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Without compulsion, A Woman Am I

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  Someday, you'll grow up to be the woman you are meant to be... There were times when the road ahead seemed impossible to tread upon Those days are never meant to be remembered There were days when, in tears, I drowned and as I wiped them away I thought it was okay to cry So I let the tears fall unabashedly There were those moments when I was unsure I'd wake up to another sunrise Then I'd watch out for sunset And with gratefulness say 'I was gifted another day' A woman's worth lies not in uphill tasks, nor the tears she let fall, nor her uncertainty with life... A woman's worth is seen through her willingness to be all that she's meant to be without compulsion -shobana- On Shobana's Musings: The Woman You Are Meant to Be https://shobanasmusings.blogspot.com/2025/03/the-woman-you-are-meant-to-be.html

Majaorie Yakob and Love

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In my latest book, From Skopje to India , the protagonist, Majaorie Yakob, falls in love with her English tutor. In one of the scenes, he asks her, “Make a sentence from the word ‘love’.” They were seated in the garden on that particular day of learning. Maja thought hard before replying, "Love is a conviction." Love is a Conviction I hold a deeply held belief that Love is a Conviction Love is a Choice Not just an emotion. Love can also mean imprisonment Of one's heartstrings Of one's dedication to the other. Like nurturing your hunger Love sustains and quenches your thirst for devotion. Love is a commitment to be faithful to one another. Her heart fluttered as she explained,  “Love? Now let’s see, what shall I say about love? Love stirs the silent yearnings of your heart until you find a common ground to say these lines aloud, 'I love you'.  Love is to grow and treasure that special feeling inside for the one you love. Love is a conviction." -shobana- Do...

Valentine

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  Love... By any other emotive word, shall it not be uttered to mean as much as it does to lovers. In a breathless sigh it rises  The waves of love I speak of  they rush to garnish the sands with bubbles of mirth. O, bequeath the stars that ride on Cupid's arrow And trail the hearts of men to desire. And I await  my beloved in a hushed silence. Among the stars Forty  A wish to enshrine A Valentine for the one I love is fervent. Happy Valentine's Day!    -shobana-