Namalsiddiqui
Ex-banker, hopeful wanderer/adventurer, volunteer, blogger, aspiring writer
MY BLOGS
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Notions of Identity
http://namalsiddiqui.blogspot.com/
Life is a journey of one's self. We define ourselves from what we know and learn, what we choose to adapt, and from what we perceive ourselves to be. I chose to write but lost it somewhere along the way. Maybe this is a revival of a dream once dreamed, a notion once had.
LATEST ARTICLES ( 46 )
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Cancer.
I write this for everyone whose lives have been touched by Cancer. I write this for my Daadi and my Manjley Abbu. I write this for a beautiful woman I know. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
When Our House Burns.
Lofty wobbly dreams A storm stirs, our house burns You and I are exploding within our seams. Full with passion and feeling Complete with logic and planning Youn... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Us
Off late, I have been reading different poets and listening to amazing instrumentals. All this poetry and music has been causing a stirring of words in my... Read more
Posted on 07 May 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Pardon Me, My Lady.
Pardon me, for this may be too muchFor you, cringe worthy or too clichéCall it all things as suchLately I feel good, comforted by subliminal painThe doctor... Read more
Posted on 04 May 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Often.
I often find myself - Immersed In the thought of you, Fevered With the touch of you, Maddened By the sight of you, Reversed In time with you, I often find mysel... Read more
Posted on 29 April 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Wayward Daughter
ONE evening, she walked out of her house with the intention of never coming back. She walked and walked until she finally reached the outskirts of the city,... Read more
Posted on 13 April 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Like a School Girl.
You write like a little school girl, said the familiar strangers voice. The rasp in his voice contrasted severely to the comparison he made of me. Read more
Posted on 27 March 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
A Dream.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_dillon/8146874308/ Yes I have been reading Edgar Allen Poe lately. He was such a genius, morbidly. I absolutely love his... Read more
Posted on 11 March 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
No Anchors
I see what you feel, because your eyes reveal the truth. I hear what you feel, because your words betray your cover. I know what you already know, because love... Read more
Posted on 07 January 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
December Journals ...
There is something special about December. It is the month of farewells, of much needed endings and even more wanted new beginnings. Read more
Posted on 01 January 2013 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
The Brevity of Time
PROLOGUE Passionate hearts longing and living every moment together Ambitious hearts determined and preparing for the future Expectant hearts waiting and... Read more
Posted on 02 November 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Your Freedom and My Limitation
‘You complement me’, one said to the other. ‘How do I do that?’ 'You emit light so powerful it reaches out through the galaxies. I am just a ball of rock,... Read more
Posted on 26 October 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Us Two.
So much unrest in my head So many confessions in this chest Hurting the ones that I love Saying things I get nothing out of Asking you to leave before you come... Read more
Posted on 19 October 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Of Legacies and Silly Things
I am sitting on a park bench, and just like a soldier fighting for days on the battleground, I sense the intense desert summer giving in to the cool breezy... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Adieu Captain
Syed Moin Akhter (1954 - 2012) sail away to blue skies sail away to bright light Captain, there's more to life then we'll ever know and when your ship arrives t... Read more
Posted on 03 September 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Big Brown Eyes
Years ago, I knew a girl with the perfect fringe, set on her big brown eyes. Her hair was the same shade as her big button eyes, but appeared illuminated under... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2012 SELF EXPRESSION -
Be Selfish. The World is Yours.
We are selfish beings. Everyone looks for things that make them happy and what's better for them. Is there something wrong with that? No. So it's okay to be... Read more
Posted on 10 August 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
I Left My Heart in the Valleys of Hunza
This is a poem about a place I haven't visited but really want to since I read about it in school! This is going to be part of my Pakistan tour :) InshAllah. Read more
Posted on 30 July 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
The 10 Minute Poem About Love
Been a while guys! Yep trying hard here to put pen on paper with work (which is another blog and you should check it out: http://blog.namshi.com/) :D, exams,... Read more
Posted on 15 July 2012 SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY -
Happiness
A friend recently said that she was happy this time of last year because she was with somebody she loved. But they are no more together. So how were they... Read more
Posted on 17 June 2012 BODY, MIND, SPIRIT, SELF EXPRESSION, SPIRITUALITY