Wheels on the Street

The town was small and quiet, its pulse was tall and vibrant. It was nestled in a valley of sorts, with the hills around bouncing off the heat, a cleft where clouds could pause to rest. A cozy two-storied brick and concrete house, tucked-in at one end of a dusty winding street. At other end…

People

Unwind the thread      and let it go Embrace the spindle      and let it stay It is thread      that is the falling leaves It is spindle      that is the root and trunk It is thread      that is the painting on canvas It is spindle      that is the brush bearing all stress Threads, leaves and paintings      are…

Shaken, not stirred

It is quite ironical that Roger Moore’s Bond never actually ordered the martini cocktail himself in any of the seven classic outings as 007. He has one ordered for him by other characters, nonetheless. As much as I can jog back in memory, the first English movie that I saw was The Spy Who Loved…

Spiritual Sense

Nourishment from food, joy from exercising… They fuel the movement, of the mortal form… Body benefits from it, making us agile and fit… But that’s only one half, of the happiness equation… The other half is to us, like the flame is to a candle… Spirituality is a sum total of parts of faith, belief,…

Mother

She is the first to be up and about, When you are still basking in dreamland She has your meals figured out, When you are slacking, and lagging behind She has an uncanny knack to discern, When to talk, and when to listen She brings a skill for you to learn, In a fiery storm…

Reflections

It isn’t the chore, it isn’t the dough It is joy that is life’s greater ploy Some days when chips are down You feel pensive for no single reason Nights are sombre, days are gloomy Seasons are mundane and you feel arcane You want to rewind and go back in time You want to relieve…

What if…

What If… The world were rebooted A new society, a new norm, new paradigm in shape and form Old affluent were the new ordinary, old ordinary were the new well-heeled Wealth equation flipped to contrary, socio-economic status stood reversed What if… Old money bought you coach ticket, new money, a first-class permit Planes would be…

O Memories, where art thou?

It was the late 80s and early 90s, at the cusp of contrasting decades Growing up in India… You were a high-schooler dreaming about college You were a college goer dreaming about career It was the time of a different norm Archaic now but contemporary then Cassette player, VCR or a Walkman, to burn time…

Superstitions

It was a global summit for superstitions Populist issues were cheery in attendance Chaired by a zestful number Thirteen Seconded by a fragile yet strong Mirror pane Ladder, and Threes eased in to the right Umbrella, Index & Middle settled to the left At top of the hour, Thirteen set the ball rolling Urging all…

Trials of a trail

When the Honda minivan pulled into entrance of Sea-Tac International Airport, Nandan glanced at his watch and registered that he had three hours before his flight to India departed. An arduous couple months of graduate school warranted a much deserved spring break away from the sprawling campus of University of Washington. He was eagerly looking…