MY GLOW IS MINE

 ✨ MY GLOW IS MINE

You talk about filters on all of my clips,

Like I’m hiding behind edited pics.

But here’s the truth; simple and clear,

No filter can create what doesn’t live here.

It can smooth the skin, brighten the face,

But it cannot give a soul its grace.

Because real beauty doesn’t begin outside,

It lives in the heart you choose to guide.

In a mind at peace, in a spirit that’s kind,

In the strength to leave draining energy behind.

If your soul is heavy, it always shows,

No matter how perfect the picture glows.

But when your heart is clean, your intentions pure,

There’s a light in you that feels so sure.

It shows in your smile, your words, your way,

In the calm you carry every day.

No filter can build it, no edit can fake,

It’s a glow from within that nothing can shake.

So say what you want, I won’t pretend

My beauty is real, it comes from within.

Because when your soul is pure… you glow. ✨

© Sukanya Yogesh (2026)

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मैत्रीचा दीप तू…

An ode to my best friend Rahul on his birthday on 1st December 2025. I attempted to write in Marathi with help from the internet and my husband. The thoughts, words & feelings are all mine with some help in translation. It was well appreciated by Rahul 🙏

 मैत्रीचा दीप तू…🪔

जीवनाच्या वाटेवर

कधी ऊन–सावली🏖🏝, कधी धुक्याची चादर,🌁

कधी वेदनेची धार, कधी आनंदाची 😃किनार…

त्या प्रत्येक वळणावर

एक हात नेहमी माझ्या खांद्यावर, तो तू.👫

तू मित्र, तू तत्वज्ञ,

तू शब्दांमधला अर्थ,

तू शांततेतलं धीर,

आणि अंधारातली प्रकाशरेषा.🌃

वादळांच्या काळात🧖

मी कोसळले तरी

तुझ्या एका शब्दाने

छातीतील भीती विरघळली,

आणि पुन्हा चालायला पायांना दिशा मिळाली.👣

तू केवळ मित्र नाहीस,

तू माझ्या विचारांच्या शेतात

पहिल्या पावसासारखा उतरतोस

मनातल्या धुळीला शांत करत,🧘‍♀️

गोंधळलेल्या प्रश्नांना अर्थ देत.🤹‍♂️

आज तुझ्या वाढदिवशी

मनापासून एकच इच्छा

तुझं आयुष्य तितकंच सुंदर असावं

जितकं तुझं मन आहे,💕

आणि तितकंच शांत

जितकं तू माझ्या आयुष्यात घेऊन आलास.

आज तुझ्या वाढदिवशी

एकच प्रार्थना🙏🏻

जशी तुझी साथ माझ्या आयुष्यात

एक वरदान ठरली,

तशीच तुझ्या आयुष्यातही

प्रत्येक दिवस देवो नवी उर्जा, नवा आनंद,😊

आणि तुझ्या मोठ्या मनाला

मोठं आकाशही लहान वाटावं.🙏🏻

माझ्या मित्रा, मार्गदर्शका, हृदयाच्या आधारस्तंभा—

जन्मदिनाच्या अनंत शुभेच्छा.

तू असलास म्हणून

हा प्रवास सुंदर आहे…👌

आणि माझं मन आज

कृतज्ञतेने ओलं होतं आहे.🙏🏻🥺

जन्मदिनाच्या खूप खूप शुभेच्छा,

माझ्या जीवनप्रवासातील

अमूल्य सहप्रवासी👫— माझ्या जिवलग मित्रा राहुल🫂

- महान कवयित्री सु🥰

© Sukanya Yogesh (2025)

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Peace belongs to you

☮PEACE BELONGS TO YOU

We spend our days

polishing our words,

straightening our posture,

editing ourselves

for an imagined audience.

But the ones we try to impress

are only a handful

some who love us regardless,

some who judge us no matter what.

And beyond them

there stretches a vast sea

of silent faces,

neither for us nor against us,

simply passing by.

Yet we burn ourselves

for the warmth of a few opinions

while ignoring

the cool stillness

of the indifferent many.

Let them watch, or not.

Let them praise, or not.

Their gaze is theirs

our peace is ours.🙏

© Sukanya Yogesh (2025)

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To My Hardworking Husband

To My Hardworking Husband

Each morning with the sunrise, you rise and face the day,

With strength, with love, with courage guiding your way.

Through hours long and weary, your spirit stays so true,

Each selfless act you give is love in all you do.

Your hands may bear the marks of work, both strong and kind,

A symbol of devotion, of heart and soul combined.

You’ve built for us a home, a haven safe and warm,

A shelter filled with love that weathers every storm.

I’m proud of you, my love, your courage shines so bright,

You lift me when I falter, you are my steady light.

I trust you with my dreams, my soul, my heart’s embrace,

Forever grateful, blessed by your endless grace.

And every day I choose you, as you have chosen too,

My husband, my protector—my love, my life, it’s you.

© Sukanya Yogesh (2025)

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It Was Never About the Big Things

💫IT WAS NEVER ABOUT THE BIG THINGS

And one day, you realise, 

it was never about the big things.

It was always the little moments

that felt like magic. ✨

The simplest seconds that made you smile.

The genuine experiences that filled your heart with quiet joy.

No filter there, no thought too deep, 

Just laughter crashing in a heap.

It was the conversations that restored your faith in kindness and compassion.

The hugs you wished would last a little longer.

The people who felt like sunshine. ☀️

They warmed my world and made it shine.

It was the stillness, the peace, the soft reminders

of how beautiful this world can be.

A bloom, a breeze, a drifting leaf,

Each moment brief, yet full belief.

In the morning light that warmed your spirits

how your favourite song came on at just the right time.

The laughter that lingered,

long after the moment had passed.

Warm hands wrapped around a cup of tea,

laughter drifting through an open window,

the soft weight of a blanket

on a sleepy afternoon.

A handwritten note,

a look that said “I understand,”

a stranger’s smile

on a heavy day.

It was the hands you held,

the tears someone gently let you cry,

the quiet strength

of simply being there.

The comfort of silence

with someone who needs no words,

and the joy of knowing

you are loved exactly as you are.

The way someone remembered your favourite flower,

or checked in

when your heart felt heavy.

The quiet “I’m here,”

without needing to say a word.

The shared silences

that spoke volumes.

The soft “good morning” texts

that made you feel thought of.

The tiny gestures —

a glance, a smile, a touch —

that reminded you

you were never alone.

It was in the memories

made in ordinary moments —

the ones you hold onto

when everything else fades.

It was never about the big things. 🤍🧿

It was always the little ones —

the ones that meant everything.

The ones that still do.

© Sukanya Yogesh (2025)

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