She wrote the last sentence of her letter and looked at her neat handwriting on the white sheet. She closed her eyes, took a deep breath and set the paper free out of her hands and watched its flying like a white delicate butterfly. She knew it would never reach him. At that moment she [...]
Saturday, August 16, 2008
First snowflake of the year. She focused her looks on the calendar to confirm the date once more - - 3rd of February - - her birthday. She woke up earlier today although it was weekend. She opened the curtains to a white world and started to watch the snow even without blinking her eyes. [...]
Thursday, July 31, 2008
It had been quite a tiring journey for her but thinking of her target made her forget all the distress going on for hours. When she was about to get on the plane, butterflies were fluttering their wings in her stomach; she felt like a little kid on her first day at school. She kept [...]
Monday, July 14, 2008
He was looking out of the window of the top floor of the hotel, his eyes locked on the horizon, when the door was knocked twice. He thought she was on time; they could watch the sunset together sitting on the terrace feeling the chilling wind on their faces. That was the best place also [...]
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
A Writer Staring at empty pages of his journal Is Thinking . I, whose feet only trod the nights, Until today, Have only been looking for characters For the stories I write In those silent sleepless nights On those melancholic paths I always took . Until today, everything Rain, Fragrance, Wind, Sounds Everything was just imagination Every dream was only to carve a new character for my stories . That writer Surrounded [...]
Tuesday, July 1, 2008
I got tired of loving her For how long could I Cut my own passages and spread them under her feet For how long could I Kiss her falling tears away For how long could I Spread my smiles on her dry lips . I got tired of loving her Thinking, that now I would get my destiny, All by myself . I slid my path from [...]
Friday, June 20, 2008
‘All passengers are requested to fasten their seat belts.’ a dignified female’s voice echoed through the plane aisle. ‘We shall be taking off from Dubai International Airport in the next 10 minutes and reach Heathrow Airport in an estimated 7 hours. Enjoy your flight.’ She ended in a chirpy tone. Goodbye vacation, Cherie sighed inwardly and reached [...]
Sunday, June 15, 2008
I sat in my chair beside the window, staring at a sad rain falling on old trees and fresh cut grass. The smell of old cedar was emblazoning the wet air, a couple of squirrels playfully dancing up and down a dark tree trunk, an old red color Jeep standing leisurely on that dirty path [...]
Sunday, June 15, 2008
By next morning I was back into my old city; I had to take care of a few monetary affairs before I would take off towards a world that was forgotten by the people living outside it. As I was coming out of the bank, I saw a young girl clad in a light blue [...]
Sunday, June 15, 2008
The word Thar means desert; and it stretches out as the largest desert of the country. There is a large Hindu population that has lived side by side with Muslims for centuries. Both religions have multifaceted yet intermingled cultural heritage and traditions. Family is a deep rooted institution where three generations live under one roof. [...]
Thursday, August 28, 2008
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