aarwen – rambles rhymes and tales

That wall against which I rest my tired head The last step sitting on which I stare blankly ahead I ...
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I am amazed at how many people I know who have gone on to study more than me. A Masters ...
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This Uber driver counselled me today on the importance of having children. With a rather disconcerting directness, he asked me ...
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I have always dreaded day 2 or 3 of having house guests. I have already served them paneer or chole ...
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This old wizened witch sat by the window Her black pointy hat had a wide gaping hole She was busy ...
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Call me old fashioned, but I have always liked love stories to have a tantalizingly slow build up. From irrational ...
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Tired and worn Tattered and torn Swept along hapless with the winds Left alone, faded and forlorn. Wailing and weeping Sobbing ...
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Blame it on Sooraj Barjatya. Those loud hyper happy families with beautiful decked grand halls, curving stairways, women with stone jewellery, ...
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"Elves," concluded Lazywiz. A man and a woman were crossing the street. They were both dressed in black overcoats, a ...
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I had heard these words as the title of a song on a radio channel, on Father's day, 2 years ...
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P.G. Wodehouse would often say it's damn difficult to know where to begin a story from. Go too far behind and ...
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Come, run away with me Far away, further than the eye can see Across meadows of mustard Skip through thorny rose ...
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"I don't see what's so difficult to understand. This is my spot in the line and you need to stand ...
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Whether you are professor Atkin looking upon John Galt, Francisco D' Anconia, Ragnar Danneskjöld (from Atlas Shrugged, the book you ...
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Vivid dreams, seethe tenderly A lore of love, for you and me Blades of grass, that branch with a swing Fluttering ...
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