Theme 32 - Home

While she was packing her bags & moving out of their home, he was still lost in the labyrinth of his thoughts unable to take up even his own responsibility.
- Priyanka Dharamsi


It was the day after my wedding; I picked up my bag and took a final look at my home. A home full of memories. I remarked every corner of my house as if it was forcing me to stay more… But that corner, where I weaved my after-wedding dreams, bid a warm goodbye.
- Simran Chandwani 


I had to leave home for my graduation. Started living in a hostel. I felt lonely. Mumma was tensed, worried and insecure too. Then I met you and realized it’s not home that made me feel secure but the feeling of oneness and safety. Yours was a home away from home.
- Ankita Methwani

And somewhere I hear a voice that makes me feel special, comfortable and loved. MOM who makes house a home to live, who makes me feel I am born to be loved.
- Nayan Pandya


As the gate was opened, he ran outside. I shouted "come back", ran behind him. He went so far that he was out of my sight. Upset, I came back home. Suddenly, felt something wet on my feet…I saw Neo licking me. He had come back to me, to home. I hugged him tightly.
- Shruti Singh


She spent 20 years of her life in a four bedroom bungalow in Mussoorie. Home!
Now, she lives with her husband. He often gets transferred and so does the home, for her.
- Priyanka Agrawal


One could hear temple bells ringing in unison, smell the fragrant earth on a typical rainy evening, sit under a tree to celebrate an autumn day or simply gaze the moon from the terrace.
I was still 100 miles away from home and had already started to feel its warmth. It made me happy...
- Charu Rawat


Her homecoming had to be an extravagant affair. After all, their only daughter had come after 3 years.
But the bash and all the riches couldn't satisfy her. Deep down, she missed her small rented apartment at her workplace, which she could actually call home.
- Jaya Kataria


The withered leaves fell upon the now dead and lifeless structure. Wait… buildings are always lifeless isn't it? Time had taken its toll on the surroundings. It used to be once a lively, almost breathing place. A place that had defined the word HOME for me. If only, it could ever be the same again.
- Smit Patel


The cage is his only home; the others are either lifeless or long gone. He keeps spinning in there all day long, for it’s not the place where he belongs. People pay to see him and get entertained, but verily it’s his misery as he’s detained. It’s sad how people can buy their happiness, at the cost of his cadaverousness.
- Ashwary Sharma


ये ठंडी हवा तू ले चल मुझे अपने घर,
जहाँ अपनों का प्यार है,माँ-दादी की दुलार है|
माटी की खुशबु है, मिट्टी के खिलोने है|
बड़ो की सिख है, उनका आशीर्वाद है|
खेत खलियान है, खाने को स्वादिष्ट खाना है|
ले चल वहाँ जहाँ मेरा दिल बस्ता है,जहाँ मेरा अपना घराना है|
- Sanchi Bahrani


Second Entries:

I was brushing my teeth when I felt the earth move. I thought I was still dreamy.
The next moment, the earth shook. I ran outside for my life.
But within a few minutes, that earthquake took away the house, my mum and dadima.
And without both of them, how would any other place be home?
- Priyanka Dharamsi