Far across the sea I see.. a place waiting to be
a place..where the mountains are deep and seas are high.
I will be where no one has been...
Into the darkness...into the wild,
a free man's place with wonders of its own kind.
Flaming ...Read More
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As mesmerizing as the flames of a bonfire or the frothy gurgle of a brook can be the flight of a kite. I crane my neck to look up in awe and in my thoughts, I am astride those fragile paper ...Read More
My heroes who I look up to would not be regarded as super human or larger-than-life characters but simple “ordinary” people who possess extraordinary qualities that somehow seem rare these days. In an increasingly cynical country, these unlikely heroes share ...Read More
Kite of my beloved lord flies...
without wings,
loosely hung on a thread ...
propelled by just an intention...
unaware of it's limitations...
rises and touches the sky...
dances in the air...
as if there's no tomorrow...
So much and more ....
in faith...
it surrenders and rejoices,
swings and enjoys ...Read More
Before talking about living fearlessly, I have to talk about my fears. Some of my fears were really tiny. Like mustard seeds. A long long time ago, so long ago that I don’t remember how old I was, I was ...Read More
The yellow and red of the setting sun was in complete contrast to her mood. As she watched the horizon go from blue to orange to a dark purple, the waves crashed against her feet. She was thankful for the ...Read More
I am free from the fetters and I fly...I die.
I dump the body in the garbage of your beauty tricks,
your anti-ageing serums,
your yoga mats
and rejuvenation therapies.
I rise above my gaze,
my unglued and free gaze.
Jealous?
See me fly,
my hair tossing above clouds,
my ...Read More
Was it yesterday that I beamed at the fact that I had turned 18? I remember standing in one of the corridors of Seshadripuram College huddled with my friends, celebrating a milestone that added an extra zing to the already ...Read More
It is just rain
it falls in streams, rivulets
fills gutters
batters shivering dogs
and frightened cats
and cemented trees
gasping for breath
on city pavements
it falls outside my window
waiting for me
willing me to walk to the curtains
and part them
I don't stir
and stay glued to my 8:30 pm ...Read More
My grandmother lived by one abiding dictum, “Daughters must never be left alone anywhere, overnight.” She was obsessive about Mom’s friends and rationed her rare friendly visits to the last minute. In fact, she is known to have chucked a ...Read More
You have a fancy job. You have cool friends. You have a family that visits occasionally and you therefore feel you are in touch with them. You also have a vehicle to get around the city, you have a pay cheque ...Read More
Note: I met Aoife Mannix in 2007..the memories still linger though..of her robust world-view, her radiant poetry.
After Aoife Mannix’s revolution changes the world, there will never be any wars because, ``bullets will bounce where they come from, leaving no scars, ...Read More
