Monday, November 20, 2023

For The Misfits

I write…
Of the vibrance of the rays of dawn
Of the glorious twinkling stars
Of the calming glistening moonlight
And
Of the marvels that the cosmos has.

I write…
Of the beauty of Life
Of the miracles of Hope
Of the wonders of happiness
And
Of the magic of Love.

I write…
Of the brilliance of colors
Of the soothing aromas
Of the gentleness of the breeze
And
Of the soothing strength of words

Yes…
It’s all joys and merry
Is it really so…
Or
Has it been scary?

I have witnessed
The gloomiest of dusks
And shrouded days in the clouds
I too have seen
The darkest of nights
And the Universe with a dreary sight

There have been
Frigid dances of death
And moments of despair
With doomed breaths
I’ve been casted upon
With the curse of oblivion
Spells of Blues
And numerous moments of forlorn.

There too are pallid days
That I’ve spent in cold corners
Devoid of any scent
During storms that have been braved
And in deafening silences
The comfort of words have been craved

But I still write
Of the things that I write 
Knowing they are far from
Conventionally right (relatability)

But I write
For the unconventional souls
Who do not fit
With the generic norms
For they speak a language
That barely anyone knows

And when they seek comfort
They crave for words
That are bright and light
And not the ones
That glorify treacherous woes’ might

Yes, I write for them
For the “misfits”
For those who do not relate
With relatability

Maybe someday 
Some far far future day
My unrelatable word would reach them
To serve as a momentary abode
And reinforce their values of hope and love

So, I will write
Till my pen bleeds and thoughts flow

For you,
For me,
And for the ones
Who desire,
in all darkness,
Of life and a momentary glow.
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Sunday, October 29, 2023

An Evening Promise

Amidst an evening of bliss,
intertwined with thoughts,
as vibrant as the colors
painted across the horizon,

The Sky blushed,
as the Sun kissed goodbye,
with a gift of the stars and the moon,
and the promise of a new day.

Forever.

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A little something:

Written as a reply to a prompt  : "Evening".

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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

Mystery?

They say I hide it all
Yes there are no fancy pictures
But I have bared my soul

There were aspects that
A picture or selfie can never capture
But there were thousand tales
In every word
In every chapter

There are stories and many a lore
Fun anecdotes too...from across the shore 
But how would they know
For they are not readers
With a heart that glows
But just passersby
That go with the flow.
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Friday, September 8, 2023

Your Story

All she wanted was to love
But how could she
Knowing what it could have done

All she wanted was to console them
But how could she
Knowing that her hug would be shunned

Love is all she was
So she withdrew to corners
Where she would be hard to find

Until You found her
And she sparkled
Like the bejeweled stars

Yes, she melted
But she melted in Love
And she loved like Love never could

She danced 
And dazzled and glistened with You
She glimmered and shimmered
And blushed when she knew
That she was destined
Destined With You

That's where your story began
For she was Ice
And You were the sun

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Should?

From places to places
We go
Do we move in space
Or stay still in time
Or be mere spectators
Of a starry sea
In an endless ocean
Of limitless depth
We are just but
You and me
In expanses of the dimensions
We never knew
Should we have been
Never, ever, or
Forever?























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Thursday, August 31, 2023

그대의 생각: Blossoming

하늘이 웃고 아침이 붉어질 때
공기가 숨을 쉬고 이슬이 반짝였을 때
정원에 꽃봉오리가 피어날 때도
그것도... 그대 생각나게 했어요.

When the sky smiled
And the morning blushed
When the air breathed
And the dew glimmered
The bud in my garden blossomed anew
And that too... reminded me of You.

















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Sunday, August 27, 2023

Stay with your heart

When the walls are closing in on you
And the only door out is pitch-black...

Would you stay
Or would you take the path out?

What if the walls stop moving eventually?
What if there's a depthless pit just outside the door?

Would you stay
Or would you take the path out?

What if you traverse the deep trench
And there's a pretty garden beyond those depths
Where there's golden air soaked with the sunrays
And the fragrant breeze is colored
In hues of the beautiful flowers...
Can you leave the room
If there was a possibility of the garden?

Yes, there might be an endless stretch of trenches 
And immeasurable depths
Where there's no concept of time or space
Yes, there might be the rumblings of the walls
And the pressure well enough to crush a soul
There's a possible garden beyond the dark
But it just might be too good to be true

Whatever you choose
Wherever you stay
Or whichever paths you explore
Stay... With your heart

It may bleed but it will heal too
Stay with you, just once more
For there is a light breathing in there
There's a beacon forming
That shows the path
The journey is still there

Stay with your heart
Just one more step
When you can smell the dawn
Bathed in hopes and dreams
It will shine on you with the smile of sunflowers
Just stay once more
Stay with your heart
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Friday, August 25, 2023

That is also me

That is also me
That no one knows
The one with mystic intricacies
And an equivalent framework
As any other me
But this has been special
In ways that
I never really could apprehend

That is also me
That knows the shades of the cosmos
And believes in every dust
For that is what stars are made of
And moons and stones and home
Yes there's something beautiful
And vivaciously precious
In every granule that that sees

That is also me
That chooses the light
And also glorifies the night
For there's an enigma that each beholds
And thousands of microcosmos
That breathes life and everything glows
There's a universe and many such more
That flavours every dream with adore

Yes, that is also me
That's so hopelessly romantic
That finds hope and beauty in everything I see

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Saturday, August 19, 2023

Like An Epiphany

There are days like that
When every moment
Feels like an epiphany

When every breath of air feels extremely cold
As if it is hellbent to pierce your lungs
And reach your heart
To see if it cracks yet again
To see if the blood rushes
To heal it once more
Or give up and finally freeze

There are days like that
When every moment
Feels like an epiphany

When you realize the abyss from before
Is struggling to get a new meaning
One where nothingness never ceases
But was there anything to begin with
For there can be nothing
Only when there ever was something
And everything feels like a myth once more

There are days like that
When every moment
Feels like an epiphany

When communication is just an obligated model
Its roots rooted on the root of i2
For it is nothing
More than drab oblivion
If not sparked by you
For there never really was a language or literature
And a mere void had more elaborated meaning

There are days like that
When every moment
Feels like an epiphany
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As a blogger, one of the things I am often asked is "How/ When did you get started with all this?" For as long as my memory takes me back, I have always found myself pondering about a plethora of things. I have always loved reflecting on the small but wonderful aspects of life. Ipsita Contemplates has been very special and I love to get the opportunity to share my musings, my thoughts, and my perceptions with you. It is also a way to appreciate the essence of Life!