startling banals
Saturday, July 04, 2009
happy kids on cycles leaving behind lit fireworks in the middle of the road
buffet feast
crows come and go
hanging jackfruit
crows come and go
hanging jackfruit
Thursday, July 02, 2009
rainy weeks
strong-scented grasses and leaves
madikeri mist flowing between yellow street lamps
strong-scented grasses and leaves
madikeri mist flowing between yellow street lamps
Wednesday, July 01, 2009
our space -
a hidden ancient stony water-dripping underground prehistoric shrine
a hidden ancient stony water-dripping underground prehistoric shrine
Sunday, June 28, 2009
the workaholic washing machine
in your bathroom
worries about you
when you are away
in your bathroom
worries about you
when you are away
an ocean
with waters so dark
we forget it's there
while rhythmic
we row our boat
under this star-crammed sky
with waters so dark
we forget it's there
while rhythmic
we row our boat
under this star-crammed sky
Friday, June 26, 2009
dawn over the lake
fifty motionless geese
scattered in a corner
fifty motionless geese
scattered in a corner
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
cloudy morning rests on swept floors
cool calm
cool calm
will you stay there forever?
-bookshopwalla
@ mumbai airport
-bookshopwalla
@ mumbai airport
Thursday, April 23, 2009
a small black bulldog
sniffs at my lunch bag
while passing by
sniffs at my lunch bag
while passing by
backyard morning
kid in bedclothes
rolling over a dust-laden abandoned car
kid in bedclothes
rolling over a dust-laden abandoned car
Monday, April 20, 2009
each wooden stair creaks back into shape before i can look back
Thursday, April 16, 2009
spring
sparrows scavenge
under cafe tables
sparrows scavenge
under cafe tables
Tuesday, April 07, 2009
cut open your heart
to let in
these beloved clouds
to let in
these beloved clouds
Sunday, April 05, 2009
dusk
geese yell
from all parts of the swamp
geese yell
from all parts of the swamp
Thursday, January 29, 2009
top-down approach
the sun rises and starts warming up buildings from the top down
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
shivering memory of watching a tent fly away in a roaring snow storm atop mad mountain night of sitting round a pot of water boiling over campfire dipping fingers that had turned to stone
when the wood floors creak
he wonders if people downstairs
also feel like getting off their ass
and walk around
setting off a chain of walkers
that go on till infinity
he wonders if people downstairs
also feel like getting off their ass
and walk around
setting off a chain of walkers
that go on till infinity
cherries live in ponds
when they grow too heavy
to climb trees
when they grow too heavy
to climb trees
relentless torrents rush down streets
desperate for a taste of sea
desperate for a taste of sea
the night fell on the walls in his room
but not a single leaf to cast shadows
but not a single leaf to cast shadows
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
the sound of running water travelling through the plumbing
revealed the presence of other insomniacs in the building
revealed the presence of other insomniacs in the building
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
A toast for the new year!
Here's to all dear wayward lunatics out there!
Cheers!
Cheers!
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
some snows melt in winter
Thursday, December 04, 2008
rocks resting in the attic
wake them up tomorrow
show them your newly-cleaned room
nudge them
shake them awake one by one
hear them murmur memories of mountain streams
promise you'll always remember
for ever and ever
sleep surrounded by dreaming rocks
wake them up tomorrow
show them your newly-cleaned room
nudge them
shake them awake one by one
hear them murmur memories of mountain streams
promise you'll always remember
for ever and ever
sleep surrounded by dreaming rocks
