Monthly Archives for July 2006
The Messiah
Once there lived a village of creatures along the bottom of a great crystal river. The current of the river swept silently over them all — young and old, rich and poor, good and evil, the current going its own … Continue reading
Jal bhar de …
आसमान का रंग बदल रहा था। रात कच्ची पड़ रही थी। कोई पंच्छी पास के पेड़ से उड़ा, और सुबह को लाने आसमान की तरफ़ निकल गया। वह पुल के उस किनारे पर आकर खड़ी हो गयी, जहाँ से अगला … Continue reading
Kalarav
अम्बरचुम्बी हिमशृंगों से कलरव कोलाहल साथ लिए, विद्युत सी प्राणमयी धारा बहती जिसमे उन्माद लिए, {Lines from Kamayani by Jaishankar Prasad, self-describing lines uttered by Lajja (shyness/restraint pesonified) while explaining her own nature to Shraddha} {Image: Ravi river near Chamba, … Continue reading
aaj fir hoga :)
I posted a piece from this poem earlier. That was all I remembered from the poem then. And I didn’t even know the poet then. I posted it here earlier. Fortunately I found some of the old textbooks at home … Continue reading
Midsummer Nights Dream
Yes. Its still summer in Delhi. And its night right now. And I just woke up in the middle of it, mostly because of a dream, and partly because I reminded myself that Germany has lost the semis to Italy. … Continue reading