tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-80767786105671653612024-03-08T00:08:43.372-08:00Dream Big ♛Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-76451858494521053682017-05-02T18:59:00.001-07:002017-05-03T19:39:10.841-07:00Is there somewhere?<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Eyes that are as unforgiving as a thousand seas</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’s struggling to let the words escape</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">For behind that plastered smile on her face</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Lies another universe of reality.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And she whispers three shattering words.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is there somewhere?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The kids on the bus will leave her alone</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And her hair will fall perfectly like the actress’ on T.V</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A place where bliss will touch her heart, </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">A place where she will be eternally free?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Little bird, don’t you worry” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The old lady’s voice echoes into the void.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Y’know the world’s a dark and cold-blooded place</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It took your parents and tore them to pieces</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But I won’t let it take you the same way.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And she tucks the girl in to kiss the bruises on her face</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As the sun goes down and the cold settles in</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The moonlight lulling over her pale, wrinkled skin</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And she’s staring at the constellations again</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Is there someplace, somewhere?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She’ll be dancing in his loving arms.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And they’ll skip pebbles across the lake like the good old days,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Before he was consumed by the callous of the storm.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Where the birds will sing till their hearts’ content</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The clouds will never conceal the beauty of the moon</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And the music of the rain will be euphoric to the soul.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sweet little one, don’t you shed another tear</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I heard there is a There, it’s quite beautiful indeed</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">And before the angels come to take me away</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 11pt; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I’ll make sure your wings carry you to that place.</span></div>
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-88630819412627803082016-08-10T11:42:00.005-07:002016-08-10T11:42:53.769-07:00Love <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>Apparently this is called a pantoum poem. So a lot of lines are repeated because that's the style.</i><div>
<i>Dedicated to Shreya who introduced these kind of poems to me :) (THANK YOUU)</i></div>
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Love, the only thing that is everlasting</div>
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Making you feel like life is a walk in the park.</div>
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It's unequivocal, beautiful, out of this world but right there</div>
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It brings home the sun when you think everything's dark</div>
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Making you feel like life is a walk in the park,</div>
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Warm and spreading throughout your body like flames</div>
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It brings home the sun when you think everything's dark.</div>
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It's hidden in the beginning, but worth the wait</div>
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Warm and spreading throughout your body like flames</div>
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Love can be sweet or bitter, but worth the sacrifice.</div>
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It might be hidden in the beginning, but it's worth the wait</div>
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The heartwarming smile that makes your day</div>
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Love can be sweet or bitter, but worth the sacrifice.</div>
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It's unequivocal, beautiful, out of this world but right there</div>
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The heartwarming smile that makes your day</div>
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Love, the only thing that is everlasting.</div>
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<i>Weird! It was easy to write because I didn't have to think of too many lines. :D</i></div>
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<i>Thanks for reading!</i></div>
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<i>~Pratya </i></div>
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-32568086145500065612016-08-08T12:20:00.001-07:002016-08-08T12:21:39.724-07:00Free (part two)<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>Hello! Before reading this, please read "Free" which is two posts below.</i><br />
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<i>What you are reading now, is the story that the old lady is narrating to her granddaughter Violet. Enjoy! :)</i><br />
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It's the year of 1861. A time when the whites are prejudiced against the blacks. Blacks are treated as no more than a piece of gum on a shoe and are forced into slavery by southern whites.<br />
The North and South are in constant battle, with slaves and abolitionists pushing for rebellion and yearning for their freedom.<br />
A young country that was mostly formed in harmony has been split into debating whether to retain slaves or not.<br />
Racism exists everywhere.<br />
It's chaotic. It's bloody. It's the Civil War.<br />
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The happening streets of Montgomery split into a couple of paths.<br />
One of these paths led to the house of the most prosperous man in town. He lived in one of the most imposing houses that you could find in Alabama. His name was Joseph Williams.<br />
Mr.Williams' wife had died, leaving him with a beautiful young daughter who was named Ann, after her mother. As you might expect, Ann was born with a silver spoon in her mouth. She was terribly spoiled from the day she was born, and simply expected everyone to obey her.<br />
The amount of money that Mr.Williams spent on his daughter was enough to sustain 20 slave families.<br />
Being a wealthy planter, the Williams owned at least 25 slaves who worked on the farms, cooked, and attended to Ann's many needs.<br />
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Despite all of the luxuries that Ann had, she was unhappy. She had a list of admirers and girls who copied her style. Her slaves did everything that she demanded. But Ann longed for a real friend.<br />
She was starting to get on her father's nerves because he expected more from her and wanted her to continue his business of plantation farming some day.<br />
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Ann wasn't interested in plantation farming though. All she wanted to do was design clothes. There were days when she just sat in her room, sketching ideas of dresses and wishing she was more...useful.<br />
While her father worked, she would look at the slaves outside and feel jealous that they were all friends and at least knew where they were going with their life. After a few moments she would feel guilty though, wondering why she needed so many slaves. <br />
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Everything changed when she met Lilly.<br />
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-26523319869906071692016-07-17T20:34:00.001-07:002016-07-17T20:38:17.296-07:00Weasel-Brained Apricot<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>First of all, sorry for not posting for a really long time! I was really busy with a summer course.</i><br />
<i>Anyways, Divya challenged me to use "weasel brained apricot" in a poem. I accepted, so here you go. Get ready for a bunch of weirdness and lameness.</i><br />
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That weasel brained apricot.<br />
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You may be as as nutty as a fruitcake,<br />
Maybe as stingy as a turnip,<br />
Pessimistic like a mushroom<br />
Or socially awkward like a fig.<br />
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Some might say that you're different,<br />
Or unappealing like an avocado,<br />
Politically incorrect like a banana<br />
Or as misogynistic as a beetroot.<br />
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Strangers will occasionally mention,<br />
That you're as lame as an apple,<br />
Ignorant compared to a grape<br />
Or loathsome like a pineapple.<br />
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You might be a supporter of Trump,<br />
or an outcast like pomegranates<br />
But no matter who you are<br />
you won't be that weasel brained apricot.<br />
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<i>Congratulations if you got through this poem! </i><br />
<i>Leave comments for themes! :) </i><br />
<i>~Pratya</i><br />
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<i>Check out Divya's blog: </i><span style="color: #0000ee;"><i><u><a href="http://divyarwrites.blogspot.com/">http://divyarwrites.blogspot.com/</a></u></i></span></div>
Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-73189512654125603292016-06-19T12:43:00.002-07:002016-08-08T10:44:58.785-07:00Free<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>This is dedicated to Vivien because I use the name Violet haha</i><br />
<i>This is just the first part of my story, I didn't want to put too much in one post. </i><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Tell me a story,” she says.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The pulsating glow of the fire illuminates the dark night. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The campfire continues to blaze and the wind blows harshly, as if determined to extinguish the fire. Charred marshmallows lay on the ground and a crooked tent is shabbily set up nearby.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Apart from hoots of owls and the sound of wind blowing against the tent, it is a quiet night.</span></div>
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<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Tell me a story grandma,” the girl repeats. Her bright blue eyes are wide with anticipation and for a second, the old lady thinks she's looking at her son, the girl's father.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">She closes her eyes and leans back against the rocking chair.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It seemed like only yesterday. As if it were yesterday that the girl had been brought into the cruel world. As if it was yesterday when the girl’s parents had died, leaving the old lady with a five year old granddaughter to take care. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It felt like it was only yesterday when the old lady had told young Violet the story of the hare and the tortoise when they were waiting in the doctor’s office. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It had been their ritual ever since then.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“Grandma,” the 16 year old girl says again, failing to keep the impatience out of her voice.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The old lady snaps out of her little daydream. “What will it be this time, the cat and the hat?” </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The old lady chuckles. “What good will that do, dear? You will probably fall asleep.”</span></div>
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-72842118816145185812016-06-19T12:21:00.002-07:002016-06-19T12:37:01.782-07:00Falling Leaves<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>So I was supposed to write an article about nostalgia but I didn't know how to do it, so I wrote a poem instead. Dedicated to my cousins Aditya and Anjali. ♥</i><br />
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Theme creds: Ritu<br />
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She stands there proud and tall,<br />
Leaves fluttering in the breeze,<br />
Her stance is that of a queen<br />
Arms stretched out toward the sky.<br />
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The grass underneath is wet with dew,<br />
Her leaves' gossip is without an end,<br />
Robin nests cover her hair,<br />
Her wisdom protecting them all.<br />
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The sun gleams bright from above,<br />
Children playing under her shade,<br />
Her branches sway from side to side,<br />
The eternal bliss evident on her face.<br />
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When autumn arrives,<br />
summer takes its final breath.<br />
The warmth disappears,<br />
the cold creeps in instead.<br />
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She takes off her mask,<br />
and the leaves begin to fall down.<br />
Swirling and twirling till they hit the ground,<br />
Leaves of orange, red and brown.<br />
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She stands still with shock,<br />
Branches frozen in surrender.<br />
The rain begins to pour,<br />
Reflecting her dismay.<br />
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She feels sad and incomplete,<br />
Nothing more than a small shrub,<br />
Her branches start to weep<br />
And her trunk shrinks from its tall self.<br />
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Winter arrives, mighty and harsh,<br />
The cold is evil, biting at her trunk.<br />
No leaves or birds are there to defend her<br />
She stands alone, small with sorrow.<br />
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Summer arrives again,<br />
And the sun seems to shine brighter,<br />
The grass becomes softer<br />
And the leaves chattier than ever.<br />
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She cries with relief,<br />
Cherishing the joyous moment,<br />
She realized the worth of the leaves<br />
Only when they left her.<br />
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<i>I should probably <b>branch</b> out more and try different writing. (See what I did there)</i><br />
<i>Sorry I shall leaf now and find a better pun.</i><br />
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Thanks for reading! Leave a comment for theme ideas! :)<br />
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-17361828708702160462016-06-04T17:21:00.004-07:002016-06-04T17:22:31.570-07:00Feminism <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<i>A slightly satirical article on society and feminism.</i><br />
<i>Dedicated to Ritu because she's awesome ♥</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flowers are fascinating.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">When you think of flowers you might think of a breathtaking garden, a romantic bouquet or the vase of withered flowers that every family has had. You might even think of flowers that look pretty in your hair or on statues in temples. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What’s common about all these things is that they’re used for decor and beauty. Flowers are a symbol of allurement. They solely seem to exist for the the purpose to look attractive. And that’s exactly how society views women. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b id="docs-internal-guid-7a4f670c-1de2-3ce7-71b4-c204dcadb509" style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Let’s talk about feminism.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feminism is simply the the advocacy of women's rights on the grounds of political, social, and economic equality to men. In other words, it’s the enforcement that men and women should have equal rights in all ways. But since when has society not exaggerated something that started out fairly innocent?</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are mixed opinions on feminism. Some women seem to have their own definition of it. They think of it as the fact that women are better than men, and men are distasteful creatures. In our society, being a feminist means you're uncontrollable and plain wild. You will pull the sexism card if anyone makes a single comment about a woman’s body, and men are to be spat upon, for centuries of regarding women as nothing more than mere housewives.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Believe it or not, women like these are the reason we have anti-feminists which are an entirely different species.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It seems shocking, if not messed up that a woman does not support a movement that should be beneficial for herself. But keep in mind that we are considering society’s definition of feminists.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">It’s like adding too much pepper to a simple dish. When you add a little bit, it seems appealing and refreshing without becoming too spicy. Some might want more than a little, to prove that they can take on more spice and flavour. Then there are others who dump all of the pepper on their dish, exhibiting their courage by eating it.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Anti-feminist women are afraid of becoming the type of people who dump all of the pepper on their plate. They do not want to be outside society’s norm or seen as different. Because of the definition that has been given to modern feminism, feminism has become a shame rather than the pride to being a girl. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b style="font-weight: normal;"><br /></b></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There are many other reasons not to support feminism. Some women ignorantly claim that they support equal rights but not feminism. But that’s like saying water is better than </span><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">H₂O.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Some do not want to ‘give up men’ or come off as a freak.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br /></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Feminism should not be used as an epithet because it’s disrespectful to people who have been campaigning against thousands of years of injustice. Anyone can be a feminist, ranging from a reformer to a housewife to a young boy.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 1.38; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flowers are actually used in the medical field. Begonias can heal rashes and burns and Gardenias alleviate stress or depression.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">They are still beautiful but more than just that.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px;">So ladies and gentlemen, instead of pushing away, lean in and embrace feminism.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px;">~Pratya :)</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-size: 14.6667px; line-height: 20.24px;"><i>Not a perfect article but I hope you liked it! Leave a comment for feedback or a theme and I'll get to it as soon as possible! </i></span></span></div>
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-36722896158692898152016-05-30T13:33:00.001-07:002016-05-30T22:04:46.046-07:00Metamorphosis<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Though this is for anyone who faces depression, I can't really dedicate it to them because everyone has been sad before.<br />
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Sadness is a weird emotion. Apart from the obvious, it's different from happiness for a key reason.</div>
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It's easier to remember a sad moment than a happy moment. I had a dog named Leo and it's easier to recall how disappointed I was when we gave him away rather than how content I was when he was there.</div>
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So before I turn this into a depressing story or article, let me tell you one thing. You cannot stay down in a boxing ring. You will always get back up for the fight.</div>
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This is a collab poem I wrote with Divya and it was awesome working with her. Hope you like it!<br />
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sadness curls around your heart,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You fight her in vain but all hope is lost.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">An infernal storm fires up inside,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">All your joy has been turned to dust.</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Your soul has had too much to take,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">You see an array of decisions that you could make.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The gloom settles in, the curtains long drawn,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Everything pleasant seems to be gone.</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Flashbacks of terror and days of pain,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Finally shatter you under the strain.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The ropes had bound you far too tight,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It was at last that you saw the light.</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">There’s no sunshine without darkness,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Nor is there victory without fight.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No matter how broken you feel,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">The pieces will fix and you will take flight.</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><br class="kix-line-break" /></span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Sadness is no enemy,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But a blessing in disguise.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Spreading throughout your body,</span></div>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 16px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Giving you strength as it ignites.</span></div>
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-85706914203025109082016-05-30T13:17:00.000-07:002016-06-04T17:08:13.209-07:00Moon of Miracle<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As fast it came, the smile vanished</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It disappears,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">It comes back again.</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But just because we don’t see it,</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">That doesn’t mean it’s disappeared</span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.666666666666666px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">But it can still be fleeting and fast,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial"; font-size: 14.6667px; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">No matter what, the moon will stay</span><br />
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-8853912585376863222016-05-30T13:08:00.002-07:002016-05-30T20:05:37.504-07:00Prologue<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>This is the prologue to a story that I've started working on :) Hope you enjoy! Dedicated to all my friends who definitely inspired the characters you'll meet in chapter 1.</i><i>Chapter 1 will be published later.</i><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 28.8px;">On the carpet sat the smallest one of the group. Squirt was shy and timid, or wimpy as some would say. He was good at heart though and an expert on animals. He had a habit of polishing his glasses and would always have a book in hand.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #535353; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; line-height: 28.8px;">The boys munched on chocolate chip cookies prepared by the Chief’s grandmother, as they chatted about their day. The Chief and Slash were having a fist fight, though they both knew that the Chief would win.</span><span style="color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">Squirt would pitch in now and then, but mostly kept quiet.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">“What book is that, Gigi?” Squirt asked.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">“Don’t call her Gigi,” the Chief rolled his eyes, churlishly. “She’s my grandma, not yours for crying out loud.”</span><br />
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">She ignored him and started the story, with Squirt listening obsequiously.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #666666;">"Jeez, you must be pretty old Mrs.R!" Slash exclaimed. </span></div>
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<em style="border: 0px; color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">“Alas, as the adage goes, greed can make a man do a lot of things. The kingdoms were horrible to each other and would have fought till death, if it wasn’t for a young girl. She talked the kingdoms into their senses and reminded them how it had been before the pendant had arrived. Because of the sexist town, she wasn’t taken seriously at first. They scoffed at her, making sardonic comments. But later, the kingdoms started to see her point and they were ashamed of themselves. And can you guess who that young girl was?”</em></div>
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">“You?” Squirt whispered, his eyes wide.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-style: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6;">Suddenly she gulped for air. Her face paled and her breathing was quick paced and harsh. “Gigi!” The boys yelled, rushing to her. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #535353; font-family: inherit; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; line-height: 1.6;"><i>Hey, thanks for reading :) Suggestions, feedback, and comments would be appreciated! Feel free to correct grammatical errors or spelling mistakes. This is just the prologue, chapter one will be published later. The story will be called ‘Mrs.Rosemary.’ :) For lovers of adventure and mystery..</i></span></div>
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-34591339079441582652016-05-30T12:42:00.004-07:002016-05-30T12:50:26.868-07:00A World of Wonder<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<i>Dedicated to anyone who wants to make the world a better place. </i><br />
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Sometimes I like to wonder,<br />
How the world would be.<br />
If the poor would have money,<br />
And the blind were able to see.<br />
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The ones who were scared would never have a fear,<br />
And the ones sad at heart would not shed a tear.<br />
The ones who are at war would lay down their weapon,<br />
and the ones filled with hatred would show some affection.<br />
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No one would be bullied, abused or even shoved,<br />
The world would have nothing, but happiness and love.<br />
A boy could like pink, if that’s what made him happy,<br />
Religious beliefs and views would be accepted by society.<br />
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Everyone belongs, acceptance is a must,<br />
All would be treated with some kindness and some just.<br />
A world as great as this, seems too good to be true,<br />
Because we have all experienced suffering,<br />
But isn’t there anything we can do?<br />
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There's a soul in every body<br />
That we're just yet to find.<br />
But all we really need,<br />
Is an open heart and mind.<br />
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<i>~Pratya :)</i><br />
<i>Comment below for themes!</i><br />
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Pratya P ツhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18177340705025726010noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8076778610567165361.post-16267374539494505402016-05-30T12:32:00.001-07:002016-08-10T11:51:34.706-07:00Introduction<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Hey guys, it's Pratya!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">You might or might not remember my old blog, in which I came up with short stories or poems using three words you gave to me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I've been having my three words blog ever since I was six but now at thirteen, I want to break out of that shell and write differently about a variety of topics.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">So it's not just a new design and everything. It's a little more than that.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">This blog will have a random assortment of poems, stories and articles inspired by absolutely anything. I'd love to have feedback in the comments, and you may suggest a topic for me.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I'm going to start by just posting a few old poems and articles that I have written and then I'll be updating every weekend.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">I hope you enjoy my blog! And always remember to smile :) </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">~Pratya</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Link to my old blog in case you want to check it out (note that I've stopped posting on that blog) :</span><br />
<a href="http://threewordstories.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://threewordstories.blogspot.com/</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Also check out my best friend Divya's blog. She is awesome and an amazing writer!</span><br />
<a href="http://divyarwrites.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">http://divyarwrites.blogspot.com/</span></a></div>
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