The gifts of Christmas - JOY, Love & Peace, shall be yours this Holiday season!
May God Bless You All...
Day in and day out shall
Lay HIS graceful gaze upon
Ways your every step takes on!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Tuesday, December 25, 2012
Merry Christmas!
The gifts of Christmas - JOY, Love & Peace, shall be yours this Holiday season!
May God Bless You All...
Day in and day out shall
Lay HIS graceful gaze upon
Ways your every step takes on!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Friday, December 14, 2012
Monday, December 10, 2012
Green Apple Treat!
But, of course she savors the apples & tomatoes... before devouring them!
I'm sure you can see how she's savoring the apple. The way her eyes rolling up thoughts in her brain, focused with ears let down and paws firmly grounded...
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Friday, December 7, 2012
Christmas & Gift Packages
I get so inspired by my garden plants --- now moved in... for winter!
Who could package a gift better than GOD?
A Chilly Christmas Tree? Yes, with live ornaments too...
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Saturday, December 1, 2012
Evolving Designs!
Child with a kaleidoscope
I see a desolate child
with a kaleidoscope
Crying rains as he watches
Flooding the evolving designs - sadly
Spooling in violence and ego
Every color piercing another
Each moment in destruction!
with a kaleidoscope
Crying rains as he watches
Flooding the evolving designs - sadly
Spooling in violence and ego
Every color piercing another
Each moment in destruction!
Poetry Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Poetry & Tamil!
When my toddler son, trying to sharpen his vocabulary, uttered the words "Caashoo" for cash at the cashiers counter it struck me that the word 'cash' might have originated from the thamil word "Caasu" -- which also means money!
Very recently my husband teased me about me being a poet - who makes "poetry." My friend and I were amazed at his ingenious thought process. He said POETRY= "POI" (means LIE in Thamil) + "EyATRY" (means CREATE in Thamil) = CREATE LIES!
We all laughed, because POETRY is of course kind of like creating a bunch of flowers from one flower or even just a petal. Poetry... with its magical run on words can make you see or feel something more, something not exactly real or even something not tangible! Thus, you could say it is an art of creating lies...
I am thankful for my husband, his wit & humor and also my wonderful kids, family and friends who make me laugh and enjoy life to its fullest!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
P.S. Thanks to my friend who sent me this link (PLEASE, see below) to an extremely interesting, thought provoking language research which ultimately reaffirms that we are all one and the same regardless of continent,country, time/generation or other differences...
This video discusses Jesus's last words on the cross "Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabac-tha-ni" (Mark) are actually of "Thamil" language.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=O2DNb1iC4eM&noredirect=1
OR
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=O2DNb1iC4eM
Monday, November 19, 2012
Frosty Harvest
Feel so blessed!
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Honoring The Veterans: Marching On!
This poem came about as I had been thinking about Peace, Freedom and the ultimate sacrifice of soldiers.
When PEACE becomes the universal "MARCHING ORDER," the world will be heavenly!!!
'Marching On' was recently published in the Anthology "Filteed Through Time" edited by the renowned Author Sally Lee (of Beechcreek). The book is available at Amazon.com, Barnes &Nobles and Landmark Booksellers (Franklin, TN)!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal FRANKLIN
Friday, November 2, 2012
Beachcombers
Serene morning,
Surprisingly very quiet and
Uncrowded was the Emerald beach!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal FRANKLIN
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Sunday, October 21, 2012
Lovebirds Living it Out!
Free as we should be, exploring our outside world, navigating up and about developing our GPS....
Getting better at finding our airy & spacious 3-storied wrought iron apartment!
Yep! Having lots of fun window watching...Sunday, October 14, 2012
Monday, October 8, 2012
Frost Alert!
My vegetable garden...
Toughing it out Or Camping out?!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Saturday, October 6, 2012
Wednesday, October 3, 2012
All are invited!Saturday, September 29, 2012
Chicken Ordinance!
Hooray... to Chicken Ordinance!!!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Civil War Anthology: Poetry & Fiction
YOU all are Invited!
Come meet the authors and hear them read and recite from the book!
Please share the flyer with your friends...
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Thursday, September 13, 2012
A Haiku TRIBUTE for Dr. Denis M. O'Day:
Dr. O'Day-
Kindness, wit and smile
Sparkling in his eyes, forever...
He will cheer us on!
Poetry Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
"Humble and
Kind"
You will be dearly
missed, Dr. O'Day!!!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Parking a Mocking Bird!
Is this what "Mocking" means?
Parked on "No Parking" making a statement?
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Saturday, August 11, 2012
Sunbathing Turtles
Such a beautiful summer day
for hiking into the woods...
And so we did!
Oh, but the turtles were afloat the Radnor lake,
as if meditating, soaking in full sunlight.
It was such a delightful sight!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Tuesday, July 31, 2012
Olympic Stadium - London (July 2010)
Here's a treat...
London Olympic Stadium in July 2010!
The photo was taken during our trip to London and passing by on a train.
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Sunday, July 29, 2012
Olympics Grapes
By the work of the human hands & grace of GOD!
Harvest that delighted not only us, but also our backyard birds...
Oh, the Mocking birds, Cardinals, Orioles and Robins had such a great sport--an Olympics (games) of grapes!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Peter Rabbit Escapade - 2012
This garden has tasty goodies.. Just a hop and a jump and mom wouldn't even know.
Yummy...
Delicious Cauliflowers and nutritious organic greens!
Hmm... Did I get caught in action? I'm in BIG trouble!
Wednesday, July 4, 2012
Friday, June 29, 2012
Historic Meltdown!
We hit a historic record of 109 oC, today!
The highest ever for TN was 107oC in 1952. We were not even born then...
Just looking out the window choked my breath. I really took a big risk,sneaking out covered head to foot from the blazing sun to take these three pictures; see for yourself of this historic meltdown of the garden candle on my porch. It took only 30 minutes from 1 to 2 and 1 hr from 2 to 3 for complete meltdown.
What struck me most was the very quiet backyard, devoid of any birds or their happy chirping and cooing. I guess even the free spirited birds didn't dare to face the wrath of the sun. They did not even come for the birdbath... In our backyard life this never ever happened; we could thus say, historic!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
P.S._ [Hello, kids! Make note & wear hats. Where do you think the heat goes to when the sun hits your head? Right!]
The highest ever for TN was 107oC in 1952. We were not even born then...
Just looking out the window choked my breath. I really took a big risk,sneaking out covered head to foot from the blazing sun to take these three pictures; see for yourself of this historic meltdown of the garden candle on my porch. It took only 30 minutes from 1 to 2 and 1 hr from 2 to 3 for complete meltdown.
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
P.S._ [Hello, kids! Make note & wear hats. Where do you think the heat goes to when the sun hits your head? Right!]
Thursday, June 28, 2012
High Five Grapes!
Hi!
I say to my wild bird friends
Just leave me a few bunch...
For I work hard--
Just like YOU!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Thursday, June 14, 2012
Mere Travelers!
Bye?
Oh, Why?
Aren't we mere
travelers?
Just passing
by?
Travel where?
Why? We search...
And we search
Find trust, friends
Family and life
But, Alas!
It's time again...
To travel!
Aren't we mere travelers?
Just passing by? Bye!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Sunday, June 10, 2012
Granny Smith!
I am so glad to see our Granny Smith so alive this year
that I am willing to ignore the over the fence escapade...
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Grape Vine & Canas
Anything goes in my garden and yes, they GROW... freely, indeed! Haphazardly.....?! Teases... my husband! But, isn't that what nature and life is all about. Harmony in diversity!
Only we (the humans) try to have order-- thus, divide and control. We waste a lot of energy doing that and loose harmony. When we work alongside nature, supporting and facilitating, in the long run nature and thus life would be bountiful and peaceful for all!
In my garden, Canas will catch one wavelength and Grapes another. Between them both, they'll extract a great deal of solar energy for my little Eden and the critters. One grows vertical the other horizontal--optimized solar panels, as nature intended! And of course the beauty of this bountiful, ancient vine and the wine drenched Canas is priceless... Come visit my garden!
Monday, May 28, 2012
Harvesting Scallions...!
With pungent smell, the cut green onions filled our bowls and our senses... So satisfying!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
Wednesday, May 23, 2012
Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 13, 2012
Mother's Thoughts!
Mother
Your thoughts...
While you lie alone
In the hospital bed, today
May be far away with
Those you gave birth to, now
Lost in the turmoil of
The worldly demands!
Mother's thoughts, though
Lost in the turmoil of
The worldly demands is
Never far away from
The ones she gave birth to
While lying alone
In the hospital bed!
Copyright©2012VeeraMahal Franklin
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