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Friday, December 31, 2021

If...

If there was a time f
or this and that
And a space where we could meet at
If the day began and the night set
In unvarying moments like a clock preset...

Will it be any different
Than what it is now
And if that is to be,
Would the emotions avow!

If a dawn blooms w
ith glory of the dream
The night hums and the stars beam
If the moonlight danced on the silver brook
And the pages liven up in my reverie laced book...

Will the zephyr sing
Of those tales and more
And if it does, would the
Concealed thoughts come to the fore!
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Thursday, December 30, 2021

Lilac Dawn

There were hints of moonbeam
Still on my window sill
And the music of windchime
Smiled at the stars in a zeal

Gleaming through the charm
The purple sky glided on
With a brilliant warmth
The sunlight peeked into a Lilac dawn

Vivacious and delightful
The sight with a glorious hue
Riveting with the mystical emotion
A magic the lilac dawn drew

A unique grace and charisma
And his frolicsome humor drawn
I pranced and danced with glee
Enamored by the lilac dawn

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Wednesday, December 29, 2021

Only Forever

As the moment became the one
That took my breath away
I wonder why
It had me sway this way

Days and months
Who knows what it has been
That delightful warmth
Like peach blossoms
And the sunshine sheen

Eluded it first
It cemented however
Feels Magical... hope only Forever
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Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Vivid

As the snow melts
And the flowers begin to bloom
Turn your thoughts to Love
Rekindle the Dreams
And dare to hope.
Again.

Veiled what once was
Is in glory now
Vivid with charm and possibility 
Live it like Love.
Once more.
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Saturday, December 18, 2021

Euphoria

The longing
To sense that intangible essence
Just to ensure its palpable presence

But then realising
That it is probably dimensionless
And maybe impossible to express

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What if it were
Possibly in a state of Unaware
In those countless worlds
Where You and I are there

Like a long lost Dream
Wrapped in a satin string
And a destined charm
In the meadows of Spring

In all universes I have been
These emotions 've never seen

What is this feeling
That I am unable to gauge
When you smile at me
With that enigmatic gaze

The edges arching, I fly
In the skies of Utopia
Gliding through your smile
All I can feel is ... Euphoria!

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Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Utopia

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Saturday, November 6, 2021

Dastak

तुम बिन भी चल रही थी साँसे
पर अब खुशबू का एहसास भी होता है...
धीमी धूप की अल्हड मुस्कान में
अब रंग भी अनोखे दिखते हैं...
थे कैसे दस्तूर अब किसे खबर
कुछ ख्याल अब सुहाने दस्तक दे जाते हैं...


Tum bin bhi chal rahi thi saansein
Par ab khusboo ka ehsaas bhi hota hai...
Dheemi dhoop ki alhad muskaan mein
Ab rang bhi anokhe dikhte hain...
Thay kaise dastoor ab kise khabar
Kuch khayal ab suhaane dastak de jaate hain...


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Friday, November 5, 2021

When

The ecstatic day seemed poised
As it posed the question
The calm of night flitted
Between wonderment and confusion

Feelings like this
Were never explored
Until a day
That I can't remember

Refrained thoughts
Concealed feelings
Ensconced in Words
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Monday, October 4, 2021

Nigaahein

तेरी निगाहों का चला जादू कुछ ऐसा..
अब तो बिना वजह मुस्करा भी लेते है
और मुस्कराते अश्क..
पलकों का रास्ता भी भूल जाते हैं..

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Sunday, September 26, 2021

It must be magic.

I never download photos or videos sent via a-certain-popular-messaging-app. I may even be termed lousy in using it. Possibly because I do not completely understand the necessity of it other than being an obligation. I even have all notifications turned off (for most applications in my phone). So, I control when I use the phone rather than it being the other way round. Of course, there are "exceptions" for whom these rules do not apply. What is life, if not a collection of exceptions as memories.
What is life, if not a collection of exceptions as memories.
[So, in the story/narrative ahead, whenever something happens which doesn't follow my normal conventions, or when something involves someone who is an "exception", I will indicate by writing the term "exception" within brackets.]
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Being a weekend followed by a roller coaster of a week, I decided to spend the day in my favorite way. The day went as intended. Finally, it was time for me to prepare for the week ahead. So, I took my phone off from it's hibernation to set the morning alarm. That is when I saw the notification of the messages from (exception). I opened it up to see a few lines of text followed by a series of photos which were sent before noon. Now, I know that I never asked for any photos to be sent nor was I informed of it. Even the prior text did not indicate anything. So, I assumed that perhaps these are also the usual photos... wishes, nature, travel destinations, and the like. It was late and calling just to ask about the photos did not seem a go-to option. However, that meek voice reasoned it out and I decided to download and view just one... what if it was necessary (exception). So, I did.

It was an old picture... of me. I didn't even remember this picture. Now, having known the nature of the photos, I opened up every one that was sent. The printed copy of the pictures were assorted in an album, and I was sent photos captured from pictures of that photo album. To open up an album, browse through the old photos, and taken back in the memory lane is one thing (and a very meaningful one at that). However, capturing photos of those pictures, sending them to another person and to allow them to travel with you in the journey of your memories paints a different experience altogether.

I was smiling... though it took me a while to realize that. Probably because I was filled up with all these memories... and I will not even attempt to write what I was feeling, for there are probably no words made to describe it.
And when you "know" of the existence of this force, and are still in the process of figuring out why, it feels ethereal.
Love has always enamored me. The more I try to understand it, the more it mystifies. Is it even possible to love someone so much!! (And then again, how to measure "much"?) It becomes even more mystical when we try to figure out why we are the subject of someone's adoration. I mean, Love in itself is an enigmatic force. Its very existence is nothing sort of an enigma. We... loving someone... is in itself a great mystery. But when it is directed at us, the mystery intensifies by even a greater degree. And when you "know" of the existence of this force, and are still in the process of figuring out why, it feels ethereal.

It must be magic. How else can it be explained? To the greatest of forces, to the most enigmatic existences... to Love.
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Saturday, September 11, 2021

Something New

I wonder what is new
The sun still shines with all its hue
And so the moon has been too

The sky still has the clouds
And the tints of blue
The air has the aroma
And the redolent memories too

Still melodious are voices of waves
And the canary's coo
The buzz of the bees
And the flowing drapes too

I smile the same
But the feelings are new
My heart keeps singing
But it needs not a cue

I know something has changed
But I do not have a clue
Oh, how I wish... if only I knew!
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A little something: This is the 100th post of this blog. So, as a gesture, this piece of writing has a 100 words. Here to new beginnings!
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Friday, September 10, 2021

Uncharted

With autumn in the breeze
As the clouds folded their crease
I wandered along the shore
Perhaps in search of a lore

The humming air with tints of flair
Glided with glee and stories to share
Of lapis lazuli and a faraway dream
And of blushing meadows down the stream

I asked the air, if it had moments to spare
To recount anecdotes and of fables rare
It smiled and unfolded tales of yore
And then asked me of the one that I adore

Astounded, I gawked and wondered
With a mystical glow the air answered
Sensed the thought in my eyes, it said
The coy smile and the uncharted heartbeats added

Musing over what the air construed
I pondered, as at the stars I looked.....
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Saturday, September 4, 2021

Change

Change



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Saturday, August 7, 2021

Ein Wunschgedicht

Durch den Wolkens Duft,
hätte ich gerne Flugel aus Luft..
Ich würde weit fliegen
und wäre ich gerne bei Ihnen.

Ich würde sich gerne sehen...
in der Morgen Sonne und
unter den silbernen Sternen.

Wie Ihr warmes Lächeln 
im kalten Tau scheinen,
würde ich gerne sehen.

Wie die Blumen
mit Ihrer liebevollen Berührung blühen,
würde ich das gerne erleben.

Und wenn die Sonne untergeht,
würde ich gerne leben,
um die seidige Nacht
mit Ihren verträumten Augen zu blicken.

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Wednesday, August 4, 2021

Did you ever imagine?

You laugh, you cry.

The emotions
which were unexplored before,
and were hidden
deep beneath somewhere,
surfaces at once.

It leaves you quizzical, conflicted,
perturbed.

Love makes you do things
you never thought
you were capable of.

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Monday, July 19, 2021

I see Love.

Is it you, where my heart belongs
Or was it just imagination prolonged
Thoughts of you stir my core
Like northern lights in the sky azure.

I breath the air, I feel your scent
The enigma is but magnificent.
I have no other clue,
If that was all, or it indeed is true.

I see Love, I remember you!
The sun reminds me of your smile anew.
Without a reason,
You cannot be just a figment of my imagination!
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Saturday, July 10, 2021

And Again!

And again! One more time.

It definitely is not magic or any form of enchantment. Then, why does it feel so?

Has it always been like this or is this something new... like the eighth color in the rainbow! And ninth, tenth, and eleventh.

Why did I not witness these many colors in the rainbow before! Were they always there and I never noticed..or are the colors blooming with the way I feel? There's definitely something which is missing, or perhaps is already lost! If it is so, why does it feel like there's a newness... which is enigmatic, yet so adorable. 

For the newness, for the unexplored, for all the inhibitions, and...

For You!

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Monday, June 21, 2021

Love

Love, Oh dear Love!
Enchanted by your gaze, my spirits lifted
Enamored by the sound of your smile
Drawn by dawn, I drifted..

Over the glorious mountains,
Near the harbours and the seas, I witnessed
Golden whiffs of sunshine on
Water droplets carried through the breeze.

Oceans of clouds with rainbows laced
On opulence of your innocent charms, my heart raced
Keeping you in my thoughts..Forever..Stay blessed!


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Saturday, June 12, 2021

Heartbeat



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Friday, June 11, 2021

Melting Time

Melting every moment,
By the love in your eyes.
Adore your beguiling laughter,
That brightens up the skies.

There I was,
Unaware what was to unfurl.
Melting the misty horizons,
Your voice spoke to my soul.

Enlivened by innocence,
The moment captured,
Stories of time being enraptured!

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Wednesday, June 9, 2021

Why I chose 17, 19, and 31?

So, you are a curious soul! Wonderful! It indeed is a great tool to have. 17 is one of a kind, while 19 has something to do with the moon's Metonic cycle. Then, there is a little something about a happy number. Please read on to unravel more.
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I wanted to write something which represents hope... something that incites faith. Hope is primarily a strong aspect of individuals who are soft yet strong, people who are one of a kind... those who can stand on odds yet have the hope to make things work for them. What better number to represent this than the number 17! 

17 not only symbolises hope, but also represents people who are soft and are equally strong. 17 is the only prime number (the 7th prime number) which is the sum of 4 consecutive prime numbers, one of them being 2, the only even prime. This gives a perspective of uniqueness, which I needed. 

Then, how do I incorporate 17 in the writing? Yes, something similar to a Haiku will do...for a Haiku has 17 syllables. Thus, I ended up writing the essence of the 2 stories, each of 17 words. The 2 stories represented finding the beauty of love without conditions and boundaries, while also hoping for brighter days.



The contrast of something being there and yet not was my theme. Like the sun and moon. The sun is viewed to be stationary (in art), while the moon keeps rotating the earth. To represent this journey beautifully (that the moon has been in), it visits the exact same position every 19 years, completing the Metonic cycle. This marks the ending of one episode and also the beginning of another. Why not choose 19 words to show the contrast of something which is there but still not there, just like the beginning and ending of the moon's journey. 

19 does represent the sun and happiness, and it also represents the moon. 19 is the number having the beginning (1) as well as the end (9). 19 can also show the contrast because it is palindromic in roman numerals. Additionally, 17 and 19 form twin primes. Thus, I picked the 19 word limit to signify the presence of a feeling which is there but quite not yet, for it is unexpressed.



For my next short expression, I wanted to keep up with the limiting word count. However, the story I had didn't justify to be represented by 17 or 19 or by any number that I could think of at that time. Rather than using it for the representation of the story, I decided to use a number to represent the day on which it was written, 8th of June. 

Then I was reminded of the 8th Happy number, 31, which is also the sum of the first 8 digits of the marvellous pi. Thus, I could represent the day 8th. Additionally, 31, which is a Mersenne prime, represents optimism and communication, which the story is all about. 31 is also the 11th prime number, and 11 is currently one of my favorite numbers. The sum of the first 31 prime numbers equals the square (power 2) of 31. Since the story is about the communication between two entities (2 represented by square), 31 fit perfectly. And I already had 6 reasons and I didn't need any further, for the current month is also the sixth month. Ergo, I decided to use 31 words.

What next then? I am unaware too. When a story unravels itself, I will probably know then. Till then, keep living the moment, its One Life To Live

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Tuesday, June 8, 2021

Thoughts

Thoughts


Did you notice the number of words used? There's a specific reason (rather reasons) for using that word count. Not just for this post, for the previous posts with 17 and 19 words as well.
Guess away, and please write your opinions in the comment section. 🙂
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Friday, June 4, 2021

Cafe: 19-Word Story

Cafe


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Thursday, June 3, 2021

Dynamics: 19-Word Story

Dynamics


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