Creative Desk

Heartstrings Photo Courtesy: Pexels.com BY PRAMITA BOSE The invocation was on. And a slight nip in the heavy dewy air was slowly melting into a warm sunshine that brightened the sky to beckon a hectic day ahead. Rows of high-school pupils alongside the school choir with hymn books in hands continued to sing along to the melodic tunes, played on the piano keys by the music teacher Mr. Boris McKenzie. Someone had rightly said...the Gospel music has its own rejuvenating magical allure to cast a spell around. It’s spiritual and embalming, and even acts as an elixir to a certain degree. Often it’s administered to soothe the distressed hearts with undercurrents of devotional sedatives injected inside. Post the early morning prayer at the assembly hall, the bell rang for the first period to commence. The time table read Library. Surely, it’s Monday — the first working weekday after a relaxed and fun-filled weekend. So, naturally, the vacant minds needed to be reloaded with reams of enrichi...

  Be Your Own Valentine…. Photo Credit: Pexels.com Let the moon up above your head brightly shine For a change, be your own Valentine Nay, you need not wait for any medieval knight in shining armour For you are no damsel in distress, You need no stroke of love or a feather-touch of caress To prove that you are absolutely fine For a change, be your own Valentine You are sensitive to your own desires, ambitions and priorities You are the master of your mind, you have a voice and know all the nitty-gritty To succeed in everything that you do from nine to nine For a change, be your own Valentine Let the cuckoo sing to you You need no lover to serenade you Or, better still, play an old classic melody A haunting baritone or a dulcet tone to mesmerise your ears It is music that you tune in to while you sit down to dine For a change, be your own Valentine Pamper yourself with your grandma’s kitchen packs as useful beauty hacks to achieve that glowy look ...