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Seeking Two Drops Again
In the quest for two drops of sunshine, a lot of journey had been lived, internal, external and in forecast. The quest, however, still lives on, with at least moons in sight for hope, if the sun doesn't bless the blessed drops.
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No One to Talk to
Just like being stranded in the middle of the sea with no water to drink, being among everyone perceivable, yet not being able to express or talk to is a feeling Life sometimes offers to select losers. This fact is well guarded by many people without any label such as depressed, introverts etc.
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A Practical Life of Peace, Not a Day in Paradise
All we need is a Practical Life of Peace, Not a Day in Paradise... & actual peace and happiness do come from real, worldly achievements, not pseudo-intellectual speeches...
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Redemption Forever
A reiteration of a forgotten state of mind, and a new lesson learnt through an old vessel. The path to Redemption continues, in continuation of my 2 former pieces in the same Redemption series...
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Heart, Mind, World and the Half-Full Glass
Optimism is a great virtue and an irreplaceable source of strength, but the fact is that there remains a half-empty glass prone to more emptiness. Be aware. Tread carefully. Live life with some plan and organization.
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If Ashes Built Pillars...
Sometimes you wonder how deep do you have to fall to rise on top of the heap of nothingness...
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Into the Woods and Back to the Abyss
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Impossible Was My Heaven
A never-ending walk to an impossible heaven wasn't my predicament, nor my sweet pain, but it was my repetitive destiny, my only constant...
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Waking Up to No Work
When you decide to shake things up in your career, and make a tectonic shift with all your heart and soul, you'll go through a relaxing phase, but a phase wherein you'd be Waking Up to No Work.
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'Friend' - A Word in Retrospective
A grown-up child's casual retrospective on the journeys to friendsville, with a lot of insight into what was supposed to be a natural evolution of an implied, unselfish and ever-reliable bond.
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I Bestowed
Its the moment that appears as a convoluted ultimatum of sorts, after all moments have died, resurfaced and died again, that you realize you're in a loop that's not changing course...thus.. I bestowed
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I Could See Why
Some truths emerge with gradual, learning impact, only so one can actually comprehend how to best resolve the mystery of life when life is frozen and stagnant...
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Let it Be
When you've savored a resurrection in Spring and Winter still returns with a vengeance...all you can do is "Let it Be"...
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To The Smokey Peaks
Laid foot onto a long journey again Eyeing smokey peaks ignoring disdain Embracing graveled paths with elan Seared feet and skin in the volcanic sun The greys in near-sight seem uninterested The eyes blaze yet they seem rested The smokey darkness...
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Return to Transference
A Sequel of sorts, an endnote to an end, a footnote to a conclusion, a tumultuous Return to the viscious cycle that is Transference of life & its breaths, sometimes frozen in one painful loop...
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Holding My Own Hands...
When you only have the elements for life support you've got to...
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While Hearts Die in Deaths
The garden of Eden gave away what was fundamental The stars gave hope, yet took away what was essential The thorns that rose contradicted the promises made The blossoms thenceforth were mere fractions said I devoured myself, I got enchanted...
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Retribution
The dreamed, unexplored path...once explored may become the path you never should have taken for your own soul to be in sync with your heart once it settled back from a storm already...
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Where Pristine Waters Flow
Emerging from the past and into newfound rough Out with the old and in with a glorified trough Giving way to rejuvenated emotions setting flow Emotions all the same, with pains in divine glow Inability of the heart enunciated by...
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Oh Why This Pain?
You've seen it all, been through a lot, & you've fallen on your face when your oversized heart that was carrying your weight suddenly deflates...& all you could do is nothing but feel unbearable PAIN
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The Commencement of Impossible Happiness
Glaring amongst the abyss that floats above Daring all the odds stacked against love Contemplating against contemplation thus Dreaming within nightmares, hoping exodus Looking into the reflections of gleaming eyes Fighting hurt that...
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Rising Again!
Passing by the cramming of seared pathways Sobering up to the acceptance of apparent haze Looking for nothing beyond or within the horizon Should I be quiet or let the sun blaze from the frozen? Listening to the tinkles of forgotten...
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The Eternal Survivor
The game of life, I initiated with joys sans a twitch I played fair and square, though with complaints aplenty I succeeded, then struggled, and struggled some more I gave up but then picked up again and went head-on I came to a junction...
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Its Time To Be Happy
Through the highs and the lows, the ups and the downs, the dearth of success & continued struggles, the facing of life in the face of death, and through advises & teachings, I've realized to Be Happy
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The Introspections of a Recruiter
It's a realistic, yet light-hearted thought and expression, almost a satire, on the life of a recruiter, especially an IT recruiter, and introspections in his/her methods...Enjoy reading! :)
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Because I Can't Take Care of You...
Waking up to cacophony, some outside but more within Struggling to peep through tired eyes to envision the unseen Blinking, trying to see the light that cometh through I see the day but I can’t see the light or the sky’s blue I ponder,...
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A Dream to Live Again
A Reassessment of sorts, a reinstated plea, a wish to wish again, a dream to dream again, a Dream to Live again...
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If Clouds Could Shine
A hypothesis on the alternative powers of Nature & the Universe upon our lives...
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I'd Like to Be Born Again
An expression, to expand a thought, extend an idea..."..To Be Born Again"..hence a hidden appeal too I guess...
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We Be Blissful
A pledge to realize an unrealized dream against all odds...
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Give Me My Miracle
In 2009 I hoped, wished, & prayed for a Miracle, and it seems I'm still on that podium of appeal again...
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Supplication (2009)
A hopelessly desperate summon for intervention...
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The Irony of Spring (2008)
Into the season of fruitfulness yet elements of unforeseen consequensces make one suspect the divinity of Spring and deeply analyze it's Irony...
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Why…? (2007)
A call out to the Heavens for some reasoning...
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Walking the Road (2007)
Walking the Road, the journey of the inevitable life being lived, with all its merriments and losses, thriving and learning and getting stronger every step of the way...
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Enigma (2006)
The Enigmatic journey of life & more importantly our Enigmatic world and society that's amusing and bemusing at the same time...
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Into the Incandescence (2006)
The passage to the desired 'light' after crossing over many a clueless miles of life....
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The Wishful Light (2006)
"When Winter comes can Spring be far away.." is the underlying theme here, after, following my "The Solace of Wishful Darkness" comes "The Wishful Light"...
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The Solace of Wishful Darkness (2006)
The comprehension of darkness within which there's still room enough to wish for better...
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A Silent Revelation (2006)
A solemn confession in a moment of self-pity...
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The Excogitating Apposition (2007)
The significance of words in different contexts, defining our lives...
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Cogitating The Forthcomings (2007)
A deep thought of the future, meditating on it, contemplating the happenings, and so on...
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Homily of the Abhorrent (2007)
A summon or speech if you will, from a not-so-calm mind, not from a situation, but from a perspective in subjective exploration...
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Heaven’s Equilibria (2005)
A simple look at the opposites in life that balance each other or rather complete each other as even divinely intended perhaps...
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Journey Past The Horizon (2006)
The lookout and the look beyond, followed by the travels with that outlook, is what's at the helm of this peice...
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Enlightment of Reality (2005)
My first taste of reality and an honest enunciation of the same in poetic verses...
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Journey For The Day (2004)
A casual, nice day's circumference in joyous mood...
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Do You Hear It (2004)
Back from 2004 when I was surrounded by the lovely natural surroundings of St. Louis and was inspired to write this in good weather and a happy moment...
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Thailand, As It Touches (2003)
This is from back in late 2003, when I was living a wonderful life as a student without many worries of "the real life" and experiencing a wondrous country with a rich, fascinating culture...Thailand
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Waiting to Rise
"Ari's Artwork By Arijit" (My Own Photography) Treading thoughtfully in newfound breath Trying to fill gaps that defined till death Making amends to heal the parts felt within Attempting to heal the outside not herein Being not what the...
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A Quick and Healthy Poached Fish Recipe
This is a quick & healthy recipe for everyone, including people who like high protein, folks who enjoy fish, hard working individuals who rarely get enough time to cook meals, & simply for all foodies
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My Destined Insanity
My outlook governed by my inner look and consequential events of defining moments...
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If I Weren't Myself
Don't you wish you could be something else other than 'you' sometimes, and especially when you analyze your life, the world you live in and feel like expressing yourself being something else...
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Anger in Serendipity
Emotions affect actions & your reactive actions recur with more consequential impact in your emotions, completing a vicious cycle. This reminds you more of your detriment even in positive spirits...
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The Destination I Seek
This is what I do, this is my road, my road to the unknown destiny, but it's never-ending and my navigation needs to be settled for the destiny I really am seeking to fulfill my travels...
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The Transference
Its easy to enunciate what came in, went out, yet it's a whole other thing to have lived the fairy tale, and then waking up to dark, unassuming realities of fate and monumental changes...Transference
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Lost...Again
Lost in a Cave with unnerving blackness Not a tunnel that leads out a glimmer Seemingly comprehended what lies within Yet, a conception that is beyond thinking Thoughts not provoked but swayed by Sensations neither apparent nor crystal ...
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The Way Truth Is...
The Truth of Life, The World as it is now, the People as they think or oughta think, as I've Seen, Heard, Learned, Experienced..Good & Bad, both sides of the equilibrium of life & The Way Truth Is...
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Colors Rediscovered
The Hues of Life, the Rainbow of Existence, and the Colors of Joy...once again rescued and rediscovered....
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Striving for The Sun
In an attempt to rediscover life, and somehow get back the ways of the world, this is a stride taken, motivated by a professional boost...
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Striving, Silently
Banging the head on the wall Hitting the edge on the fall With urgency beyond the crawl Fighting with within in a brawl Circumspect to answer the call That reverberates the silent hall And an insinuation to the stall To gallop ahead...
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Another Evening (Not) To Remember
Again on the eventual edge of myriad perplexity Again an evening not looked forward to in parity Another agenda of known strangers in company Another crowd of loneliness and silent cacophony A tick here, a tock there, and many a decibel...
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Light & Sound
The realization of the lost is still a forlorn feeling Mustered by some anticipation of joy deep within With celebrations abound for juvenile reasons beyond Setting out for a mind-altering trip to reach higher ground With sounds of joy and...
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ThankYou
I saw a road leading to a mist of the unknown Comprehending my resolve I walk ahead alone I didn’t feel any chills or loss of breath loneward I just felt an urge to decant my sweetness outward I was and will be a smile away from a thousand...
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I'm Aware
I see the sun slowly blazing up the sky with its might I also witness the moon lighting up the ‘silent night’ I know there is some silver behind the golden eclipse I discern there’s yin and yang in the realm where hope leaps I can also...
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Am I Homeless?
What is a destiny if all the roads are destroyed When dreams are dreamed, is the brain fried? If a soul is enriched by another even in lost cause Is it to hallucinate a balloon of smiles to burst in chaos If the tired feet was comforted by...
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Reverie, A Dream
The wondrous spite of nature beckons the soul One can’t help but respond in a spellbound role A character not present hitherto arises all anew A face that emerged from where white doves flew Now in a float of mist that most reveries delve...
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Screw Me
I can’t stand up to the mountains, so screw me I can’t live up to great dreams, so screw me I can’t jump over or burn in the volcano, so screw me I can’t live with myself in this state, so screw me I can’t make it to the next level...
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The 'Nature' of Dusts
Feelings curled up in a can formerly marked For bonds caressed in nurtured hays larked Titivated in golden crème as was comprehended Hoped in flights of angelic wings apprehended Sought for dreams that seemed approachable And realized in...
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At a Loss for Words
At a loss for words, not sure what about my prerogative No sounds heard that indicate bells ringing my cognitive Survival was long overtaken by the struggles of just living Cheating death in morality but still lost in search of meaning ...
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Two Drops of Sunshine
No matter how depressed or bogged down one becomes in life and gives up all hopes in most practical situations, there's always a soundless cry that comes from a corner of the heart that gives a a thump of positivity and optimism and allows the...
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An Incomplete Ending
A juncture not imagined by many A crossroad not visited by even more A stop sign not planted at most sights A mile post not visible to the average A road less taken but always dreaded A destiny not chosen or sought by any A red light...
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The Harrowed Man
Flickr The glimmers thus conveyed through the sun Smeared away in golden hues almost like pun That wasn’t intended by the summons of the day And not by the chronicles of the night in disarray The dews thus scorched dry before the rain ...
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Bless Me Death
I don’t want this chaotic journey of a life I want peace even if the ground is strife I don’t have the appetite for more stress I can only survive and be alive at best Let me drown without painful aberration Let me get lost, don’t...
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Blossoms and Dusts
The season of blossoms appears in innumerable lights Soaked in dyes of gray, black, hues and eccentric whites Encouraged by showers of merriments for the heart’s cry Subsequently whitewashed all nourishments to dead dry Marred by sharp...
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I Wish I Had A Wand
What would it cost for a wand in this world? So I can churn out miracles for all good And not be selfish in my endless enchantment And aspire in righteousness with all my heart And bring contentment to all and be happy therein In...
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Color Me Dark
I live in the reminiscence of death in shadows I sow my seeds still, yet in darkness, no meadows I have floated long in my own whimsical buoyancy I have now drowned in my own invisible culpability I did not try to stand up, submerge or dive...
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The Time I Stopped
When is it that I began to stop keeping time When is it that time kept away from my rhyme When did I get into the abyss I always stayed away from When did I not sense the touch of impurities in venom When did I run faster than the clock of...
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Passing By The Cross
Living a life away from familiarity is one thing, and living a life away yet with a passing moment of familiar pastures each day is but an underestimated challenge that is shaking to the core. We all experience this at some moment/s at some places...
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Quench
We grow up, try to create a life of our own in between intertwined lives, and create a motto for our own lifestyles. In the process, we often ignore what has gone into our growth and livelihood, and I’m not talking about our hard work and...
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The Promise of Spring
Enough of the ordeal and unforeseen anxiety Enough of all sadness in intoxicated sobriety What the fall had taken away was Nature’s course What the winter holds could be further worse What the journey has been and will be ahead Whatever...
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The Falling in Fall
Autumn by Salvatore Vuono, and Thornton Force by Tom Curtis The Fall of falling leaves leaves me falling down the fall And I’m flailing like there’s nothing remaining at all I cry out loud to be lent a hand yet I doubt my call ‘tis...
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A New Leaf in the Pamphlet
Life took many unexpected twists and turns, and now besides repenting on my mistakes, I'm trying my earnest to look forward and, as they say, "move on", which even though extremely difficult for me, nevertheless I AM TRYING and I'm trying to open a...
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Questions in Redemption
Today, Nov 19, 2011 I'm adding another chapter to this hub, "Questions in Desolation", a chapter that serves as a prequel to this hub, which I wrote exactly 1 year ago... "Questions to Redemption": With this piece, I continue my confession, heart...
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The Lonely Light
Life took many unexpected twists and turns, but my only one true love, my companion was always with me & we found comfort in each other, unfortunately I relied more on emotional comfort and forgot that I had to reciprocate equally, and now besides...
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Not Lost in The Woods
Not lost in the woods, I know where I am But the way to the road is where I can’t reach I’m walking, wandering, and nourishing abundantly But I can’t seem to fulfill my hunger or thirst I look at the light and approach it in sly...
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Lightning Hopes Dwindling
Up above the rains the sun rose in a twinkling I cannot put into words the things I’m feeling If this were living life then life isn’t living Clouds all around loud rains meandering Darkness befalls at sunlight’s shining We search,...
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A Passive Wish "May it Be"
May the water flow back into the stream May the chaotic light get back to the beam May the brown leaves rise up to green May the revealed again become unseen May the fragrance come back to the burnt wood May all the swishing travel...
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Mystique
Moments long ago, moments long ahead Moments of Mystique not quite conveyed Beautiful and magical doggerel unsaid Invisible freedom far from mandated Dim lights shining at liberty unsolicited Populations discovered, races still...
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A Bewildered Truth Called ‘Life’
Life, never black / white, its always colorful But never comprehended the colors, never realized the sense of full Were they red or white? are they green or grey? So simple the shades, yet so intricate to say For a moment it...
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Nostalgia Unveiled
New colors of joy, shades of old pains Sparkling friendships with nostalgic gains Confusions awakening into life as fresh stains All that was nice went beyond defining domains Leaving no way to solve the puzzling lanes But leaving a...
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When Darkness Breeds Hope
When I was sad, I wept When I was happy I cheered Emotions came and away they swept Leaving cold what once were seared Flowers that I love, thorns that I care So simple the moments, yet so rare I live them lonely with stars to...