No Moping

via Daily Prompt: Mope The year is coming to an end With no regrets nor hard feelings No moping nor mourning Let us embrace with hopes of a better tomorrow The coming year.. The carrier of good luck and good fortune Of joy, mirth and happiness And lasting bonds of love , peace and harmony…

Daily Prompt: Renewal

via Daily Prompt: Renewal It has been two decades since Sonali had last seen her. She was her dear friend, Nandini. They were fast friends; studied at the same school and belonged to the same neighborhood. Nandini was always the studious type and harbored dreams of making it big someday. She found joy in intellectual…

The Devil

via Daily Prompt: Pillage Nobody liked to befriend him neither in school nor in the neighborhood because of his mischievous and violent nature which not only petrified others but distanced them from him. The neighbors would restrain their children from mixing with him so that they weren’t spoilt by his influence. His parents who were…

Ovation

via Daily Prompt: Ovation I stood on the stage transfixed Felt the butterflies in my stomach Could hardly whimper And then it came tumbling forth The words, the lyrics and then the melodious song It went up in a crescendo before it came to harmonious halt There was a silent pause which seemed like forever…

Living in the past

via Daily Prompt: Retreat His arms lay folded on his lap holding on to the daily newspaper; his head titled sideways to the right as Debashish Mukherjee sat dozing on the easy chair in his verandah. “Wake up, Dadababu. It’s time you had your bath,” called Sati his maid-servant, a woman in her early forties.…

Bhutan – the happy nation

via Daily Prompt: Calm Our recent trip to Bhutan was a soul searching one. The pristine beauty of the Buddhist kingdom situated on the eastern edge of the Himalayas which ranged from the subtropical plains to steep mountains and valleys with its beautiful rivers, streams and the lush greenery all around wasn’t only a treat…

Suzie’s Tailor Shop

via Daily Prompt: Fortune Radhamadhavpur was a scenic town set amidst hills with a lovely stream meandering through its landscape which was richly endowed with the most exquisite flora and fauna. Beautiful cottages with well-kept lawns and gardens; adults and children attired in colourful garbs merrily traversing down undulating rocky roads towards their own destinations…

Catch 22

via Daily Prompt: Moody Dr. Shirshendu Das and Nachiketa Mitra were neighbors who gradually became good friends. Within a couple of years of private practice in Bakultala, Shirshendu had built up a reputation of being a good physician. Whereas Nachiketa was a Manager in a nationalized bank. Every Sunday evening they would assemble near a…

Dancing with the waves

via Daily Prompt: Fishing “Come on get ready quickly “, cried Anirban to his wife Sangeeta. “We have to start by 6 O’clock and Riddhi and Shinjini will be here any moment.” Anirban was a doctor who had a flourishing practice in Dumdum. Although Sangeeta was well qualified and taught in a private school before…

Lottery

Subrata Sen was getting ready for office. He had taken his daily bath; had shaved; got dressed and was now having his brunch which included rice, pulses and fries. The basic price of necessities in life had so risen that it became difficult for him to make both ends meet. He lived with his wife…