C for Courage

A little girl was on her way to school,

She knew not, that ahead would be her own blood pool.

With courage, she overcame this ghastly situation.

She now pursues passionately the right to education.

*As a part of A-Z Challenge. 

*Dedicated to Malala Yousafzai.

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Raijin

Source: Wikimedia Commons

Lightning struck the sky and in came the thunderclap,

Loud and frightening, it made the tiny toddlers tightly wrap.

Hiding their navels, they protected their skin,

Children, small and big, everyone was afraid of Raijin.

*As a part of NaPoWriMo. #2

*The prompt by NaPoWriMo today was to  write a poem based on a non-Greco-Roman mythology, a poem inspired by Norse mythology, or by one of the creatures from Japanese legend. So, I chose Raijin, the lightning and thunder God from Japanese mythology. It is believed that he eats the navels of children, hence the parents ask the children to hide their navels during thunderstorms.

*Also, do visit my friends who are participating in the challenge. You won't be disappointed.

http://andiwrite.com/ – Hrishikesh

http://janakinagaraj.com/ - Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/ – Jaibala

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/ - Naina

http://eccentriccontemplations.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ - Preeti

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://juztamom.blogspot.in/ – Sfurti

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/ – Vinay

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B for Beauty

The bullies called her ugly,

Yet, she believed in her beauty.

With pride she held her head,

Message of love she did spread.

*As a part of A-Z Challenge. 

*This is my 100th post and is dedicated to Lizzie Velasquez's inspirational video here. 

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I am their world!

From the corner of my eye, I see two men talking,

One a little still and the other brisk walking.

I see them explaining the world to each other.

The world is me, to one a wife and to the other, a daughter.

*As a part of NaPoWriMo. #1

*The prompt by NaPoWriMo today was to go to Reb Livingston’s Bibliomancy Oracle and then write a poem based on the quotation that the oracle provides.  I got the quotation "Two men are explaining the world to each other from “Two Men” by Rebecca Hazelton". My take on it is a little different from the original poem.

*Also, do visit my friends who are participating in the challenge. You won't be disappointed.

http://andiwrite.com/ – Hrishikesh

http://janakinagaraj.com/ - Janaki

http://jaibalarao.com/ – Jaibala

http://advkaranshah.blogspot.in/ – Karan

http://whilethecoffeebrews.blogspot.in/ - Naina

http://eccentriccontemplations.wordpress.com/ – Nithya

http://viewsofpreethib.wordpress.com/ - Preeti

http://www.rinzurajan.blogspot.in/ – Rinzu

http://ponderingtwo.blogspot.in/ – Rohan

http://juztamom.blogspot.in/ – Sfurti

http://artofleo.wordpress.com/blog/ – Vinay

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A for Age

The wrinkles on her face,
Show her life and its pace.
Yet, she runs and on track she stays.
Age is just a number is what she says.

*As a part of A-Z Challenge. 
*Thanks Arlee Bird for starting A-Z Challenge. 

*Dedicated to the 96yr old marathon runner Mann Kaur.

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