by Prasanta | Jan 6, 2019 | Community, Friend, Friendship, Fun, Intentional Living, Intentionality, Laughter, Uncategorized
A few days ago, I wrote about one area of particular focus for me in 2019, which was friendship. You can read those thoughts and that post here. I mentioned I would write about another theme for 2019; hence this is part two of that. The other area of focus that I...
by Prasanta | Jan 2, 2019 | Community, Friend, Friendship, Intentionality, Relationships, Uncategorized
Some people have a “word” that characterizes their focus for the upcoming year. I do not have a single word. I have never really had a single word. Maybe one day, I will. So far, I have found it difficult to narrow down to a single word, no matter how much...
by Prasanta | Nov 28, 2018 | Uncategorized, Wordless Wednesday
by Prasanta | Nov 21, 2018 | Photos, Uncategorized, Wordless Wednesday
by Prasanta | Nov 14, 2018 | Community, Encouragement, Family, Friendship, Gifts, Growing up the South, Identity, Immigrant Stories, Life, Loss, Memories, Stories about home, Thankfulness, Uncategorized
Gently the dark comes down over the wild, fair places, The whispering glens in the hills, the open, starry spaces; Rich with the gifts of the night, sated with questing and dreaming, We turn to the dearest of the paths where the star of the homelight is gleaming....
by Prasanta | Oct 24, 2018 | Photogrpahy, Photos, Travel, Uncategorized, Wordless Wednesday
by Prasanta | Sep 10, 2018 | Poetry, poets, Uncategorized
Messenger by Mary Oliver My work is loving the world. Here the sunflowers, there the hummingbird equal seekers of sweetness. Here the quickening yeast; there the blue plums. Here the clam deep in the speckled sand. Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? Am I...
by Prasanta | Aug 31, 2018 | Haiku, Nature, Poetry, Quotes, Uncategorized
… and so the day slips the long mournings of trees last traces of gold © prasanta – August 2018 “August rain: the best of the summer gone, and the new fall not yet born. The odd uneven time.” ― Sylvia...
by Prasanta | Aug 10, 2018 | Friday Feature, Uncategorized
Folks, I’m taking a break from a weekly article I began this summer called “Friday Feature”. I will evaluate this feature and may resume it again in the fall, but for now, my brain is saying “take a break” and the...
by Prasanta | Aug 7, 2018 | Poetry, poetry by others, Uncategorized
Moonrise Will you glimmer on the sea? Will you fling your spear-head On the shore? What note shall we pitch? We have a song, On the bank we share our arrows— The loosed string tells our note: O flight, Bring her swiftly to our song. She is great, We measure her by the...
