a daily ritual, done at dawn, standing in the water that is chest deep.
• Surya Namaskara, the salutations of prostrating before the lord is an ancient Hatha Yoga Asanasa practiced widely all over the world.
• Chanting of the revered Gayathri Mantra – 

Om bhūr bhuva svaha tát savitúr váren(i)yam
bhárgo devásya dhīmahi dhíyo yó naha pracodáyāt

"May the divine light of the Supreme Being illuminate our intellect, to lead us along a path of righteousness".

Salutations to you – Sun God, so that the day may start and end in peace.

This was in response to the Blogging contest at -http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-z-blogging-challenge-rachs-writing.html .The rules for the entry were  Wednesday April 18 - begin and end your entry with a word beginning with the letter "P"  Write a short story/flash fiction/poetry/other writing. The entry should be based on this picture and should be less than 150 words.

Challenging myself - 'P' for Perseverence

Perseverance - The one that has kept me up so far, the one that will help me reach my dreams.

Looking back, the journey has been on enduring footsteps on thorny roads of the sharp ridged, steep rocks. Criticisms and Cynicisms at every step of mine, all attacking ever stronger than before to make me quit.

But, I Won’t Quit. Not This Time.

Discouragement is, but a fuel that has kept me going on!!!

Yes, you might have had your day, every time you have had me doubting my abilities. Every time that I have let my self-respect sidetrack, just to accommodate you.

But, let me assure you one thing - That, soon enough - I will be the one with the last laugh.

You may do whatever, but you can’t stand long enough, blocking my ways of passion.

This was in response to the Blogging contest at -http://rachaelharrie.blogspot.com/2012/04/to-z-blogging-challenge-rachs-writing.html The rules for the entry were  Wednesday April 18 - begin and end your entry with a word beginning with the letter ‘P’.  Write a short story/flash fiction/poetry/other writing. The entry should be based on this picture and should be less than 150 words.