“That is the beauty of freelancing”, she said, “dig a well everyday to drink water. There is no piped water delivered to your faucets like a salary.” “Well, I’ve never dug a well in my life but I come from a village, where we used a handpump to get water, and I can bet it’s … Continue reading Life Lessons
We set off on a long driveWith a map and a planwanting to see the worldexplore this vast landreach a destination with elan We pass by milestonesThat mark our progressThey tell us how far we've comeAnd how much more is leftLest we divert or digress Some milestones are big and brightThey make us feel elatedThey … Continue reading Milestones
Chosen poem Once it was the color of saying .... by Dylan Thomas Shared on Poetics: Dead Poets Society when dreams were the stuff of imaginationromance nothing more than infatuation I walked through narrow streets; wanted to own the skyTill someone told me an air-hostess is just a waitressYou might as well be a pilotYou … Continue reading Shades of life
“I salute you.” The surgeon smiled at his mother’s expression.” “But why, Mom, you are an accomplished actress yourself, and have won many awards.” “I learnt knitting long before I learnt acting. If I got a stitch wrong, I’d had to dismantle and re-do the whole thing. It induced discipline in me. Then, theatre performances … Continue reading Discipline
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“How did the two of you meet, Mom?” Children get incredibly curious about their parents’ past lives at times. “There were no café dates, but everything to do with working together on a food truck. When we were all fagged out at close of business, Richard took the trouble of concocting something unusual from leftovers, … Continue reading Compatibility
when eyes are still limpid poolsbut skin around them crinkleslines are experientialdon’t call them wrinkles when brushing silver strandsfrom the mink coatis a status symboldon’t let silly numberssink your magnificent boatbe happy you are still afloat Quadrille at dVerse
homecomingafter gruelingday at seazero catchslow oars move reluctantlytearing water's hearts What Do You See
magnificence of thoughtengineering marvelarches over Arabian seaI pay for the ridehead bowed in reverenceto human intellect waves crashon carefully constructed pillarswanting to meethuman mindsasking for carein dealing withunderwater life I see an old mantake a long route busunable to affordthe two-way tollfor crossing sea link I wonder how manybridges are neededto cover gaping holesin God’s … Continue reading Bridging gaps
scraping woundsto let new skin breatheI find debrismade up of memoriesonce treasurednow not so right I go around huntingfor a binto dispose painguiltlesslyput it out of sight allow energyfrom other zonesto broaden visionredefine lifecast a new light on future lifeetch new storieson sands of time, everydayto let them wash awaywithout a fight RXC #299 OLN … Continue reading Disposal
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