Can we look at the rapist?
Can we look at the rapist – the one who did wrong? Was it bad upbringing, social issues, or genes gone wrong? Can we look at the man who hammers his wife, And not be the support that bolsters his fake pride.
Do you want children so quick?
Do you want children so quick, or is it the pressure?
From family and friends who really should know better.
Who should let you do things at your own pace,
Take a little time so you have more savings and space. Continue reading
Make hay when the sun shines bright
We must make hay when the sun shines bright,
Let our dreams change hue in the silver of the night.
We must take a turn when the path is blocked,
And explore the lanes we usually do not. Continue reading
The stages of my life
It used to be Baby, ‘cos they saw I was young,
The one they looked after when her parents weren’t around.
Then, it was Didi – the elder sister,
A young adult woman without a ‘Mister’. Continue reading
Dear India, Please pray.
Please pray for a leader who walks in the light,
Whether he does on his own, or because he’s forced to – either is alright.
Pray for us all, that we can be the pressure,
That we hold on to our values, and let honesty be our measure. Continue reading
Piano practise : The idea of ‘practising’ learning
The light-bulb moment April 2019 was a month of breakthroughs in piano class. Some of my students had been struggling with things that should have been easy for them, and it took them months to reach that light-bulb moment when everything just fell into place. A solution so simple and easy to understand, and yet, … Continue reading
Because I know that success will follow
A letter to the piano student who fears failure and therefore just won’t try. Dear Student, I’m asking you to make an effort. I’m not asking you to succeed, but to just go through the motions to start with. Because I know that success will follow. Because I know, that someday you’ll move on … Continue reading
