startling banals

Saturday, July 04, 2009

happy kids on cycles leaving behind lit fireworks in the middle of the road
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buffet feast
crows come and go
hanging jackfruit
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Thursday, July 02, 2009

rainy weeks
strong-scented grasses and leaves
madikeri mist flowing between yellow street lamps
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009

our space -
a hidden ancient stony water-dripping underground prehistoric shrine
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Sunday, June 28, 2009

the workaholic washing machine
in your bathroom
worries about you
when you are away
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an ocean
with waters so dark
we forget it's there
while rhythmic
we row our boat
under this star-crammed sky
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Friday, June 26, 2009

dawn over the lake
fifty motionless geese
scattered in a corner
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Wednesday, June 24, 2009

cloudy morning rests on swept floors
cool calm
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will you stay there forever?
-bookshopwalla
@ mumbai airport
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Thursday, April 23, 2009

a small black bulldog
sniffs at my lunch bag
while passing by
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backyard morning
kid in bedclothes
rolling over a dust-laden abandoned car
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Monday, April 20, 2009

each wooden stair creaks back into shape before i can look back
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Thursday, April 16, 2009

spring
sparrows scavenge
under cafe tables
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

cut open your heart
to let in
these beloved clouds
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Sunday, April 05, 2009

dusk
geese yell
from all parts of the swamp
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Thursday, January 29, 2009

top-down approach

the sun rises and starts warming up buildings from the top down
:: posted by anish, 7:30 AM | link | 7 comments |

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
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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
:: posted by anish, 10:56 PM | link | 3 comments |
cherries live in ponds
when they grow too heavy
to climb trees
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relentless torrents rush down streets
desperate for a taste of sea
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the night fell on the walls in his room
but not a single leaf to cast shadows
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Wednesday, January 14, 2009

the sound of running water travelling through the plumbing
revealed the presence of other insomniacs in the building
:: posted by anish, 3:56 PM | link | 4 comments |

Wednesday, December 31, 2008

A toast for the new year!

Here's to all dear wayward lunatics out there!
Cheers!
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Wednesday, December 24, 2008

some snows melt in winter
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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
:: posted by anish, 1:55 PM | link | 5 comments |