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Tyrion Lannister ~ The underdog of Game Of Thrones [A to Z Challenge]

From Winterfell to Eyrie

and Eyrie to Lannisters’ camp

He always knew what it takes to survive

From Cersie’s hatred

To his father’s politics

He negotiated with life and came back revived

Living up to the words of the Spider

This little man has already

casted a very large shadow

Dwarf by height

Giant by wits

Halfman has given many a blow

Sometimes he inspires

at times he whines

Game of thrones seems incomplete

Without Tyrion's witty lines

While Old Gods and New Gods are busy confusing you

Here we have the God of Ti#s and wine!!

PS: How do you feel about Tyrion's character? For me, it's my all time favorite of all the characters after Jon Snow, isn't it difficult not to like Tyrion's role?

S ~ Sweet Sansa Stark - Game of Thrones Rhyming [A to Z Challenge]

Humiliated by Lannisters

Time and again

No one to rely on

No one understands her pain

Her love for Joffrey

And affection for Ser Loras

Was nothing but infatuation

All in vain!!

From a sweet little kid

to a wiser Sansa Stark

With what life threw at her

She learned to feign

From being what she was

To become what she is not

A political ambition for everyone

It’s freedom she yens!!

PS: So if you are following Game of Thrones, what do you like about Sansa Stark, or what you do not like about her character in #Gameofthrones?

M ~ Maintain your perspective [A to Z Challenge]

Mr Khurana, a teacher by profession, was in class today, he was upset due to one of his students’ behavior and wanted to tell a story to his students. He starts narrating the story, “A cruise ship met with an accident and it called for evacuation of all its passengers. While the last couple was trying to make their way to life boat, they realized that this was the last life boat that could accommodate only one person, man immediately pushed his wife behind him and jumped onto the lifeboat to save himself. The lady kept staring at the lifeboat and shouted only one sentence to her husband." “What do you think she shouted”, teacher asks.

Most of the students responded saying – “I hate you, I was mad and now I feel betrayed”.

Only one boy had a different answer, and he said that woman must have shouted, “Take care of our child” and Mr Khurana started nodding affirming that this was the right answer.

Mr. Khurana continued the story by telling his students that the woman ended up dying while man came back home bringing up their son single-handedly. Many years after, his son found man’s diary while cleaning up his belongings. He started reading the diary and came to know that his mother was already diagnosed with cancer and had short period of life left when his parents left for a cruise expedition. He also wrote in the diary “How much I wished that we could spend few more moments together, sinking to the bottom of the sea hand in hand; but for the sake of our son, I had to let you die and lie forever below the sea Alone”

The class was silent and Mr Khurana knew that his student had finally been able to interpret the moral of the story. He concluded by saying, “Always maintain your perspective”

Stephen Hawking, one of the most respected authorities in the area of Physics, has said that our planet is a very average star located within outer limits of one of a hundred thousand million galaxies. Isn’t that a shift in perspective?  Are our troubles really high? Are the problems we’ve been experiencing on day-to-day basis are as grave as we have made them out to be? Hence the lesson is – “Always maintain your perspective”

So today onwards, when your friend comes to you and apologize, or your better half says sorry; keep in your mind that they are not doing it because you are right and they are wrong; it’s because they value people more than their ego. Next time, when you observe a very proactive person at your work, or even at club who is ready to take up any task; understand that they are not stupid but they understand the concept of responsibility.

That average kid in your school who always used to be in dirty clothes and never completed his homework on time, never had his own parents and was adopted by his uncle & aunt who couldn’t give him the attention and time he deserved.

That only loner guy in your class whom you’ve never seen having a real conversation with anyone except the teacher, was sexually harassed by his uncle at the mare age of 9 and he became so fearful that he’d never interact with anyone except his parents and teacher.

And the man who is sleeping like a baby between two sleeper seats (second class train compartment) in train, is a soldier who had to go on an emergency leave after doing his 24 hours guard duty because his wife was expecting baby in a day or two!!

There is always a better, wiser, and more informed way of looking at these apparently negative situations. And it is very important to “maintain our perspective”

Did you also apply a one sided perspective to something that needed to be looked into more maturely, or when did you maintain your perspective when you encountered a negative situation last time, why don't you share that with us?

Jon Snow - Everyone's favorite [A to Z Challenge]

Don’t go by his weight or look

Like Valyrian Steel,

he looks like

Any other normal northerner

with as usual extraordinary zeal

Sharpest of all the Starks put together

Still considers himself as if

He is not really a big deal!!

From being a Bastard of Winterfell

to 998^th Lord Commander of the Night’sWatch

Jon Snow’s love for those

who are weak and innocent

Makes him a star but helps him

with more enemies than friends

His dream to get wildlings on his side

to fight white walkers

Seems less real and more surreal

Three brave men

From the same clan

With same values and valour

Ned Stark, Robb Stark and Jon snow

become victim of similar betrayal

Game of thrones gives us a simple lesson

Honor without life

Is as good as an empty Caisson!!

PS: Jon Snow is one of the most lovable characters from Game Of Thrones, it was a shock for his fans to see him die at the end of Season 5; however season 6 promo gave a clue that he would be back sooner or later. How did you feel about Jon Snow being stabbed by his Watch brothers? I was terrified!!

My love for Game of Thrones continues, tagging few more bloggers from A to Z Challenge.

I ~ am Hemant, and I’ve learned from my mistakes

It was raining heavily, and the clouds announced my arrival with a thunderous applause. It certainly sounds dramatic, but it is not the truth.  A day after I was born, the then prime minister Indira Gandhi ordered Operation Blue Star, and the series of events that followed, lead to a lot of bloodshed in our country. It was the same year when Bhopal Gas Tragedy happened leaving our young country with a realization that industrialization with no controls would lead us nowhere. It wasn’t really an exciting year!!!

So, 4 March 1984 was rather a very quiet & normal day, with maximum temperature and minimum temperature hovering between 30 and 9 degree Celsius. My Mom often tells me that it was one of the most pleasant days of the spring season when she gave birth to me. The only other relaxing fact is that Katrina Kaif was born in the same year too.

As child, I was very quiet & shy; but also the most curious person of our big family. Because of this nature, I ended up doing things rather than clarifying my doubts by asking questions. For me, Kerosene lamp was the most fascinating objects of that time. With curiosity in my little eyes, I tried holding it with both of my hands, and guess what, yes it was hot and the next thing I remember is my mom applying toothpaste on both my hands (very common site in old good times). My first mistake taught me a lesson for life that we must never play with Fire.

The little shy & quiet champ grew up into a teen, still famous and mostly infamous for his curiosity that lead him joining the gang of the most miscreant boys of his own the street. My parents would always shout at me that I am making a big mistake. Ankit, Jitu, Sujeet, Baua and Sonu taught me how to smoke, how to send signal to a girl that you are interested, how to acknowledge signal when it’s other way around, but most importantly they taught me how to take every situation head on. And I carried forward the lessons that would be very fruitful in more significant years of life.

The third mistake came when I was forced to join one of the central government organizations. My parents would have their dream come true that I would be the first person joining Central Government Job from my entire family. I always wanted to be a business man; however my father’s experience with business would force him to force me to opt for a safe government job. As an obedient son, I spent 4 years of my youth in this organization. It helped me learn how to survive in any given physical condition; I still reach most places right on time, while my colleagues and friends are late.

In June 2007, I made my fourth mistake when left this Government Job and joined one of the MNCs in Magarpatta City, Pune. My father didn’t speak to me for almost an year, it was a mistake that couldn’t be forgiven and forgotten so easily. Initially I struggled, but lessons from my previous mistakes came in handy, and I not just survived, people tell me that I outperformed. All these mistakes helped me feel fearless, and more importantly, feel satisfied about the decisions I made.

"A mistake is a mistake as long as you don’t own it; as soon as you own it, it becomes a lesson for life. When we are making mistakes, we are making new things, we are pushing ourselves to achieve the best, but most importantly, we are doing something."

PS: And this was also my first speech in my Toastmasters Journey. Tagging few more buddy bloggers who are still surviving, infact doing awesome in A to Z Challenge; while I am three letters behind!!

H - Hodor Hodor Hodor ~ Game of Thrones (A to Z Challenge)

I only look like a Giant

Game of thrones I don’t understand

I am happy just seeing Bran smile

PS: Hodor appears in Season 1, 2, 3 and 4th season of Game of Thrones. He's a smile-minded man only capable of saying his name. He’s a happy, jolly natured person who seems to be overjoyed by minimum basic things life has to offer.

G ~ Game of Thrones Lessons

O boy o boy

Don’t love don’t love

Or if you do

Don’t make love

in open castle

Ned and Robb would be living

Along with thousands of soldiers

and Catelyn Stark

If Jaime and Cersei could resist

For few more days!!

O boy o boy

Don’t trust don’t trust

Or if you do

Don’t trust men like 

Lord Baelish or Roose Bolton

They hide in their nest

And attack unexpected

For them, Chaos is opportunity

Never let your trust

Become their ladder!!

O boy o boy

Be wise be wise

That’s how the Imp

still survives

This is why Arya

is free and alive

Honesty not only makes you

a good person

but also helps die younger

Be wise when you make a choice!!

O boy o boy

One must dream and dream

From a slave wife

to queen of meereen

to breaker of chains

who knew dragons would fly

after three centuries

Dreams backed by

Action, passion and persistence

Do see daylight!! 

PS: If you aren't a Game of Thrones enthusiast, click on hyperlinks to know more about it!!
PSS: This post was selected for Spicy Saturday Pick by Blogadda community!!

F ~ Fire & Blood Song - Game of Thrones Season 1/Episode 10

He lived with glory

Lord of Winterfell deserved a better death

Last moments into his life

And He’d save his daughter

That’s glorious indeed isn’t it?

The cruel little boy

Can someone really call him a King?

Joffrey proves to be true son of his mother Cercei

He forces Sansa to see her father’s head up on the walls

And promises next would be Rob’s head he would gladly bring!!

While Rob Stark and her mother mourn Eddard’s death

Sun decides to rise from the North this time

The King in the North, his bannermen declare

Worried and wise Tywin has no option but to retreat for now

And orders Tyrion to head south and act as Hand of the King!!

 Sad & raged Jon Snow decides to leave Night’s watch

His genuine fury blinded him for a while

Until Grenn, Pypar and Samwell reminds him of his oath

Words from Lord Commander Jeor Mormont renews his interest in the cause

He commits himself truly to Night’s watch!!

Daenerys' misfortune continues, her son and her husband Drogo

Both die, but a new dawn awaits her

When she walked into Drogo’s funeral pyre

Everyone had doubt if she would be burnt or return alive

Fire couldn’t hurt her a bit, mother of dragons she is

Sitting calmly with 3 dragons, in still smoldering embers

Such an incredible sight!!

PS: Thank you to A-to-Z challenge for bringing the spark back to this page. This poem summarize events of 'Fire & Blood' final episode of first season of Game of Thrones; links would help you to understand it better if you haven't seen it yet. Tagged few more bloggers this time from A to Z challenge.

E for ~ Eddard Stark: the Warden of North (A to Z Challenge)

In King’s landing,

It requires diplomatic wisdom to survive

Your friends become enemies

And enemies become friend

The amount of Power & Gold would wisely decide!!

Great soldiers, often lack diplomacy

So as the Warden of the North

With desire to be fair and just to everyone

Capital didn’t deserve him

For what a wonderful man Eddard Stark was!!

A great friend, but a terrible politician

Bravest of braves, though a poor visionary

Did he deserve the death he was offered?

Honesty dies, cruelty & politics thrive

Game of thrones is real cruel in that sense!!

A ruler who hides behind paid executioners

soon forgets what death is, words from the Lord of Winterfell

At the end, was given an unhonourable death

A man of his word, and a great ruler Ned Stark

was everything but a politician!!

Daenerys Targaryen ~ The stormborn (Day4@A to Z Challenge)

Dreaming not only for herself,

But also for those around her

With determination in her blood

Daenerysof House Targaryen, the First of Her Name

Winning allegiance of many men & women

In the brutal world of Game Of Thrones!!

Don’t take her kindness for granted

She knows how to take revenge

Masters the art of decision making

Some of her decisions very strange

From being an orphan to Queen of Meereen

This lady looks promising to bring change!!

Her achievements are not just dice & luck

Faced with numerous odds, she still bucks

But, too much of kindness isn’t very smart

Sonsof the Harpy is just the start

Let us see what Season 6 brings for her

Mother of Dragons on Iron Throne one day, I’d prefer!!

Note: This is my fourth blog as part of A to Z Challenge. Again, I've tagged couple of fellow bloggers from challenge and provided necessary links for people who aren't familiar with Game of Thrones. 

What do you think is in store for Daenerys Targaryen in Season 6?

C for ~ Cersei Lannister from Game of Thrones (A to Z Challenge)

Cold as ice

Feels that she’s very wise

Cynical, incestuous, & hateful soul

Also overambitious

With heart as black as Coal

Only daughter of Lord Tywin Lannister

Traded to King’slanding by her father

as bride to King Robert Baratheon

Is that the reason for her hatred,

and her incestuous affection towards her Twin Brother?

Though she loves her children a great deal

She’s actually protecting them as if they are not human being

But a property of hers

The upbringing of Joffrey proves the same

Cersei’s decisions and actions, all seem lame

Season 5 shows the aftermath of her ill-conceived plans

When calculation around how Faith & the Crown goes hand in hand

Proves to be wrong

Walking naked through the streets of King’s landing through shouting throng

The choices shemade, the cost she paid, she’d remember it for long

Cersei Lannister, cannot be ignored

Her hateful character, never disappoints you

You can never ask for more!!

PS: I know it's hard for those who do not watch #GameOfThrones to digest these poems. I suggest start clicking on hyperlinks that would give you more information, trust me, its worth watching!!

B ~ Bronn to Ser Bronn of the Blackwater ~ (A to Z April 2016 Challenge)

Sellsword by profession

Pragmatic and sarcastic by nature

Agile, intelligent with no aggression

Book hater, Beer& BBQs lover he is 

From Tyrion’s bodyguard to

Ser Bronn of the Blackwater

He says that he killed right people at the right time

Seems to have many beginnings to his credit

While he was on his way to become Lord of Castle Strokeworth

Surprisingly ditched by Cersei at the last moment

One of the opportunists in Games Of Thrones

With his heart still in its place till now

Risen from nothing

To become a knight

A character you would love

to fall in love with!!

PS: Here I am with another bold character from Game of Thrones. If you haven't watched Game of Thrones, click on links to know more about it. Would you also rent Bronn if you are on an adventurous journey?

PPS: I think I will continue writing similar poems throughout A to Z Challenge this April 2016. As usual, have tagged more bloggers from A to Z Challenge.

A Tribute to Wildlings of Game of Thrones ~ (A to Z April 2016 Challenge)

Adventurous, you may call it

For them, it was a question of life & death

Afraid of white walkers

They were still freefolks, who worshiped the old gods!

From beyond the wall

Abandoning the south

It was an attack from wildlings

Acceptance they sought in North!

Ascension was very difficult

When they arrived at Castle Black

Art of War, they knew nothing about

Knowing how to survive cold

Doesn’t make you win Wars!

Astute Jon Snow, with all the right intentions

He pressed for peace

Against all the odds

Who knew he would be killed an abandoned death!

Will wildlings ever get to stay this side of the Wall?

Note: After reading this post, you know a lot about ‘Game of Thrones’ and you also know that I am a die-hard fan of it. You also know that I have tagged random blogs from A-to-Z Challenge since those blogs helped me with key word of the day i.e. A. So which Gods do you pray and who's your favorite character in Game of Thrones?