Table of Contents
Introduction..............................................................................5
Testimonials from some of the programme participants...........7
Susan Doram
Reflection................................................................9
Simaima................................................................10
An Early Start........................................................11
Dipika Hindocha
Did the pandemic make you prisoner?...................15
Fear not my child, for I am at peace......................17
Every Guest is God................................................19
Mala Kotechas
Despair And Hope....................................................23
I Am Lucky To Be Alive.............................................25
Short Poem Collection..............................................26
Heart Break...............................................................27
Surbhi Rayarel
Journey through dusk and dawn.............................31
Sleep.......................................................................33
Us............................................................................34
Saffron from Spain..................................................35
Hansa Jethwa
Lockdown...............................................................41
Freedom.................................................................42
Breaking Free..........................................................43
Short Poems.............................................................44
Kindness...................................................................45
The Night Out ........................................................46
The Advent of Corona ...........................................52
Indy Samra
A Series of Haiku...................................................62
Maa Boli, Mother Tongue........................................63
Mere Naal Ehna Pyar? I am Loved........................64
The Kindness Superheroes....................................67
Bhangra Queen........................................................71
Walking thoughts.....................................................80
The Healing Oak Tree Meditation..........................82
Nutan Dattani-Patel
Breath of Fresh Air..............................................86
Eternal Love.......................................................86
Ji Lo....................................................................87
Mother and Me....................................................87
Reflection of the Pandemic..................................88
First Love............................................................89
Sangeeta Rajput
The Beach.........................................................91
Dad.....................................................................92
Mummy's Story...................................................93
Ela Chauhan
A Tribute to My Dad............................................96
Ranjan Saujani
Learning English as a Second Language.............99
Day Out Of Lockdown..........................................105
Sonia Thompson
When Dreams Come True..............................108
Sandra Pollock OBE
Bisman (Blue)...................................................117
