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Straight From The Heart Straight From The Heart Amidst the busy lifestyle, Straight From The Heart is a place you would love to visit to relax for a while and get soaked in the wonderful feeling of love. Poems on love, friendship and life. Short stories that would touch your heart! Articles
Don't Fence Me In...
2007-12-22 08:17:00 Don’t try to tie me downBind me with a relation that is not meant to beFor I am like a bird that loves to be freeA hawk that wants to spread wingsAnd not be held back with earthly thingsI am like a fish that lives in fresh waterPlease don’t hook me with baitI would prefer to swim at my own willPlease do not say for me you will forever wait!I am like the wind that runs across the fieldsTouching lives with my presenceSpreading the fragrance of lovePlease do not try to put a barrierBetween freedom and meOr else I become a stormDevastating for both you and me!From ArchivesThis is very close to my heart More About: Fence
Abortus
2007-12-20 21:48:00 He entered the room, His eyes full of painTo tell his wife the news,He would have to go through the trauma againHe moved closer to the bedWhere his wife lay still, unconsciousPain sketched all over her face,She too knew, it was obviousHe took her hand in hisAnd she opened her eyesHer eyes were full of questionsBut he could not find his voiceI stood there in a cornerAnd watched as the couple hugged each otherThey both knew the newsThey had lost their child foreverThey cried in each others armsUnaware of my presenceThey silently shared their painAs in these circumstances words made no senseFor them I did not even existAnd I felt as if I belong to some other timeMay be I was the past,Or the supposed-to-be future...The one who dissolved in the womb of a motherFrom ArchivesHad you read this before? If yes, let me know.
Hindi Story
2007-12-19 20:49:00 Already one story pending I never knew I would be even attempting this.It happened all of a sudden as if the Hindi blog decided it was time to stretch itself and wake up and at the same time English blog started yawning ;)My Marathi blog is in hibernation since a long time ... guess I have to do something about it too.All of a sudden, I started writing a story in Hindi and finished it too :)The story would be posted on Zindagi Ke Panne. I will try to translate it in English as soon as I can. Till then those who wish to read the Hindi version can keep their eyes open.Jhalak:Yun to zindagi mein usne kisi se kuch nahi maanga tha, na Bhagwan se na insaan se. Bachpann se lekarr aaj tak uske maata pitaah ne useh sabkuch diya tha. Dhan-daulat, pyar, sabkuch.Magar aaj, aaj woh bhagwaan se haath jodkarr kuch maang raha tha, ghutno pe baithe hue aur aankhon se aansoo bahaate hue. Woh zindagi maang raha tha uss aurat ke liye jisne uski zindagi ko barbaad karne mein koi bhi kasar nahi chodi thi... More About: Story
Tanka
2007-12-17 20:25:00 I connect to the netexhausted and depressedread favorite blogs -hoping that they would make me smileI leave without commenting
Learning From The Dream - 4
2007-12-14 08:23:00 Learning From The Dream - 1 | Learning From The Dream - 2 | Learning From The Dream - 3She walked to the kitchen to ready the breakfast. Shruti walked out of her room and Karisma was shocked to see her mother. She cannot even get ready properly, Karisma thought. Her mother’s hair looked as if a huge storm had just blown her hair in all the possible directions. The dress she wore was not neatly ironed. Shruti came and sat on the chair. Karisma pushed the bread and butter towards her mother and walked toward the kitchen platform to pour the coffee in the cups. When she returned to the dining table with the coffee she saw that her mother had not touched the bread, forget applying butter to it. She was nicely sleeping with her head resting on the dining table.“Mom! Please, can you not make your own breakfast? I have a lot of other things to do, I am getting late for school.”Shruti raised her head, looked at Karisma and slept again.“Fine!” saying so, Karisma pulled the plates t... More About: Learning , The-Dream
Learning From The Dream - 3
2007-12-12 19:51:00 Learning From The Dream - 1 | Learning From The Dream - 2On the other hand, Shruti stopped her car in front of a toy shop. She wiped her tears and adjusted her makeup before getting out of the car. She bought a huge teddy bear for Karisma and once she was inside the car tears started flowing again. Karisma’s words still echoed in her ears and what hurt her the most was Karisma’s confession that she missed her father. Though Shruti had done her best to take care of Karisma she had obviously failed miserably to fill the vacuum created in Karisma’s life after Karisma’s father walked out of their life forever. Shruti picked up the car phone and dialed a number“Hello, Karisma Interiors” said the voice at the other end“Hello Stephen, it’s me, Shruti”“Hi”“Can we rearrange the meeting with the clients for today?”“But you said you won’t be working today.”“I have changed the plans; can you do this for me?”“I will talk to them”“Great, I am on my way to... More About: Learning , The-Dream
Learning From The Dream - 2
2007-12-11 20:30:00 Learning From The Dream - 1“Excuse me; someone has to go to school today.” Her mother said.“Actually mom, I was wondering if I could skip school today…” Karisma said looking at the floor because she knew how her mother would react“NO WAY!” was the answer as Karisma had expected. Her eyes became watery all of a sudden, looking up towards her mother she said, “I did not get enough sleep yesterday and I am sort of sick.”“So? Did I ask you to stay awake at night?”“No” Karisma replied looking back at the floor. Both were silent for a moment. Karisma looked at her mother, giving her best performance of making the worst looking face.“Pleaseeeeeee” she pleaded.Shruti gave in. “Ok.”“Thank you mom, you are the most wonderful mom in the world” saying so Karisma turned to go out. She danced on her way out and nearly stumbled into the sofa in the living room.Shruti smiled and walked to the restroom.When Shruti walked out of her room she was ready to go to wo... More About: Learning , The Dream , The-Dream
Learning From The Dream
2007-12-10 22:46:00 This is the first time I have attempted something different. Though this is supposed to be a Children's story it has a mature touch to it! I never thought like a child when I was a child so obviously, it was a bit difficult for me to think as a child now.So, I decided, I can write this story playing the role of the mother...I hope you all like it.Yes, in a way, you can call this as Children's story because there is no guy falling in love with a girl here ;)Jokes apart, like I said, this is the first time I am attempting something like this ...so please ... "Handle with care"Critical review "open" for positive criticism.Happy reading10 year old Karisma lived with her mother in a 2bhk flat in Bombay. Shruti, her mother was a single parent and earned her living working as an Interior Designer. Karisma lived a normal life, that is, if you call living without a father as normal. Her mother took care that she did not miss her father. Karisma really appreciated her mother’s efforts tho... More About: Dream , Learning , The Dream , The-Dream
Puppy
2007-12-09 19:47:00 Image from herePet lovers, please do not feel offended.This is for those who do not know how to care for pets More About: Puppy
Every Night
2007-12-07 19:55:00 Every night I wonderWhat would tomorrow bring?Whether the sky would be gloomyOr would the birds sing?Every night as I lay awakeListening to the sound of the nightI wonder -What would it be likeTo open my eyes and see smiling faces around?What would it be likeTo hear music in every sound?Every night as I toss and turn in bedI pray that when I open my eyesLet me not see any sufferingLet me not hear anyone complainEvery night before I close my eyesI ask for inner strengthTo face life with a smileand be able to withstand tests of time More About: Night
Dream
2007-12-05 20:32:00 Image taken from here"Trust me it is not over yet"He shouted at the top of his voiceSo that she could hear him,As she started drifting into another world"I love you"She kept repeatingIn between the deep breaths she tookSo that her heart could continue to beatHe woke up, sweating.Dream it was, dream that always haunted himDream about the day, when it was all overThe day, she left him forever.Many years to that unfortunate day,He still remembered it as if it was yesterdayShe was not meant to goShe was not meant to dieDeath had come with his name on the tagBut she died for him and left him to cry"I love you"He still hears her voice"I am still here"She still assures him every nightHe feels her presence after he has this dreamPerhaps, she could never goBecause he said that it was not over yet.Perhaps, she still waitsFor him to forget that unfortunate dayShe waits, for him to realizeThat it is over now.
In Love Again...
2007-12-02 21:03:00 few people know the artof opening the doors of the heart -with a special keyhe smiled and the doors openedI was in love again More About: Love , In Love Again
Song - Tanka
2007-11-29 17:07:00 I hear the sound of rainstanding at my windowmusic fills my heartyou wrap your arms around meand my heart sings a song More About: Song
From The Twin Who Lived...
2007-11-23 17:05:00 Today,On my birthday...I think of you,The one who,Perhaps shared the same wombWhere I took upThe part of nutritionThat was meant for you.Today,On my birthday...I want to tell you,Whoever you were...I would have lovedTo share my life with you.To the twin who did not. More About: Twin , Lived
Take Me There...
2007-11-20 19:33:00 Take me thereTo the place I belongWhere sorrows disappearAnd heart sings a songTake me thereTo the place I belongWhere I can live my life with youAfter waiting for so longTake me in your armsAnd hold me tightSay that you love meAnd that everything would be rightTell me notThis is not meant to beCome, hold my handAnd believe in meLet us go thereTo the place we belongWhere sorrows disappearAnd heart sings a songLet us go thereTo the place we belongWhere we can live togetherToday, tomorrow and forever
If One Day...
2007-11-19 12:40:00 If one day I do not write to youWould you miss me?If one day I do not visit youWould you forget me?If one day I do not hug youWould you miss my touch?If one day I go away from youWould you forgive me?Because -There are fair chances that I mightIn spite of loving you truly from the heartOne day,I may not answer when you callOne day,I may not open the door when you knockOne day,A day will come when -You will have to live without me, forever.If one day I am not able to say, "I Love You"Please do not think that I love you any less.If one day, as you stand at the windowSuddenly the soft breeze kisses your lipsKnow in your heart that it is meIf one day,A day comes when you really need meJust close your eyes and listen to your heartbeatsI would be right there with you,In your thoughts, in each beat of your heart.
Disturbed Night
2007-11-16 18:15:00 They do not sleep peacefully tonightWhat is it that troubles them?One bark initiates anotherAnd soon all the dogs are barkingThe leaves shake vigorouslyAs if protesting what's happening tonightThe birds wide awakeLook somewhere far awayThe security guards sleep peacefullyTheir caps covering their faceThe silent road seems restlessAs if it wishes it could moveAnd stop what is happeningWhere is it that it wish to travel?I stand at the windowAnd ask this question.Suddenly, it starts rainingAs if nature cries over somethingHelpless, I stand silentlyAnd watch everything happening.Only tomorrow would I read in newspapersHow in the neighborhood,A small child succumbed to the devil of lustHow innocence was murderedHow nature watched helplesslyWhile the humans snored.This was written at 4 am yesterday when the street dogs started barking all of a suddenI was too lazy to get up, walk to the window and click photograph for this post More About: Night
Two years and still going on...
2007-11-15 17:10:00 I wanted to write this yesterday but the headache I was having was really a pain in the head ;)Better late than never ...Well! 15th November 2007 marks the completion of two years of my blogging. I do not know what blogosphere would have missed without me but I would have missed a lot.Two years and 496 posts [including 323 of SFTH Archive blog] I have come a long way and along the way I have known many good people.There were times when I had nearly quit writing on blog but encouraging mails and comments always made me change my mind.I am not sure how this blog ranks in google or any other search engine or the top blog sites, but one thing I know, this blog serves its purpose of giving what people expect out of it. All my writings were / are and would always be Straight from my heart.In the span of two years, I have done few things on my blog, apart from writing ... [like working on the scripts for sidebar and stupid thing like changing the url] and caused inconvenience to a few visi... More About: Years , Going , Goin
Sleepless Nights
2007-11-13 19:48:00 Staying awake the whole nightLost in your thoughtsEvery moment I long to be in your arms, and thenEverything seems to be so meaninglessPleads the night to me,Let go his thoughtsEvery thought would bring alongSo many past wounds in the openStill, I long to be with youNight smiles at me andI drift into deep sleepGentle touch of your arms makes me shiverHeart then skips a beatTogether we enter the world we'd long forgottenSweet dreams of you brings us together every night. More About: Nights
Brought Together Or Pushed Apart - 4
2007-11-12 10:06:00 Brought Together Or Push ed Apart | Brought Together Or Pushed Apart -2 | Brought Together Or Pushed Apart -3The operation lasted for few hours. When Ajay was wheeled out of the operation theatre both his legs were in cast, his head was bandaged and there were few stitch marks on his face where the broken glass pieces had pierced his skin. There were few injuries on his forearms. Shweta looked away and Aman took her in his arms. Doctors informed that he was out of danger but it would take few hours for him to regain his consciousness. Shweta looked at Ajay through the glass of his room door. She stood there for some time looking at him. Aman held her hand and she turned to him. Without saying anything both of them walked away from the room and out of the hospital. They booked a room in nearby hotel. Shweta was not able to make up her mind whether Shalini needed to know about the accident or she need not know. Finally she decided against telling Shalini.As Shalini unpacked her bag, sh...
Brought Together Or Pushed Apart - 3
2007-11-09 22:15:00 Brought Together Or Push ed Apart | Brought Together Or Pushed Apart -2Dear Ajay –I found a very good friend in you and trust me I would cherish our friendship forever. You would always be special to me but I simply could not convince myself to stay back. Please do not feel guilty about what happened between us. It was sudden and may be happened in a wrong manner but it will always be special for me. Please do not try to get in touch with me. I am going back…Never told you before, but … [there was a dried tear drop instead of words]Anyways, take careShaliniAjay folded the paper and beyond his tears was a smile because he had just learned that Shalini loved him too. He frantically tried to call Shalini on her mobile but the recorded voice repeatedly kept on saying that the user was unavailable. He finally gave up and made another call to his tourist agent and enquired about flight to Bangalore, a disappointed look came over his face when he learned that there was no immediate fl...
Brought Together Or Pushed Apart - 2
2007-11-08 22:12:00 Brought Together Or Push ed ApartFew hours must have gone by; Shalini was awake curled up in bed like a fetus, tears flowing unbounded. She was deep in thoughts and was startled when there was a knock on the door. She looked at the bedside watch. This was not the time for visitors and especially not the time for a drunken visitor. She climbed out of her bed, wiped her tears and opened the door. Ajay stood there closer to the door, swinging left and right with his eyes fixed to the ground and ready to knock again…“What is it?” Shalini asked. In spite of knowing that the door would be opened, Ajay looked surprised “I … I want to tell you something … can I come inside?” Shalini moved away from the door allowing Ajay to walk inside. Ajay came inside and walked a few steps away from Shalini. After some time, as if collecting courage, he turned around to look at Shalini. He stared at her for some time and then said, “I love you”“Ajay, I think you should go to your room ...
Brought Together Or Pushed Apart
2007-11-07 11:05:00 Brought Together Or Push ed Apart was the first story I had written "live" online. I mean, I wrote one part and posted it, then wrote another and posted. While writing a part I was not sure what I would be writing in the next one :)It was fun! The comments, though few, still exist here. Please click on the "newer post" link for comments on next part instead of manually created links.They were friends for a long time and not just friends but best of friends. They understood each other even without the need for words. They lived together in one flat. They had a platonic relationship …Ajay was an accountant and Shalini was a customer care executive. Together they earned enough to keep them on the run. Ajay was engaged to Shweta who was the daughter of the client he worked for. Shweta knew that Ajay and Shalini lived together and she also knew that they were just friends. Shalini never knew when she started loving Ajay but she kept the feelings to herself.The trio spent few hours toget...
Shooting Star
2007-11-06 14:37:00 I saw a shooting starAnd made a wishWithin few minutes it came trueAnd I knew in my heartThe shooting star was youBecause you always tried your bestTo make my wishes come true. More About: Star , Shooting , Shoot
Give Me A Reason
2007-11-05 08:46:00 Give me a reason to stayMake me believe in all that you sayMy heart is broken onceThis time I tread carefullyGive me a reason to love youMake me believe in you.It is not as easy as it soundsBut I am really trying for youGive me a reason to smileBecause I want to smile for you. More About: Reason , Give
Aliens at my doorstep...
2007-11-03 18:05:00 My friends and I were enjoying ourselves on the terrace of my building. It was a full moon night and the moon looked beautiful. There were a few clouds in the sky and we were forming different images in our mind and discussing the same.Most of the clouds seemed like pathology slides for us because we had our exams the next day. One friend said that a particular cloud looked like fibroid of Uterus while the other one said that it looked like Crohn’s disease, the third one asked how could that be possible because it was neither Uterus nor the digestive system, it clearly looked like a heart and so it was slide of Cardiomegaly! I looked at my friend and she smiled and looked away. We all knew why that guy felt that the cloud looked like a heart, because he was madly in love!After everyone had finished giving their diagnosis, they looked at me. It was my turn to give my expert opinion. I cleared my throat and said, “Sorry to disappoint you all guys and gals but that cloud, to me, lo... More About: Aliens , Liens
Raindrops
2007-11-02 07:57:00 I stood at the balconyLooking at the skyThinking about youMemories flowing as tearsSuddenly,A drop fell on my faceSoon followed by manyIt had started to rainI knew instantly,You were missing meAnd that you were crying too.Wrote this poem yesterday when it started raining all of a sudden. More About: Raindrops
Strange but true ...
More articles from this author:2007-10-31 23:58:00 After all this ...I mean getting messages from visitor friends being confused about change of url and after putting up a poll and publishing a post at Arti's Corner and publishing the copy of that post over here, now when I come online [thanks to insomnia] I find out that both artihonrao.blogspot.com and artidh.blogspot.com direct to artihonrao.com, which is Straight From The Heart!This obviously has happened because of a small blunder I made while leaving a request at Net4.in about the redirecting url. Whatever, I think the message is loud and clear ...Straight From The Heart wants to stand out!Arti's Corner can still be found at artihonrao.netWhatever happens, happens for the good ...My visitor friends would be happy and so would be I, that also saves me the trouble of changing the manually created links at Straight From The Heart.In short -Enter artihonrao.blogspot.com or artidh.blogspot.com or artihonrao.com in the url slot and you will get Straight From The Heart ...See, we a... More About: Strange , True , Tran 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 |
