Musing Mermaid

Do you dream big? Do you intend to walk the road 'much' travelled? Do you yearn for quick fame? If all these thoughts hover over your mind...shed those inhibitions in you and you can be the next REALITY star! The reality van is on its way to stardom to pick some and drop others. The reality series, much believed to be an eclipse on the famous saas-bahu operas is latest fad on the idiot box. Such shows have witnessed a colossal success of late, as every other channel you flip has some REAL treat for your eyes. The reality series though acceded from foreign, but is exalted by the Indians. Much to viewers amusement, the TV channels have grappled the nerve of the audiences as each one of us today is ardent and keenly inquisitive in peeping into others' personal lives. And why not? Its such a relief from the K- saga that had been ruling the small screen for years. Its then, where plebeians find reality shows a breather as they can unfold the day's fatigue by smirking on wa...

Nights when she sat and gazed towards the heights, A night so beautiful, was never seen by her side. A sky so infinite, like a star studded bride. That silence worth a million desires, Spoke all what her heart aspired. She longed to reach the stars so bright, enormous in number and farthest from sight. Far they seemed from a mortal's height. As she closed her eyes, spreading arms in haze, Her mind flew like a bird free from cage. As she glided among the dazzling stars and reached uphill, The life, it seemed, had gone standstill. There she spotted some lone stars looking at her, Their eyes spoke, she struggled to vision. When she moved to feel their existence, They ran towards the clouds, leaving empty slate. and there she tumbled by her ugly fate, Days passed and sky witnessed her sitting, Gazing at the lost glory of the sky, No trace of her star and she wondered why! Suddenly when her heavenly father made his way "Go back to the barracks, my dear girl.. Your sleepy eyes need ...