Confessions of a Writing Freak

Being an avid reader of Khaled Hosseini, I am always looking for his new books, as I get immersed in his panache of storytelling.when  I came across"Sea-Prayer", I placed an instant order without getting into any nitty-gritty. My first reaction on receiving this slender book was that of regret, thinking it a photo book meant for kids with beautiful watercolor illustrations by Dan William. But my unflinching belief in the writing skills of the author forced me to go through the slim poem book. Believe me, any prodigious volume of this book would not have left the impact so strong as these few lines could. It left an indelible impression on my heart and mind. It is a deeply moving, heart- wrenching letter from a father to his little son, while they are fleeing from war-torn country to seek a refuge elsewhere. It is a pithy, meaningful Odyssey of refugees which ravages the mind and torments the heart.it leaves you rigid and choked. The poem is inspired by the story o...

In these days of corona pandemic, everyone is experiencing enforced solitude, looking for ways to do away with idleness and impatiently waiting to resume their routine activities, which we all have been deprived of. One of the activities  I scrupulously follow these days is parenting my plants, and today as a weekly Sunday ritual, I was changing the water of my devil's ivy or the money plant, I was awestruck by the beauty and minimalist trait of this fuss-free, maintainable, nondemanding plant. Almost thriving on neglect, it is happy with just a streak of splendid sun rays seeking entry through the window. It keeps on adding glossy leaves non chalantly, growing relentlessly outwards as well deep inside with its glistening entwined roots. I wish we humans too possessed this trait of growth in all dimensions with equally captivating beauty hidden deep as shining outwards with minimal needs and desires. This observation was an instant inspiration for believing " Less ...