To the waning moon
To the growing miser
To the wailing grief
To the growling anger
To the timid thief
To the coward heart
To the freezing fire
To the numbing art
To the breathing ironies, I ask
How do you look into the eyes of nature
& turn the other way?
How do you fight something so strong?
Where do you get the courage?
-Gauri Walecha
From The Quill
Aren't songs of grief lullabies to the lost?
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Under the rain I stand,
to the lords I pray-I pray for warmth
I pray to put rest to dismay.Lay it in its grave,
Hide it under grovel,
Carve it a heavenly tombstone
that speaks of its gore.Lay it in its grave,
oh kind men-
hail of the heavens.
Speak flowers upon the dirt
Speak love over its fingers, old & grey.For the heavens shall rain
& rain they may
till the Earth knows no barren
& the hearth burns no fire
till the grovel hides no sadness
& the tombstones speak no pain
For the heavens shall rain
& rain they may
Under this rain, I shall stand
& to the lords, I shall pray.
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I don’t even remember the last time I posted here, & that’s a shame considering how much I value & miss this place. I know, I know- this statement is redundant & sounds like the catch-a-phrase of every person online.
But trust me, I am not saying this just for the sake of it.
Here, let me tell you a story that I have told everybody except my community here. When I started this blog in 2018, I was depressed- extremely depressed. I felt worthless, talentless, & destined for failure.
My mom forced me to start this blog because she knows how much I love writing. So I did. My first post got me 5 likes, 1 comment, & 1 subscriber. That flipped a switch in my head. My literal reaction was, “Oh my God, I am worth noticing.”
6 years have passed & today I have 1800+ amazing people here, I have written a book, I am a leading brand consultant in my country with an experience of working with 100+ brands, & I am also building my personal brand across platforms.
& it won’t be an exaggerated statement if I said, that none of it, literally none of it would have happened if all of you wouldn’t have supported me through the years.
I am sorry I have abandoned this blog. It’s partly because I am a little insecure about my writing now. But I want to come back & this is my millionth attempt to do so.
So, let me start by re-introducing myself.
Hi, I am Gauri Walecha- your friendly neighbourhood writer. Nice to meet you 🙂
PS: Here’s a picture of me, because I have never posted one here.
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There’s a silence in my heart,
And an ache in my soul.I spend nights counting stars
I kill days selling souls.There’s a dream stealing my sleep,
And oh, does it visit often.I fear I’d touch & it will crumble
I fear I’d sin if I don’t.There’s a silence in my heart
And an ache in my soul.There’s a dream behind my eyes;
Oh, what I’d give to touch it;
Oh, what I’d give to touch you.-Gauri Walecha
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I recently started my newsletter where I share my opinions on the rise of the use of AI in the field of writing. Honestly I was afraid no one would like to hear my opinion on this. But the response has been so kind, and I am so grateful to be expressing to the people who relate.
Thank you so much for sharing about my blog, Paul.If you are looking to subscribe to my blog, click on this link- https://fromthequill.beehiiv.com/subscribe
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I sent the first post of my newsletter today. I am so thrilled to be finally owning my purpose and values, just like I always wanted.
All this time I kept thinking who would like to read my old-fashioned thoughts about art- and then one day something switched. I realised I shouldn’t care if a crowd would resonate with me or not, I need to launch this newsletter for a couple of those people who would.
So, here I am, sharing the first post my newsletter. Do show some love if you share my passion for art.
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Our jobs taught all of us to be perfect. Have the perfect grammar. Speak with the perfect logic. Know the right answers. And in all senses, run away from flaws.
& then AI came into the picture! The epitome of perfection.
Now, we are running written content through AI detectors and wondering if its AI-generated, or we have just run into someone who has mastered perfection.
In the middle of it all, what’s suffering is ART.
Lately, I have come across so many articles accusing poets and writers of using AI to write their pieces. People nitpick the slightest instances of consistency in their writing and wonder if they are even consuming real value.
There may come a time when people stop consuming art altogether, because the biggest value of any art piece is its lack of reproducibility- & AI will devour it- but here’s a twist!
We can stop this if we work to retain the humane features we have. Our imperfections, our flaws, our creativity- our ability to craft complex art.
Contributing my part, I have decided to start an email newsletter by the name ‘Yet Unheard’ where I will be talking about exercises that can help you re-awaken your creativity, the different forms of poems that exist, & also will be appreciating poems written by other people.
We will also have weekly guest-posting, where I will accept submissions from people and share the best one with all the subscribers.
If saving Art from becoming automated is something that is on your bucket-list, then this email newsletter is for you. Share your emails below & join me on my journey to give human art a voice again!
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Ahhhhhhhhhhhh. I am losing my mind.
Well technically, the book has been in the market since March 26, but it wasn’t available for international purchases until now, so I couldn’t share it with all of you.
& if I will be honest, I was so restless waiting for this day, when I will finally get to share my book with the people who have been a part of my journey since day 1 of my career.
This blog is the reason I wrote this book. Your sweet comments gave me the courage. Your likes kept me going.
So this is for every single one of you here- whether you have been an active subscriber or just a silent supporter- I value you. I love you all.
I am sharing the book’s link below. I have priced the Kindle version at $1.99 and the paperback is for $17.
I tried to keep the lowest pricing possible because I wanted more and more people to be able to read my book.
So, this is for all of you.
Do drop a review under this post, and on Amazon if you buy it. Your reviews will help me reach the right people.
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I have been in love with History
for as long as I know
& sometimes I wonder
if it’s the stories that call me
or the safety of knowing their ends.-Gauri Walecha
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When victory comes
embrace yourself
for it will bring along a questioning silence.It will question your belief
It will question your purpose
It will question your path
It will question your faith
& for each question
that you return with no answer
you will find yourself drowning in doubt
Drowning in guilt
Wondering-
“Do I truly deserve what I have?”
-Gauri Walecha
From The Quill 