Lovesickness I have been sick,with several illnesses.But I have always recovered from them,because they were curable. When I was eight,I got afflicted with Malaria.But after several doses of Quinine,I was back on my feet again. When I was twelve,I got...
Jai's Jottings
Blogging, Love, Poem
Will you please give me one more chance, my love?
Will you please give me one more chance, my love? You were like a lovely blooming Rose,when I met you the first time.The minute I set eyes on you,my heart was all yours. I proposed to you in a garden...
Book Reviews, Books
Book Review: You Beneath Your Skin By Damayanti Biswas
Book Review: You Beneath Your Skin By Damayanti Biswas Title: You Beneath Your Skin Author: Damayanti Biswas Price: 250 INR Link to Purchase: You Beneath Your Skin Format: Paperback Synopsis: It’s a dark, smog-choked new Delhi winter. Indian American single...
Blogging, Love, Poem
My Lost Love
My Lost Love On the shores of the glorious Mamallapuram beach,I knelt down, looking into your soulful eyes,and held out a sapphire wedding ring,hoping against hope you would consent to be mine.And to my delight, you mouthed the word ‘yes’...
Blogging, Love, Poem
Love By Moonlight
Love by Moonlight I turn around in my bed,and reach out for you, my darling,forgetting that you have left for your heavenly abode,leaving me all alone in this world. I look at the luminous clock by my bedside.And find it...
Blogging, Poem, Sorrow
An Ode to My Departed Love
An Ode To My Departed Love The chords I played on my guitar,were like handcuffs of love made of sweet-smelling Jasmine,with which we chained our wrists together,and bound our heart and soul to become one. We have known each other,for...
Love, Poem, Sorrow
I Go Picking Seashells
I Go Picking Seashells I look at the deep blue sea,stretching endlessly before me,as I sit on the sands, alone, very alone,pondering over the vicissitudes of life. It has just been a day,since I had buried my soul mate,of forty-five...
Fiction, Magic, Magical Realism, Short Stories
The Magical Event Of My Childhood In Manamadurai
The Magical Event Of My Childhood In Manamadurai I still remember the times I spent in the tiny town of Manamadurai close to the southernmost tip of India when I was a kid. Every summer holiday my father used to...
Blogging, Miscellaneous
Random Ramblings Series: Guest Post #3 By My Sister Sudha Somanathan
Random Ramblings Series: Guest Post #3 By My Sister Sudha Somanathan Well folks, you have read two instalments of guest posts in the random ramblings series by my sister Sudha Somanathan. Thanks to you readers the posts have been phenomenally...
