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To spend my hours in a place That does not exist on the earth’s face To take a dip in the vast azure sea Whose waves the mortal eye cannot see To hear a symphony, loud and clear Whose notes lie beyond the stratosphere To read a book whose pages are inscribed On parchment invisibleContinue reading “In search of a parallel universe”

On the occasion of Teachers’ Day in India (September 5th) A teacher affects eternity- I can say that with certainty The influence that a teacher exerts Is so profound that it asserts Itself in myriad spaces, countless ways Inspiring words that the teacher says Become, of her students’ lives a part Etched forever they are inContinue reading “Tribute to my teachers”

When the epitome of logic starts getting illogical When the sanest person of being unhinged shows signs When  disorder invades the life of the person most methodical There is a writing on the wall, in between the lines- That love has invaded their lives, pervaded every corner Left them lovestruck, robbed them of the last shredContinue reading “Lovestruck!”

An invisible prison surrounds many of us Its walls are made of imagined whispers Coming from people in our society Who judge us constantly, convinced are we At every mundane step that we take We are afraid we’ve made a mistake We worry about flouting a social norm Or the negative opinion peers might form We second-guessContinue reading “What will people say…”

There are two lasting bequests we can give our children-roots and wings. – Hodding Carter My wide-eyed child I regale With a folk song and a tale From a bygone century Set in an unfamiliar country In the land that I venerate, For which my love shall not abate I strive to make him aware Of his roots,Continue reading “Roots and wings”

As a book worm I sat thinking one day How does a great story carve its way Into a reader’s mind and heart How, of the reader, it becomes a part There are a few things I’ve realized A book leaves room to be surprised, Its characters are somehow hopelessly flawed- Superheroes are boring, imperfection we applaudContinue reading “Good stories”

A variety of experiences we tend to seek- Through travel, concerts, or culinary indulgence Striving to widen our horizons in ways unique Enriching our lives with cultural abundance * We keep hoping external experiences Will quench the longing of our soul Finer things that appeal to our senses Will somehow make our broken selves whole..Continue reading “Experiences”

http://www.quotationof.com/greed.html Somehow in this world’s devious ways A role model of sorts has Midas become Greed has been packaged as a virtue these days Acquisition of things labeled as success by some * Quite easy it is to rationalize one’s greed By depicting oneself as the industrious provider Toiling every day to fulfil the family’s needs- A committedContinue reading “Greed”

Love opened its floodgates wide The day that I swallowed my pride.. That was the moment I did realize How the dust of ego had covered my eyes Now my vision was clear and I could see The bounty of love surrounding me Love, that I could now reciprocate My existential angst I could ameliorateContinue reading “I swallowed my pride”

Distractions abound in the world today I am guilty of poor concentration, what can I say? Gone are the days when I could stay absorbed In the pages of a book, in the words engrossed Now I have my cell-phone by my side I get agitated if it goes out of my sight The needContinue reading “Distracted..”