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  Prompt: 12) Oblivion If there exists: heaven and hell, There should be a place we name: Oblivion,the forgotten one. If heaven is where the good go, And hell where the evil's punished: Oblivion is a place where the neutral rot. If you in your worldly time, Have done no good or done no harm, Oblivion is the place for you. If friends said, scratching their heads, "Yeah, I don't know them very well," Well, friend, you're perfect for Oblivion. There you wouldn't remember your deeds, Just like in the World nobody did: Eternally you'll ask your name from strangers. Author’s thoughts Oblivion is the state of being forgotten. I have seen that there are characters all around us that live without doing any good OR bad. They live only for themselves. I have always wondered where this people went, to heaven or to hell! The idea for “Oblivion” comes from the  Asphodel Meadows  of Greek mythology where souls who haven’t committed significant crimes or got any honour or

Prompt: 7) Love Love is a heartbeat, Run astray. Love is your fingers, Fidgeting away. Love is the redness, Of your cheeks. Love is the sneaky, Hidden peeks. Love is the stolen glances, You try so hard to hide. Love is the battle between: Your heart and your mind. Author’s thoughts “Love is a Battle” is a poem about the symptoms of love. Love always makes you feel things like skipping heartbeats and makes you blush. It compels you too steal glances at your loved ones. But it also feels like a battle between your heart and brain. I have a gig on Fiverr where I’ll write a poem for you on any topic you want. You can find that gig  here  if you are interested in availing my service. This prompt is given by Moulima Bhoumik and Trisha Saha.

  Prompt: 5) Bipasha Bipasha, you kind soul! You turned your waters into sand, once: To save thrice born Vasistha, Husband of Arundhati; Who tied himself with cords to drown in you. Bipasha, you were named cord breaker. Bipasha, you brave soul! You broke off the conquest of the great conqueror, The one from Macedon. Away from home for eight long years— Perhaps you reminded the soldiers of their homeland! Or perhaps they were scared away by your rebellious waters! Bipasha, you lovely soul! Named after a mighty river, One flowing through the pages of history, Timeless, ageless! Great things are expected from you: Bipasha, make history your own! Author’s thoughts ‘Bipasha’ is a prompt suggested by my friend of the same name (though spelt differently). She reminded me that Bipasha is a river and I found out that it is a great river. I wanted to give the poem a grand tone, keeping the epics in mind, because the river is quite important to Hindu mythology and Indian history. Whether I’ve suc

Prompt: 2) Glimpse All I caught was a glimpse, today, A glimpse is all I caught— Of the dimpled cheeks, messy hair; Oh! The memories you brought! I caught a glimpse of us, again, From the deeper depths of my brain: We were happy (or so I thought), We giggled, we danced in the rain! And the most dangerous glimpse I caught, Of a future we could've had: I'm glad you got the courage to leave, I'm thankful, from the bottom of my heart! Author’s thoughts ‘Three Glimpses Into Time’ is a poem of heartbreak and moving on from failed love. It is not always possible to understand if one is compatible with the other person. The heart wants what it wants and oftentimes we need our brain to interfere. In this poem, the poetic persona is reminded of their seemingly happy past with their beloved because they catch a glimpse of the beloved in passing. But then, they think of how the future would look like if they’d still be together. They decide, that it was better that the beloved left whe

The Play Macbeth  was first performed on stage in the year 1606. It is a play in which Shakespeare wished to get inside the skin of a murderer showing us the psychological effects of committing such crimes as Macbeth and the other characters (specially Lady Macbeth). However, as interesting as the subject of the mind of a murderer is, I find the witches to be equally intriguing on their own. Supernatural in contemporary England Witchcraft was a ‘vogue’ issue in the early reign of James I. Even before he ascended the throne, King James I himself, believed he had been the subject of a plot by three Scottish witches to shipwreck him by stirring up storms. Learned books were also published on the subject such as  A Discourse of the Subtle Practices of Devils  (1587) and King James’ own  Demonology  (1597). Some of the learned works expressed scepticism as to the more far-fetched claims made about witches, like Reginald Scot’s  The Discoverie of Witchcraft  (1584, banned under James I), but

Earth day is a celebration of the world we live in. It is a day created to bring awareness to the Earth and nature. It serves as a reminder that we are responsible for the safe-keeping of the planet for the generations to come. In this article you will find many earth day activities to help you play your part in bettering the world. But first let us delve into the significance of Earth Day. Learn more about Earth Day from the official page. When is Earth Day?  Earth Day is celebrated on 22nd April every year. The first Earth Day was celebrated on 22nd April, 1970 following the ravaging oil spill in Santa Barbara in January 1969. Senator Gaylord Nelson was inspired by the student anti-war movement and wanted to infuse the student energy into the emerging consciousness of the public about pollution. He and his co-chair Pete McCloskey recruited an young activist, Denis Hayes, to maximize student support. H

14th of February is celebrated as Valentine's day worldwide. It is widely acclaimed as a day to celebrate love and romance. But it originated as the Christian St. Valentine's feast day. Now, who is this St. Valentine? Origin of St. Valentine's Feast Well, lots of Christian martyrs were named Valentine. The St. Valentine honoured on 14th February is in fact not one of them, but two (or maybe three?) of them— Valentine of Rome and Valentine of Terni. Valentine of Rome was a Christian priest, martyred in the Roman Empire on that day in 269 AD. Valentine of Terni was a Christian bishop, who was martyred on the same day in 273 AD. Both these priests may have been the same person as they both were said to have married off Christian couples in secret, which was banned at that time. It is no surprise then that this is the day to celebrate love out of all those other Valentine feast days. Early records of martyrs also record a third Valentine under the same date who was