Author: Natasha Sequeira
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Harridan Hattie.
#AZatPP #day8 #letterH . Harridan Hattie crept up one day And frightened the neighbourhood kids away. Oh! She fumed, she cursed and she spat She didn’t spare even the measly cat. . Harridan Hattie sat at her window And scowled for the sun bothered her to the core. Behold, there was a knock on her…
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Ganshyamdas.
#AZatPP #day7 #LetterG . Ganshyamdas, a silly old man Kept his house, spic and span. But never did he realise his folly, When he threw his thrash into the adjoining alley. . Ganshyamdas, a silly old goat. Loved flowers in his wife’s hair, the old toad! So he plucked and pulled in the garden…
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Flowers.
#AZatPP #letterF #day6 #Haiku . Flowers, adorning Summer landscape. They do laugh Gaily. Bright, smiling. . Haiku is a Japanese poetry form. It consists of only 17 syllables, first line consists of 5 syllables, second of 7 and third of 5 syllables. Usually Haiku are written on Nature or they convey emotions. Pic credit: Unsplash:…
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Emilin Was Her Name.
#AZatPP #day5 #letterE #cheritaform . Emilin was her name. . She, of ebony hair and fair face. Popularity polls? Oh, she’d win that race. . One day, she was found strangled, at the bottom of a storage bin! ‘Serves her right,’ said they, ‘She showed too much skin.’ Her name was Emilin! . I owe…
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Darkness.
#AZatPP #day4 #LetterD . Darkness befell the manor, A shrill scream reverberated from within. She stealthily made her way on all fours Notwithstanding the din. . Puffing, grunting, sweating she moved on. Hands outstretched, yet she bumped into a wall. ‘Darn it’, thought she, ‘Where has the cookie-tin gone?’ ‘Curses on the power cut…
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Call Her Mommy!
#AZatPP #day3 #letterC #limerick . There is this warm and lovely lady, She feeds, cleans, cuddles and soothes me. But the stuffy man calls her Ruth, I swear by my brand new, shiny tooth, I will bite him if he doesn’t call her Mommy! . Pic Credit: Unsplash: Matt Walsh.
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Be The Miracle.
#AZatPP #day2 . On coming across a little girl, Born without hands. 27-year old Prashant Gade Hit upon a plan. He quit his Electronics Engineering course, Fashioned low cost bionic-arms, ‘Inali Foundation’ was thus formed. The needy were provided arms free of cost, That was the charm! . Karimul Haque, a tea- garden…
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All I Wish For…
All I wish for on this New Year Morn, Is for the children of Yemen and all wars, not to look so torn! Let their measure of health, happiness not rest, On the size and circumference of their arms Or some such tests. All I wish for on this first day of 2021, Is for…
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Oops! I Did It Again.
You there, with that mop of hair. You, who used to sing without a care. You loved the stage and the English language. Dramas, debates; why, even the English sausage! The ten year old you, promised yourself, That you’d travel, explore even the Arctic shelf. Broke that promise, didn’t you girl! However, you realised at…
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What's Cooking, Mummy?
What’s cooking, Mummy? Yuck, is it brocolli? Or are you cooking something, That leaves you feeling grumpy? What’s eating you, Mummy? Is it dear ol’ daddy? He isn’t home much nowadays, Is he with the one he calls ‘Cuddle- Bunny’? What’s the time, Mummy? Are you asleep already! I wanted the recipe for making warm…
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Ferocious!
She felt a chill run Down her spine. She knew she was being watched, All the time! ‘Can you hear me?’ He licked his lips, Salivated when he saw her. She was an easy target At that time of day, he jeered. ‘Can you hear me?’ He pursued her. Like a deer she leapt away.…
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Thank Goodness!
She tossed her curly mop. The frizzy thing of keratin (and some moss). She needed a haircut, badly. Yet, she dared not visit a saloon, even till Unlock.20! She wondered why the folk mourned, About being in pyjama bottoms, she loved them so. She destested makeup that highlighted her ‘forever-acne’. Was content sporting a head…
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Technicolor
The little mouse smiled about, While around him the animals rushed, Cried out. Their dream, their homes, All lay in ruins. A horrid disease had arrived, Put paid to their warm cooings. ‘How is it you smile, When the world around you crumbles?’ The warthog said, grumbling, To the mouse, Who kept a-smiling. ‘The future…