“All happy families are the same, but the pain of each unhappy family is unique.” “I see a reversal of the popular saying here.” “How?” “All unhappy homes are equally dark. The level of transparency in happy families differs, and the intensity of light in the windows speaks for it.” (279 characters) Twittering Tales … Continue reading Measuring Happiness
penning another fable of love, drains out imagination where do I accommodate emotional calculations? Colleen's Weekly Poetry Contest
I step out during the lunch break, and watch a sea of similarly dressed people. The drawl of How are you’s is the same, the smiles equally plastic and the clipped accents all competing to sound like the other. I wonder if I will remember or recognize any of these human machines after an interlude. … Continue reading Individuality
silver moonlight forging through pitch dark forests secrets of night Haiku Horizons Prompt
You mean the black hole? I am now enjoying the ride. It might take me to another world. Then what is the regret? Having you with me…..
songs of silence cutting through deep loneliness peace in connections Ronovan Writes Weekly Haiku Challenge
I enjoy peeling a poem or story for deeper, concealed layers. Peeping through a hole into another’s personal space would normally leave me cold. But this step in reading a literary piece, opens up new vistas -- those which neither me nor the writer had imagined before. It is collaboration, a combined search without ever … Continue reading Collaboration
I have more than one rant: 1. Intellectual Ivory Towers Three segments of the population show unusual solidarity – power-hungry, wealth-grabbers and the corrupt. The good people live in their own ivory towers of excellence and so-called self-sufficiency and never bother about coming together to reform the system. The fear of failure is high, and … Continue reading Rants
Tremors shake the world dreams of peace interrupted a hawkish stance builds political careers divides humanity Haikai Challenge #17
When I saw it, I couldn’t believe my eyes. It was all true. I had returned from Ahmedabad, after completing my premium IIT-IIM education, with a plum job offer in hand. This is the same garden, where Ritu and I had played our childhood games. It was unofficially official between the families that we would … Continue reading Barriers
