Flowers Time Tested & True

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 The blogger is reluctant to write, words do not flow; it is as if there's something stopping the flow. The shares are gorgeous, they do provoke a smile, but life is handing out hard lessons which make for tougher miles. Many a flower is yet to be framed, but the blogger's head is not in the game. An anniversary did recently pass by, it brought smiles, tears and sighs!

New beginnings are slow to start
That causes me to be a worry wart
Flowers bloom, seasons change
Life runs its usual range
The yen to put finger to keyboard doesn't arise
With things in so much flux, that's no surprise
Yet the contributors gamely continue to show
With flowers colorful putting on their show
The world once again is in turmoil
Old enmities flare up and do the region roil
So much bloodshed, so much lost
Peace, if it comes, at what cost
Mother nature at once her fury does flash
Roads, dams, bridges, infra it does slash
Festivals are on us once again
Joyous sounds make the refrain
Flowers hold time tested and true
Pinks, reds, yellows, lighter, bolder hues
From neighborhoods, walks, friends' gardens
Backyards, vases, hotels, the ambit widens
Seasons change, they come and go
Colorful blooms move with the flow
Climate changes means blooms last longer
Like Shashi's Roses they are stronger

 With demands on land, come the wars
And othering starts anew
Mother nature shows her scars
Amid demands that we renew
Our pledges to her and humanity
Bring back peace, brotherhood & clarity
That nations shall not bring forth conflict
It's time to introspect & not inflict
Damage, hurt, tears and more
Civilization does keep the score
Even though there is massive gloom
Smoke spreads its ghostly plume
But, flowers still bloom
Spread their colors & their perfume
Calm minds, hearts and souls
Try to bring closer those distant poles

This year is almost to its end
Another few months their stories will lend
Life will go on as it does
Incidents, happenings will swirl around us
The festive season is all but nigh
Among highs there are some weary sighs
The globe will spin, night & day will turn
Endless time will forever churn
Build new memories, write new tales
Sing some songs across valleys & dales
Flowers will spread their cheer & song
Encourage us to sing along
Newer melodies we will pen
Dance around yearnings, yen & ken
The world will move & it will hold still
Dancing eternally to that great will

My Co-Contributors

June, Shashi, Shantha & Shalini; June, Shantha & Shalini; Shashi, Shantha & Shalini; Shashi, Shantha, Shalini, & Vivek;  Shalini-Selina, Vivek, Shantha, & Shashi; Shalini & Shashi; Shantha, Shalini, June & Vivek; Shashi, Shantha, Vivek & Shalini

Winds of Change are Blowin'

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 Time to write a new post, and time for change to come floating by. Time to move on with life, while keeping the past firmly entrenched, but time to make anew memories, experiences and more.

 The winds of change are blowing
They advise with them to keep flowing
For a project there might come a hail
Old skills refreshed, new ones to scale
A change in home city it may bring
Oncoming challenges make the blogger sing
It wouldn't do to say nay
Lady luck has sent some this way
Mayhaps, a break will be good
Her absence is not totally withstood
The eyes still for her search
Not finding her the heart does lurch
She did command to live to the full my life
Move forth to progress, away from strife
This sign I will accept and take
Shifts and moves if required make
The blog posting may be a tad slow
But request contributors to keep up the flow
For their blooms our days do cheer
Keep gloom away, bring smiles near

 The rains are here to stay
Sometimes all day, sometimes every other day
The parched earth drinks in every drop
And nature begins to glow and pop
Blooms from everywhere do come
Pinks, reds, oranges, yellows and then some

A plethora of blooms outstripping the praise
How many words in appreciation do we raise
The blogger is having a time tough
Rhymes and lines come out rough
The heart many-a-time doesn't wish to pen
Discipline compels the blogger then
Days meld into night and nights meld into day
Life, hectic, running, dark, colorful holds its sway
Society all round has gone to the dogs
While politicians, law & order are sawing logs
Sometimes, I wonder what comes next
What stories will form the new context
Also seen are vivid color blazes
Sometimes harsh, sometimes soothing to our gazes
From these blooms, resilience we'll learn
Through them everlasting beauty discern

My Co-Contributors

Monica (from her US travels, 1st 2 frames); Monica, Shashi & Shalini; Beacon, Shalini, Shashi & Monica; Vivek, Ranjona, Dr.Manish & Shashi; Shalini, Shantha, Shashi & Vivek; Beacon, Bhaskar, Shantha & Monica; Shashi, Shantha, Shalini; June & Shalini; Shashi & Monica; June, Shashi, Shantha, Rachna & Vivek; Bhaskar, Dr.Manish, Shashi & Shalini. 

Sprinkling Color

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The  clock's been ticking again, quite loudly too! I wonder what message it is trying to send, it goes tick-tock-tick-a-tock and with it time flies by. Time! A small word but oh so weighty. What goes on in your minds when you think of time? For me, time has sped up and yet slowed down simultaneously, it has crawled and it has run! And, that time will never come by again.  I sit by the window sometimes contemplative then pensive, at times it seems I freeze; then break out in a flurry of little actions, but you see, time's churn is the actual squeeze. 

Rains have made their presence felt
Across hills, valleys, plains and dells
Mother nature so generous and giving
Can be totally wrathful & unforgiving
Full well humankind has wrought its worst
And mother earth has in protest burst
Cast down boulders, rocks and more
Sent down floods & mayhem galore
And yet, life as usual seems to move
Flowers, sun, moon, stars do groove
This blog to flowers does raise praise
But sometimes, questions do in chase
Beauty & disaster walk side by side
Alongside, the bad the good does glide
Rain-drenched flowers do hit the spot
As brilliant hues bloom across many lots
Some frames from last post were left behind
To begin this one, they must've been designed
Beautifully they lift the game
Loudly to all proclaim
Time to cheer, time to celebrate
Let our wonders in your life reverberate

Pinks in various hues rejoice
Shoulder by shoulder spoil us for choice
Merry blooms they all doth be
Sprinkling color over you and me

Walk for health, find some flowers
On this blog do contributors shower
All the goodness that they do capture
Rare or common it induces rapture
Colors, hues, types and blooms
Nature's bounty in full costume
Hues known, shades not met
Majesty does beauty beget

A variety came out to play
Delicately poised they showed the way
Sheer gorgeousness on us they bestow
Come let's bask in their colorful glow

My Co-Contributors

Vivek, Shantha & Shashi; Shalini, Shashi & Vivek; Shantha, Shashi & Shalini; Beacon; Yash, Anjali & Vivek; Shashi & Shantha; Shalini, Yash  & Anjali; Shalini, Shantha, Vivek & Ranjona; Shalini, Shantha & Shashi; Shalini, Shashi, & Vivek; Shalini, Shantha, Dr.Manish & Soumitra; June & Rachna; Bhaskar, Vivek, Shashi & Yash; Bhaskar, Beacon, Shantha & Rachna.

Dazzling Blooms

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 As days go by, one would think it would be easier to write the posts, but somehow, somewhere the drive is watered down, words are hard to come by, rhymes form and they vanish in the blink of an eye. This blog has grown and how and contributors come from far and wide. My apologies to them, but sometimes lines refuse to form on command and the blogger cannot cater to some contributors' demand. It is an honor to receive your flowers from far and wide, nature and you do take me on an energizing ride. This blogger requests your patience for some more while...

The clock ticks on by & bye
Time on its own speed does fly
Days & nights continue their march
Life moves on towards some pivotal arch
In the blink of an eye 6-months have gone
But of their beauty, days are sometimes shorn
Full well you loved the sound of the rain
Drizzles bring their own pleasure and pain
A sudden loss brings to fore the fragility of life
Another soul has been freed from the daily strife
Families left behind are stoic in their loss
After all, Destiny is everyone's boss
Live life to the full & strive for more
Who knows what awaits on that distant shore
Breath & steps in cadence move
To the divine's music we should groove
Nature with its full splendor on display
Richness of hues it does portray
This blogger sometimes loses the refrain
Her brain struggles to keep moving the flowery chain
Some questions bring themselves to the front
Sometimes they are hard to stunt
Colors & hues shared spear through
Daily they knock, while words doth pursue
Demand fingers to keyboard be put
Rhymes be pushed out from underfoot
When the nagging becomes too strong
The blogger is driven to not let agony prolong
Then come lines, connected and linked
On the page this rhymer drops some ink

A day of blue
A hue that always knew
It could vividly shine
And be ahead of the line
Bunches of blooms
Cutting through clouds like shiny plumes
Hues rich, glistening shades
Reminders that Nature's beauty never fades
Make hearts sing
Much joy bring

Then came visiting some bright reds
Sheer gorgeousness put them right ahead
Of the morning's gifts n surprises
These definitely were the prize
Some went onto mountain climb
Their beauty was sublime
Other colors dared in sneak
They also longed to peek

Hibiscus and lilies always rule
They are the leaders in the school
From near and far have they been brought
For our satisfaction by cameras caught
Many a word can be written in praise
On them repeatedly we feast our gaze

Then came mums and cone flowers
Brilliance they did shower
Flowers in churches and by flag posts
Serene and lively hosts
If blues have been about
Lavenders-violets do also scout
They also join the blooming parade
Color after color, quite a cascade

Some more frames await their turn, next time, I guess...

 My Co-Contributors

Shalini, Shantha, Vivek & Beacon; Vivek, Shantha, Shalini-Rina; Vivek, Shantha, Shalini, Silverlightgal; Beacon & Bhaskar; Shashi, Shantha, Shalini & June; Shashi & Shantha; Beacon, Shalini & Kirti; Bhaskar, Beacon, Devlina & Shantha; Ranjona, Shantha, Vivek, June, Rachna & Bhaskar; June, Shashi, Shantha & Shalini; June & Shashi; Shantha, Shalini & Moushumi; Shashi & Shantha.

Blooms and Perfumes

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Life is strange! Connections are made, sometimes they grow, sometimes they break; sometimes they are paused and then pick up as if they were never left off. Something similar happened to the blogger when she made a trip to Kolkata in May this year and reconnected with her Class X ICSE batch (Schooling till 10th was in the beautiful NE state of Tripura, although most classmates are now Kol-based). It was if the intervening years just vanished and connections were strong, maybe at times stronger than before. Apart from the benefit to the blogger personally, the blog benefited too: new contributors, mostly Beacon & Bhaskar, sometimes Soumitra and the rare appearance by KD are seen. But this is not to say that the older contributors are any less important. They are the mainstays of the blog. Oh, yes, the blogger added one more year to her physical age and was greeted by gorgeous blooms on that day! 

Bold or shy, big or small
Flowers bloom equally for all
Bring forth smiles time after time
Causing the blogger to scramble for appropriate rimes
So many blooms gathered in one place
So much color, love and grace
Nature's bounty does loudly sing
Much gladness to our hearts it brings

Dogwood, magnolia and unexpected flowers
Their hues do us empower
We gaze on them in utter delight
Framed together, a picturesque sight

Pinks in many varied hues
Their generosity across regions diffused
A more generous palette has yet to be seen
Preening like a queen across the greens
Other colors did join the parade
They designed their own serenade
Songs and laughter rang out true
The chorus mightily grew

In the midst of this, came the day
When warm,  generous wishes flew my way
Alongside came a plethora of blooms
Filled each and every corner with their perfumes

 Captured on neighborhood strolls
That have incandescent flowers as the goals
Shantha & Shashi started the trend
Others joined in, stories did blend
From near and far were pix shared
Our contributors were ever prepared
From travels, workshops, welcomes, stores did the collect
Myriad blooms did they select

That adorned their timelines and this page
Beauty, grace, color did themselves upstage

My Co-Contributors:

June, Bhaskar & Ranjona; Shantha, Shalini, Shashi, June & Anshu; June, Beacon, Bhaskar, Vivek, Shantha & Shalini; June, Shashi & Beacon; Bhaskar, Beacon, Anshu & Anjali; Nimmy, Vivek, Shantha, Shashi; Shashi, Shantha & Shalini; Shantha, Shalini, Shashi & Beacon; Shalini, Shashi, & Bhaskar; @Oneirology11, Shinjini, Bhaskar, Beacon, Monica, Yash; Vivek & Kirti; Shalini & Shantha; Shantha, Vivek, Shashi & Soumitra; Shashi, Shantha, & Aparna; Beacon, Shashi & Shantha.