<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147</id><updated>2011-04-21T20:17:30.545-07:00</updated><title type='text'>life_sparklesofmemories</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>ethereal_blues</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17136668226926169621</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>7</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147.post-114859098003001889</id><published>2006-05-25T14:00:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-25T14:03:00.050-07:00</updated><title type='text'>parna...a new leaf</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;A new chapter&lt;br /&gt;A new leaf&lt;br /&gt;A new star&lt;br /&gt;A new frontier&lt;br /&gt;A new beginning&lt;br /&gt;With the coming year&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A year lesser&lt;br /&gt;A year wiser&lt;br /&gt;A year brighter&lt;br /&gt;A year tougher&lt;br /&gt;A year of challenge&lt;br /&gt;With new opportunities&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Leaving behind the past&lt;br /&gt;Leaving behind the odds&lt;br /&gt;Leaving behind the chaste&lt;br /&gt;Leaving behind the arcane roads&lt;br /&gt;Returning back to known grounds&lt;br /&gt;With the original self&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This is me&lt;br /&gt;As I was&lt;br /&gt;Before I metamorphosed&lt;br /&gt;From the simple to the mystic&lt;br /&gt;From the naïve to the novice&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s a new beginning for me&lt;br /&gt;Making a fresh new start&lt;br /&gt;A day that marks the centenary of an existence so mere&lt;br /&gt;Let it be the day that changes this life forever&lt;/em&gt; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27321147-114859098003001889?l=lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/114859098003001889/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27321147&amp;postID=114859098003001889' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114859098003001889'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114859098003001889'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/2006/05/parnaa-new-leaf.html' title='parna...a new leaf'/><author><name>ethereal_blues</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17136668226926169621</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147.post-114797606203434478</id><published>2006-05-18T11:09:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-18T11:14:22.040-07:00</updated><title type='text'>Life...here</title><content type='html'>&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#336666;"&gt;Wandering thoughts&lt;br /&gt;Disregarded efforts&lt;br /&gt;Meandering trials&lt;br /&gt;Monitoring all along the ticking dials. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Biased opinions&lt;br /&gt;Baseless assumptions&lt;br /&gt;Misleading words of appreciation&lt;br /&gt;Despise any positive deviation.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unknown notions&lt;br /&gt;Muted expressions&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:trebuchet ms;color:#336666;"&gt;Deception and manipulation&lt;br /&gt;Annoying discrimination. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;If this is what life is all about,&lt;br /&gt;I think its better living your life with aliens.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27321147-114797606203434478?l=lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/114797606203434478/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27321147&amp;postID=114797606203434478' title='2 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114797606203434478'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114797606203434478'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/2006/05/lifehere.html' title='Life...here'/><author><name>ethereal_blues</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17136668226926169621</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>2</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147.post-114763290308247329</id><published>2006-05-14T11:31:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-14T11:55:03.090-07:00</updated><title type='text'>You to me</title><content type='html'>You to me.....the only anchor to hold onto the my beliefs&lt;br /&gt;You to me.....my strength, my comfort, my trust&lt;br /&gt;You to me.....my inspiration, my confidant, my angel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Do I wish you the best of the best....?&lt;br /&gt;No&lt;br /&gt;I pray to Him for giving you the faith, strength, guidance and blessing&lt;br /&gt;To take life in your stride, be it good or bad&lt;br /&gt;To let me learn the ways of life&lt;br /&gt;I pray for more than the common things&lt;br /&gt;I pray for your happiness and your safety&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Love you&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Happy Mother's Day&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27321147-114763290308247329?l=lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/114763290308247329/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27321147&amp;postID=114763290308247329' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114763290308247329'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114763290308247329'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/2006/05/you-to-me.html' title='You to me'/><author><name>ethereal_blues</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17136668226926169621</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147.post-114720087894125751</id><published>2006-05-09T11:07:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-09T12:00:15.083-07:00</updated><title type='text'>bring me the sparkles</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#000066;"&gt;If love could possess lives then love can shine through years. Penning these lines reminded me of one of my favourite songs. As I listened to it I felt my thoughts echo through the song….&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#000099;"&gt;Let me take the form of those intricate red-hued motives&lt;br /&gt;Let me be recognized by my demeanor&lt;br /&gt;Let me be apart from you&lt;br /&gt;Let me find my way in this new world&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#663366;"&gt;It’s the moonlight that shines beside me&lt;br /&gt;It’s the deep-hued dusk that sets after the burning sun&lt;br /&gt;It’s etched with memories of something gone astray&lt;br /&gt;It’s leading to a night of unsung melodies&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#6600cc;"&gt;Let us flow through the stream of time and spaces&lt;br /&gt;Am I waiting for the change of tide&lt;br /&gt;Do I want to wait for a new beginning?&lt;br /&gt;Or should I find my happiness in hoping for the best&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;Can you bring the night to its very end,&lt;br /&gt;Smile so the dawn breaks,&lt;br /&gt;Bring in the sunset with your embrace,&lt;br /&gt;Let me bask in the warmth of your radiance&lt;br /&gt;Let the moment stand still to capture every breath of life&lt;br /&gt;Let the colours of love shine through around us…&lt;br /&gt;Bring me the sparkles….bring me to life.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;Song im humming...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#339999;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;Puche jo koi mere nishane&lt;br /&gt;Rang heena likhna&lt;br /&gt;Gore badan pe ungle se&lt;br /&gt;Mera naam adaa likhna&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi kabhi aas paas chand rehta hai&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi Kabhi aas paas shyam rehti hai&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi kabhi aas paas chand rehta hai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aao na aao na Jehlum mein beh lenge&lt;br /&gt;Vadi ke mausam bhi&lt;br /&gt;Ek din toh badalenge&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi kabhi aas paas chand rehta hai&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi Kabhi aas paas shyam rehti hai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Aaoun toh subah jaun toh mera naam saba likhna&lt;br /&gt;Barf pade toh barf pe mera naam dua likhna&lt;br /&gt;Zara zara aas paas aag vag paas rehti hai&lt;br /&gt;Zara zara angadi ke aanch rehti hai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ratein bujhane tum aa gaye ho&lt;br /&gt;Jab tum haste ho din ho jata hai&lt;br /&gt;Tum gale lago toh din so jata hai&lt;br /&gt;Doli uthaye ayega din toh paas bitha lena&lt;br /&gt;Kal jo mile toh maathe pe mere suraj uga dena&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zara zara aas paas dhoop rahegi&lt;br /&gt;Zara zara aas paas rang rahenge&lt;br /&gt;Zara zara aas paas dhoop rahegi&lt;br /&gt;Zara zara aas paas rang rahenge&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Puche jo koi mere nishane&lt;br /&gt;Rang heena likhna&lt;br /&gt;Gore badan pe ungle se&lt;br /&gt;Mera naam adaa likhna&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi kabhi aas paas chand rehta hai&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi Kabhi aas paas shyam rehti hai&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi kabhi aas paas chand rehta hai&lt;br /&gt;Kabhi Kabhi aas paas shyam rehti hai&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This song is from the movie Yahaan…lyrics by Gulzar. Lovely music…beautiful lyrics.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27321147-114720087894125751?l=lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/114720087894125751/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27321147&amp;postID=114720087894125751' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114720087894125751'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114720087894125751'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/2006/05/bring-me-sparkles.html' title='bring me the sparkles'/><author><name>ethereal_blues</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17136668226926169621</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147.post-114685113684949023</id><published>2006-05-05T23:15:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-06T21:27:55.246-07:00</updated><title type='text'>life is beautiful</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"&gt;Earthy auburn tones on red bricks&lt;br /&gt;Moss green mosaic on gray walls&lt;br /&gt;Sea green waves turn grimy&lt;br /&gt;Besmirched light bulbs line the rocky path&lt;br /&gt;How dismal would one feel to walk through the same lifeless lane?&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Auburn brings in the life to the muted walls&lt;br /&gt;Nature paints lemony motives across ancient walls&lt;br /&gt;The sea reflects the richness of burning crimson and scarlet hues&lt;br /&gt;Sandy seashells have a tinge of sparkling taupe&lt;br /&gt;Glow-worms surround you with quixotic lights &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#3333ff;"&gt;There is always a brighter side of life&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27321147-114685113684949023?l=lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/114685113684949023/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27321147&amp;postID=114685113684949023' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114685113684949023'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114685113684949023'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/2006/05/life-is-beautiful.html' title='life is beautiful'/><author><name>ethereal_blues</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17136668226926169621</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147.post-114659747498931033</id><published>2006-05-02T12:14:00.001-07:00</published><updated>2006-05-02T12:23:20.120-07:00</updated><title type='text'>A sparkle here and a memory there</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="font-family:georgia;color:#993399;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#3366ff;"&gt;I want to take the freeway to paradise island&lt;br /&gt;And immerse myself in the cooling waters&lt;br /&gt;I can see myself framed by the mosaic of earthy tinted shells&lt;br /&gt;My clear reflection is mirrored across the open lazuline skies&lt;br /&gt;Sparkling white sand is my bed so inviting&lt;br /&gt;I want to capture this memory forever&lt;br /&gt;For it is picture perfect&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;I want to take a flight to the starry galaxy&lt;br /&gt;And fall from the air balloons of clouds&lt;br /&gt;To land on a bed of stars&lt;br /&gt;There I see myself shining across the moonlit skies&lt;br /&gt;The misty breeze calms me down&lt;br /&gt;I want to tuck this dream under my pillow&lt;br /&gt;For it brings in a breath of fresh air&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/em&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;&lt;em&gt;I want to glide through the sidewalk of the bright garden&lt;br /&gt;And give in to the floral fragrances&lt;br /&gt;Trail through the flowery patterns&lt;br /&gt;That form a mirage of rainbow on dewy grass&lt;br /&gt;I want to have this bouquet of refreshing memoirs all for myself&lt;br /&gt;For it exudes a beaming smile&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;span style="color:#ff6666;"&gt;&lt;em&gt; &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27321147-114659747498931033?l=lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/114659747498931033/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27321147&amp;postID=114659747498931033' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114659747498931033'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114659747498931033'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/2006/05/sparkle-here-and-memory-there.html' title='A sparkle here and a memory there'/><author><name>ethereal_blues</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/17136668226926169621</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27321147.post-114641204487817187</id><published>2006-04-30T08:38:00.000-07:00</published><updated>2006-04-30T08:47:24.886-07:00</updated><title type='text'>memories again</title><content type='html'>&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;hi...its a known ground here but a time to share new experiences blogging after a long break..hope all of my blog friends are doing good...lets connect once again...&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;love&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span style="color:#993399;"&gt;etherealblues&lt;/span&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/27321147-114641204487817187?l=lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://lifesparklesofmemories.blogspot.com/feeds/114641204487817187/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=27321147&amp;postID=114641204487817187' title='4 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114641204487817187'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/27321147/posts/default/114641204487817187'/><link 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