Posted in Journal on Dec 1st, 2004
In my heart’s eye, I am frozen on a field of glittering stars draped over velvet night; stars spelled into proximity by my sight, stars realized into unspeakably-untouchable distance. I see a light slashing across that field; falling or climbing, I could not tell for sure; but plucking at my vision, like a […]
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Posted in Journal on Dec 9th, 2004
There is nothing in this site that makes it different from other personal blogs. I say that, not as much because I wanted to make it different when I first started it, but because I know that people, inspite of the basic differences of personality and attitudes brought about by disparate upbringings, are fundamentally […]
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Posted in Journal on Dec 13th, 2004
He walked with the cold. He felt morose about it.
Julie’s house was not too far from his own, but the shortest way to it took him behind five houses by the lake, and at almost midnight, the walk also took him through a sharp breeze and a December cold that reached him to the […]
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Posted in Journal on Dec 22nd, 2004
When this site was still a pipe-dream, I had envisioned a site-design that was a universal setting for personal expression. I wanted, looked for, a concept - a combination of colors and images - that would encompass my moods at any given day. I wanted a universal landscape; a proper attire, as it […]
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Posted in Verse on Dec 23rd, 2004
There are words
to shatter complacency
there is a particular silence
to mute even the clamor
of heartbeats
there are songs
to soothe the savage heart
and lullabies of wind
to break the monotony of rain
I waited for you
like soldiers to the marching song
I waited for your speech
like keyboard to fingers
kindling to the brand
a slave to the command
an accident waiting to happen
There is […]
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