Bridges

A crossing or a crossover?

Bridges

bridges are made

for one to pause

to ponder and gaze

and then to cross

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Dreams

These things called dreams.

Dreams

some sell them
and some buy them,
some earn them,
some yearn for them,
some make them
and some break them—
these things called dreams—
and then there are some
who fake them
or so it seems

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[Location: Dihua Street, Taipei]

Misty Hues

The umpteen worlds in the world at large.

 

Misty Hues

miniscule windows,
infinitesimal doors,
minute balconies,
storeys upon storeys
of invisible stories
veiled in misty hues,
tales of love and rue
in every drop of dew—
the infinite worlds
in a tiny speck
of the universe

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[PC: MP Padmakumar / Location: Shimla]

A Conversation with Anjali Bajpai

A Sunday afternoon chit-chat with Anjali Bajpai at Badi Bindi Guftagu, founded by  playwright, theatre actor, folk singer and poet Vibha Rani. The channel is a literary and cultural initiative which holds engaging conversations with women achievers. I am impressed that the channel has completed a journey of 24 years. I feel grateful, humbled and honoured that they chose to include me on their list of guests.

 

Artisan

Where the creation and the created merge with the creator.

Artisan

 

when the lines that define

dissipate and fade,

when the shapes and shades

with the space interlace,

when the hues transfuse

the night and the light,

when the canvas eases

itself from the easel

to gently merge

with the universe,

then the art is not apart

but one with the artisan

 

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[Location: Atal Tunnel, Rohtang / North Portal]