Mihir Kamat

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  • NotionPress contest – need your vote!


    Dear readers,

    I’ve entered my short story “Vanquished” in the NotionPress Short story contest. The prize up for grabs is pretty awesome – 10,000 INR and a chance to have my story published in an upcoming book by NotionPress!

    I appeal to you to please read my entry and vote for it; every reader vote is worth 10 points in the bank. The higher the points, better are the chances to win.

    To read and vote for my story, use this link – https://notionpress.com/story/view/538969
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    P.S. You may have to login using your Facebook account to vote; allowing the NotionPress app to display your vote on your wall is optional.

    Thank you for your time. As always, you are most important to me and I’ll be back with some great content for you shortly!

  • The plot of land

    The plot of land

    The welcoming earth lay vacant in the spring
    Untouched, unkempt, with wild flowers blooming
    With the sunset in the eve its beauty would peak
    A dazzle of golden with bright orange streaks

    A pool of water so silent and serene
    A spectacular dimension to the surroundings so green
    And a large oak tree right near the edge
    Towering over the little shrubby hedge

    The emptiness begged for fruition so much
    A blank canvas it was seeking an artist’s touch
    Like the surge of the sea the ideas were flowing
    With every great thought the excitement growing

    Would it play host to a home cozy and small
    Or give children space to play with bat and ball
    A perch for lovers to rekindle the fire
    Or a place for old folks to relax and retire

    But how could I take away the beauty that existed
    Replace it with concrete; the idea seemed twisted
    How do I steal it from under nature’s caring hand?
    What was I to do with this plot of land?

    The answer was clear, it began to make sense
    It was so simple, nay just commonsense
    A beautiful garden, the plot would remain
    A place for nature to blossom again

    The birds and the butterflies would flutter once again
    The grass would look greener when bathed by the rain
    With the cool summer breeze calling out as before
    To see man and nature together once more.

    © 2013 Mihir Kamat
    Inspired by today’s Daily Prompt – A Plot of Earth