Colors of life

What would life be without friends? Unimaginable… right? Friends are those relatives that you choose yourself and nurture the relationship into a beautiful lifelong bond. You find many friends across the journey of life at various stages. Some of them you tend to forget and the bond seems to loosen along with time but there are some who leave footprints in your heart and mind eternally! Those are your true friends and what we often refer to as ‘ Friends Forever ’. Along the journey of life we come across only a few friends who you consider as your friends forever and therefore it’s heartbreaking when its time to say ‘goodbye’ to those very friends with whom you have spent and shared some of the best times of your life! It’s extremely hard to find such friends who stand by you through thick and thin, who share your happiness with as much joy and shed tears of sorrow when you are in pain, who selflessly give without any expectations in return, who know the good and bad in you and yet ...

For a little girl, the only man who matters in the whole world is her father. With innocent eyes and trusting little hands she clings on to her dad for support and care throughout her life. For me, it was no different either. I’ve always been a daddy’s girl (Though I changed preferences when he was in a bad mood ;) )! My dad is one person whom I’ve always looked up to. He has been my mentor, my guide, my teacher, my inspiration, my source for worldly wisdom and my idol! Someone I would turn to when I was in a deep shit, someone whom I run to when I would be tormented by the monsters and demons in the middle of the night. With his gentle caring ways and eternal patience, I felt protected and sheltered. He is my idea of an ideal human being. And I dedicate this small poem especially for him -   With the strength of a mountain,  The majesty of a tree, The warmth of a summer sun, The calm of a quiet sea, The generous soul of nature, The comforting arm of night, T...