My Passion With The Bat, And The Ball......

This post is written for following prompt.

What is that one passion which you would love to restart in your life again? #lostpassion

Posted by Shwetabh Mathur under Hobbies
19 votes

India’s World Cup victory in 1983 ignited passion for cricket in me. As I watched Kapil Dev taking that legendary catch off Vivian Richards, I vowed that I will one day play the World Cup finals by myself.

This is the story of my passion, lost and found again a few years down the line……

I saw that match,

That wonderful catch,

Which sent Viv Richards out,

In that all important bout…..

I saw him hold the cup,

With flow of champagne and wine,

And got shivers,

Down my spine…

Took out my bat and ball,

In a moment, was joined by my pals

Playing with a rubber ball,

We drew stumps on the wall…..

We played day and night,

With all our will and might…..

I dreamed of holding the bat,

One day, on international mat……

I shall put the pitch on fire,

In Lords, Oval, and Lancashire….

I shall send Imran for a six,

And put Aussies in a fix…….

I shall hold the cup again in hand,

India will rule the 22 yards land….

But when I grew,

It was entirely a different view….

I did well in the game,

Got some name and fame,

I took good catches,

And won a few matches….

“He is good with bat,” the word spread,

But my dad sternly said,

“The pen, and not the bat,

will fetch you your bread”…….

Pen is mightier than the bat, I was told,

And pen was the thing I went on to hold…..

The stumps, bat and ball,

Lay in a corner of hall…..

Then one day…………..

I saw the old stumps,

And got goose bumps……

The bat came to life,

And ball ready for a strife……….

I called up a few old chaps,

Who came wearing white caps…..

The world around me changed,

As the stumps were arranged…….

As I hit the ball,

Over boundary-wall,

I realize, this is something,

Which was my true call…….

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The Magnificent Vizag Of The East

The God made the land,

The sea and the sand

He created grass frills,

The dessert and the hills

After having done his best,

He decided to take some rest

He wanted to sit and relax,

At a place where pleasure is max

He wanted sea to wash his feet,

While he sat where the earth and sky meet

He wanted breeze to soothe,

While he lays on white sand so smooth

He wanted it not hot nor cold,

A place where the beautiful live with bold

So the God created Vizag……………

A City of Destiny,

A notch above many

He then sat on the hill,

To rest at his will

Where the sea washed his feet,

He basked in the greens so neat

This heavenly place in the east,

Makes every other place look least

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किस्सों का सौदागर जब Blogland की ओर चला......

The below is a lyrical narrative of my journey towards the Blogland. I have mentioned some of the wonderful blogs and bloggers I discovered during my journey…..

I am sure, as I travel ahead, I will discover many more wonderful blogs............

मैं किस्सों का सौदागर

जब Blogland की ओर चला,

सागर की छाती पर दौड़ा

धरती का आँचल छोड़ चला......♫♬♫♬

छोटी सी एक नाव थी मेरी

जो Mayflower Tree कहलाई,

BlogOcean की लहरों पर

बढ़ती हिचकोले खाई....

Blogland की ओर चला जब,

एक Miracle वहीं मिला तब ⁽¹⁾

एक द्वीप तो ऐसा पाया,

जिसमें थी चित्रों की छाया ⁽²⁾

चलचित्रों की छवि थी उसमें,

Numerounity लिखा था जिसमे ⁽³⁾

मैं किस्सों का सौदागर

जब Blogland की ओर चला,

सागर की छाती पर दौड़ा

धरती का आँचल छोड़ चला......♫♬♫♬

छंद, पद्य, कविता के बोल,

सारू की दुनिया थी गोल ⁽⁴⁾

लगी नाव जब तट पर जाके,

सब Fashionire की दुनिया में झांकें ⁽⁵⁾

घूम के देखा ये जग सारा,

Window Seat से मिला नज़ारा ⁽⁶⁾

जब समझी न पैसों की माया,

Jago Investor ने मुझे समझाया ⁽⁷⁾

मैं किस्सों का सौदागर

जब Blogland की ओर चला,

सागर की छाती पर दौड़ा

धरती का आँचल छोड़ चला......♫♬♫♬

जब पहुँचा मै पूर्ब किनारे,

छूट गए हँसी के फव्वारे ⁽⁸⁾

कमाल किचन के पास जब आया,

टपकी लार और मन ललचाया ⁽⁹⁾

जब पहुँचा e-Nidhi के द्वारे,

अजब गज़ब देखीं सब कारें ⁽¹⁰⁾

मैं किस्सों का सौदागर

जब Blogland की ओर चला,

सागर की छाती पर दौड़ा

धरती का आँचल छोड़ चला......♫♬♫♬

 

And there are many more awesome blogs and bloggers I have come across, but can't really write about all of them. Writing a verse is like holding breath under water for me, and I can't do it for more time at one go :)

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(1) The ExplorerOf Miracles by Anita- A truly miraculous blog... one of the first ones I read in blogosphere.

(2) I Share These by Indrani- A kaleidoscope of mesmerizing photographs

(3) Numerounity by Ekta Khetan- For most candid movie reviews

(4) Words by Saru Singhal- The poetry resides here

(5) Fashionoire by Knitha Urs- A fascinating fashion/beauty blog (This one I read out of curiosity, to know what's fashion and beauty? And soon got convinced that these are artforms of highest order)

(6) From MyWindow Seat by Ragini Puri- The Travel Blog

(7) Jago Investor by Manish Chauhan- A personal finance blog I swear by

(8) A-Musing by Purba Ray- A humour blog, or shall I say “The humour blog”

(9) KamalKitchen by Pragati Bidkar- The food blog. Thank goodness, vegetarian now have their bible.

(10) eNidhi India by Shrinidhi Hande- It’s about travel,…. and cars, and cars, and more cars…

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You may like to read a humorous post of mine on the same prompt- HERE

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The Cavemen Inspired Me To Blog......

Blogging is like living and living includes blogging. ‘Live’ and ‘Blog’ both are interesting four letter words, though none of them start with the letter ‘f’. And neither of them is a taboo. Blogging and living both require resolve. Both require you to open-up. You need to open up to to live your life to fullest, and you need to open-up your mind to Blog.

I was inspired to blog by my ancestors.........

....yes, the cavemen of stone age....

Here is how........

Blogging has a history,

The stone-age ‘blogs’ on cave-walls,

Stones, and tree-barks,
are no mystery!

I

                          Blogging in ancient times     

        

This post is written for Indiblogger on following prompt

EDITION EXPIRES IN... [THU 10 PM]

Edition 95

5Days9Hours37Minutes13Seconds

What inspired you to start blogging ? How is your experience in this blogging world. W hat have youachieved through it.. #inspiredtoblog #Inspiredtoblog

Posted by Shilpa under Hobbies
17 votes

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