Cinderella Seconds

-Ashish

Sweetness

I read her, by the river Ganga; poetry personified 
Words, her eyes spoke, paused time and tide
Libretto penned, with her touch of amenity
Fortunes spent, in her serene vicinity
She is utterly bitterness not
A sugary bite or,
A tooth fairy?
She is
Sweetness 

--someone

Poem: Summery

As the dusk dawns,
                        to wave bye-byes
We squeeze our pillows
                        with moist eyes
Savvy of our home’s worth
                        the very last night
with bagsful of wishes,
                        we board the return flight

On our one-way journey
which they call life

Far away from the shelter of adumbral trees in the
backyard
Tropical afternoons surpass in quiet, slumber
boulevard
Along the blooming gardens
                        where we wallflowers grew
Days began with vital tea
                        which our mothers brew
With them watering nurture
                        how green stood the trees
under the humid siestas
                        Of long summer spree
which we passed swimmingly
                        filling our wisdom journals
with morals from our Grandmas’ tales
                        and zest of their mango pickles

On our one-way journey
which they call life

Gathering bits and peanuts to shape our
borrowed nests
the alluring urban villages welcome us
into its din and dust
We settle on the highways and beyond
                        behind anonymous neighbourhoods
in uncaring matchbox colonies
                        ofthe civilized concrete woods
We scuttle arranging temporary fixes
                        as overhead sunshine gleams
to claustrophobic cubicles
                        chasing pretentious dreams
Strolling with the conventions
                        we linger in the rat race
and spend sleepless, maudlin midnights
                        with two hundred songs to Rishikesh

When the season seems out-of-order
we turn our days to weekends,
In the starry openness,
by the riversides,
we wander
in trail of healing valleys
Taking tranquil naps and sin-free dips
we comeback to resume our strife
from the sabbatical road-trips
which we call life

To the metropolis summers
Acceptinglore anddope
to endure
with much hope

From the water-can bearers
who walk several steps
to clench our thirst

the rickshaw pullers
waiting with beads of sweat
for one passenger

the dehydrated birds
which fly back
from the arid balconies

To the preoccupied placesin pursuits concurrent
With the uncharted flavoursand toasty savours
Of sweet escapes and seldom homecomings
Where freedom and kindness rains
In this one-way journey
Of Changing seasons
We call
Life

-Ashish

A-B-C to Start With

Hello Reader, 

 

When I think about how I got introduced to the world of mobile phones, one name that comes to my mind is Motorola. “Talkabout” was my first mobile phone experience. It was a basic mobile phone with just enough features. Sleek and simple it was. It had a keypad on which I practiced SMSing. To type B, you had to press Button ‘1’ two times or to type C; you had to press Button ‘1’ three times. Just like we begin to learn our first A-B-Cs in school or like we learn to drive our first car with the “A for Accelerator, B for Brakes and C for Clutch” theories, we should also know a few A-B-Cs to choose our first Smartphone. After all, it is a personal device and a digital friend which we always carry with us.

 Motorola TalkAbout (Source)

Let us talkabout the A-B-Cs and count some of the basic things that should be kept in mind while choosing the right Smartphone. We will count till ‘E’ because the Smartphone I am talking about is the new, second generation, MOTO E. Here are five points why MOTO E is just the right Smartphone to start with.

Android Lollipop

Moto E comes with the most recent Android Lollipop OS, directly coming out from the Google’s oven, hot and updated. Plus, it has a stock OS, untouched by unnecessary add-ons which often slow the phone’s speed and drains its battery. The latest Lollipop looks like an amazing UI for a user-friendly, hassle free experience.

Battery

At times, when you need your phone the most, its battery dies and that is not good at all. To use a phone with so many features, there should be a battery able to keep it on and not a one which gives up before the sunset. Moto E will not ditch you on a long run as it comes with a 2390mAh battery to keep the phone working.

 

Core

What’s inside is what matters. A 1.2 GHz Quad core processor is more than enough to start with. A right amount of brainy to be able to run your favorite apps with no lags and interruptions. Also, having the stock OS helps the phone’s processing, making the usability smoother.

Design

But, what’s outside is appealing too. Moto E has fine dimensions and sleek-yet-strong design which easily slides into your pocket. The 4.5 inch touch screen makes it easy to single handedly use it. Just like its UI, the body too can be customized using the colorful changeable bands. In short, it is pocket-sized powerhouse.

 

Easy for pocket

Moto E is a budget phone. There would be no regrets about having spent too much on a phone, after owning this one. At this price, it’s a great deal to step into the world of smartphones. 

When it comes to choosing a smartphone, I look for the features that I would need, not what the advertisements tell I need. And, Moto E offers everything that my smartphone should have. 

So, if I had to choose a smartphone to start with, this is the one I would go for. 

To know more about Moto E, click here:

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