by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 9, 2025 | Poetry
How Music Healed Me There was a time when my world felt too loudyet somehow too quiet inside.Then—music found me.Not with grand entrances or fanfare,but softly, like sunlight slipping through half-closed curtains. A single melody became a hand to hold.A rhythm became...
by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 9, 2025 | Poetry
Growing Old Together Let’s grow old together—not in grand, loud moments,but in the quiet oneswhere love is felt more than spoken. In the tea we brewbefore the sun has woken,in the way we waitfor each other at the door,in the laughter that returnseven after long days....
by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 9, 2025 | Poetry, Uncategorized
If I Could Tell My Younger Self If I could tell my younger selfjust one thing,I’d say—breathe.Not every stormis meant to break you;some arriveonly to teach youhow strong you already are. I’d say—be kinder to yourself.You don’t need to carryevery expectationon small...
by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
In Urdu, there are two words that look almost identical and differ by just a single dot—yet their meanings carry entire philosophies within them. Nadar — ندرNazar — نذر The difference is small in script, but profound in thought. Nadar means grace, blessing, or divine...
by Bhavani Sundaram | Dec 9, 2025 | Poetry, Uncategorized
Letters I Never Sent Letters I never sentstill live in the quiet corners of my mind—folded whispers,creased from being read a thousand timesbut never spoken aloud. They carry wordsI was too shy to say,feelings I was afraid to feel,truths I wasn’t ready to face. Some...
