Philia and Sophia: A Compilation of Poems and Writings on Love, Philosophy and Such

By Nikitha Hingad

Just like the title suggests Philia and Sophia is a compilation of poems and writings on love and wisdom. The compilation consists of well-crafted poems written in diamante, haiku, sonnet and free style of poetry. Philia is a set of heart touching poems with ubiquitous themes like proposal, betrayal and memories of love. Sophia on the other hand leaves the reader with a message, a moral and inspiration for better living. Sophia makes the reader really think and Philia makes the reader feel. Philia and Sophia intend to touch the heart, soul and stir deep thoughts

• Language: English
• Publisher: Partridge Publishing India
• Release date: Mar 10, 2015
• ISBN: 9781482846058

Nikitha Hingad

Nikitha Hingad is a young woman from Bengaluru, India. She is a graduate in commerce and is currently pursuing her academic interests. She writes poetry in her free time and shares it with her close friends. Her other interests include art, dance, music and reading. As a child, she was exposed to books of varied genres such as philosophy, fiction, comic, self-help etc. Writing a book was always her dream.

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Copyright © 2015 by Nikitha Hingad.

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CONTENTS

PHILIA – the lover

The power of love

The proposal

Love…

Where do I begin? Where do I start?

Departed

Wind -the messenger

I miss you baby

Lov-o-sophy

Those memories

Unanswered questions

Song of love

Dream Lover

Break up and make up

Hugs & kisses

Prince from fairy tales

Chosen one

Cherishing You

I need you

Love is not…

Love stories

Our Romance

Love won over hatred.

Let’s

The Reverie

Mysterious maiden

The goddess of spring

Love is a color palette

Proposal 2

I feel like an empty cup

Cliché

Beseech

Love encounter

Engaged

Courtship

Couples

Roadside Romeo

Have you ever met someone?

Our love is like…

I never miss you

Haiku

Haiku

Path to my heart

Crave for love

Lover

Love of the divine

Intense love

Was love just a game?

Embrace

Quadruplet

Come Back

Kiss of love

Mirror

Falcon loves hawk

Couplet

How can I?

Budding romance

The lovers and the world

Haiku

SOPHIA – the thinker

Faith

Father

The Art of living

I walk alone

Mother

Home sweet home

It’s time.

In the realms of Mother Earth

I hate to say goodbye

Don’t

Beneath someone

Being a woman

An idle mind is devil’s workshop

Empty spaces are often filled up by divinity

The incomplete

Thanks giving

End of the day

Duty Desire Dilemma

Nothing like…

Anger

Forgiveness

The insignificant

Comments & complement

Formless

Mental blocks

Empty handed

Being cool

An ode to a friend

Death/life

The test of genuine

Heights of success

Beauty

It’s not I

A treasure

The tree of trust

There was a time.

Teacher

The more you…

My veil

Rise above

Balance of life

Cures

Haiku

Haiku

We women…

Couplet

Quote

Light

Moods of an artist

Work hard

Poetry

Creativity

The Rejected

Uncage emotions

Death

Hurt

Surrender

Love thyself

Haiku

Value humanity

Human destroys nature

Snowy

Fear

Beyond religion

Pens are mightier than swords

Hands

Life

Negative emotions

Self esteem

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Nikitha Hingad is a young woman from Bengaluru, India. She is a graduate in commerce and is currently pursuing her academic interests.

She writes poetry in her free time and shares it with her close friends. Her other interests include art, dance, music and reading. As a child, she was exposed to books of varied genres such as philosophy, fiction, comic, self-help etc. Writing a book was always her dream.

"In despair, I write

My tears, my ink

In tragedy, I write

My blood, my ink

In endeavor, I write

My sweat, my ink

…….

In pleasure, I write

My desire, my ink

In celebration, I write

My aura, my ink

In awakening, I write

My soul, my ink….

By Nikitha Hingad

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

I would like to express my gratitude to these people without them this book would be just a dream:

Rik Bertrand for encouraging me through out and for his collaboration in writing the poem Our Romance, Rik himself being an experienced poet, served me as a mentor throughout the book.

Sharan Sethiya who writes poetry in Hindi during his free time, for his poem inspired me to write ‘Beseech’.

Francine Samuel for her expert comments on my poems that helped me grow as a poet.

Sneha Malangaonkar for designing the cover page and

H S MangalaLakshmi, my art teacher for her guidance in illustrations.

Special thanks to my friends, Swetha Chhajer who saw the poet/writer in me and Khushboo Ankit for encouraging me to write love poems.

For my Mom,

Susheela

And my Dad,

Ramesh

With love and gratitude

PREFACE

"T his book is titled Philia and Sophia, derived from Greek words, ‘Philia’ literal meaning love and ‘Sophia’ meaning wisdom. Although Philiais often seen as friendship or fondness, but here I have described Philia as romantic love. Philia-Sophia when roughly translated in English