tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-364999252024-02-20T23:00:01.580-08:00Just My ThoughtsDeepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.comBlogger90125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-71736555900905395302017-03-31T05:50:00.000-07:002019-11-11T07:46:40.711-08:00Time for tea? Time for two!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Lone lunches have never been uncommon or unpleasant. Even when
work has kept your nose to the grindstone all through the morn, if you just can’t
wait to get back to it, small talks could be extremely distracting and friends
would know better than to please you or expect to be pleased!</div>
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But Tea! It's a wholly different affair. There’s
nothing more frustrating to yourself or insulting to a cup of tea, than carrying one to your workplace, and sipping it between typing or taking a call.<br />
Or worse, making
one for just yourself at home. Never enjoyed doing any of this.</div>
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So, table for one? Perfectly fine. Tea for one? No please!</div>
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<b><i>Tea at work<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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The very purpose of drinking tea during the course of a day
is to break the humdrum of it, to be your own self for a few good minutes, revelling
in the fragrance of friendship, relish in bitter sweet gossips, partake in a
pal’s pain or pleasure; tea doesn’t just come in packs, it comes with its own
package!</div>
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Nothing’s more welcome than your buddy pinging you “t?” </div>
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You can’t say “No” to that short and sweet invite, however
busy you are; single letter; single syllable. The minimalism is enticing.</div>
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You type “S!” and your buddy goes “Away” only to climb down a
flight of stairs to arrive at your workplace; pretend to be irritated to find
you still working. Your workmates suddenly discover that you are not a statue
glued to your chair, and you can walk and talk.</div>
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A walk to the farthest coffee machine on the floor is
necessary; of course, you need to rant about your dear boss and can’t risk being
overheard, as you can’t keep your voice down to save your life. Moreover, your
crush happens to sit next to the coffee machine you always choose, of which your
friend is blissfully unaware, or pretends to be and gives into your bullying.</div>
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You hardly remember drinking the tea, or realize that it hardly
tastes like one. You always complain that the quality of tea keeps deteriorating
just as the state of affairs in the company. After a nice healthy dosage of
gossip, laughter, meanness exchanged your friend and you part ways feeling totally
rejuvenated. And while he chooses the short route to his desk, you excuse
yourself in the pretext of going to the bathroom, only to take the detour past
your crush, or crushes, if you have more than one!</div>
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<b><i><br /></i></b></div>
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<b><i>Tea at home<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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At home, the scenario is completely different. But still it’s
the same because you can never make a single cup of tea. Your assorted mugs are
all in pairs, and it’s such a shame to take out only one of them. Also, the tea
never tastes the same when you boil water only for one.</div>
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Making tea</div>
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Look at the clock; yes, even if you believe anytime’s tea
time, you invariably look at the clock. If it’s eleven o clock in the morning,
perfect! If it’s one-thirty in the afternoon, you’re not hungry, you’re going
to have a late lunch! So there. </div>
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Is there ginger in the house? Oh yes, you forget to buy
onions and tomatoes, but never ginger! Imagine making tea without it? Nightmare!</div>
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Boil half a cup of water in your favourite saucepan; crush
an inch sized ginger well and put it in the water; close the saucepan; after a
few moments open the lid and if you can see the water has turned a ravishing
orange, it means the ginger has been extracted of all its juice!</div>
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Add two teaspoons of tea and simmer the stove. Immediately
add one and a half cups of cold milk, and two spoonfuls of sugar. Switch off
the stove when it all comes to a boil. Have the strainer and two pretty mugs
ready.</div>
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Now comes the ‘Aha’ moment! </div>
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Tipping the sauce pan and pouring out exactly two mugs of
tea takes you as closer to Nirvana as you can possibly expect during the light
of day!</div>
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Be it sitting cosily beside your loved one, or walking to
the neighbour’s doorbell with the other cup, tender moments spent over tea are plucked
right from the heavenly estate! </div>
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<b><i>Stay tuned for tea at roadside…<o:p></o:p></i></b></div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-39780102555802946982016-09-20T11:16:00.001-07:002016-09-22T20:27:10.169-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The pack keeps sneering,<br />
smug and well-fed,<br />
over repasts of rotten carcasses,<br />
knowing all the ways of vultures,<br />
attuned to maps where corpses lie,<br />
their complacence unbeatable,<br />
skills of stealth invincible;<br />
The canine prowls, abiding time<br />
enduring, quelling hunger and ire,<br />
its hungry growl gurgles within<br />
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-68987622834356464792016-09-12T23:24:00.005-07:002016-09-14T22:44:20.235-07:00Juxtaposed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Akin to a cigarette lighter, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Romance lights up in a jiffy; </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Anytime you want, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">to give you some high,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">going out as soon as you choose. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Good old Love is the country stove </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">that cooks your food and keeps you warm;</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br />Never going out beneath the embers</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">which to stoke, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">you must give your all!</span><br />
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-35700468059345268072016-09-12T23:24:00.004-07:002017-03-25T03:15:50.386-07:00Redemption<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;">My form isn't flawless,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">nor without a blemish;</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white;">but no longer shall I hide, <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />behind veils of ugly pride.</span></span></div>
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My wounds, they still do bleed,<br />
certainly, no pretty sight;<br />
but I will let them breathe,<br />
heal the root of the blight.</div>
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My scars I'll no more cover,<br />
nor my fears in the dark, cower;<br />
of pain, I refuse to brood,<br />
out in the light, I'm nude!</div>
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With your pretty paints on,<br />
and robes you lovingly adorn,<br />
why should you take offense?<br />
of someone who's shunned defense?</div>
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Licking blood off your knives,<br />
grinding them all your lives,<br />
you forget to salve your wounds,<br />
dancing to morbid tunes</div>
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I am every bit as sick,<br />
but I frankly claim to be,<br />
which is earning me your pique,<br />
And, I know, stoning awaits me!</div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-35667137271682337592016-09-12T23:24:00.002-07:002016-09-14T22:44:02.852-07:00Juxtaposed<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Akin to a cigarette lighter, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Romance lights up in a jiffy; </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Anytime you want, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">to give you some high,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">going out as soon as you choose. </span><br />
<br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Good old Love is the country stove </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">that cooks your food and keeps you warm;</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br />Never goes out </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">beneath the embers,</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"> </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">but to kindle it each time, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">you must give your all!</span><br />
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-26540765195814027362016-06-08T02:13:00.002-07:002016-06-08T02:13:49.351-07:00A storm-hunt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">I went looking for footprints</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">that had just left my heart;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">traipsed along unknown lands,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">amidst raging storms,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;">and strange soul-stirring sounds;</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 18px;"><br />braving the blinding odds,<br />delving within deep woods,<br />and leaving no stone unturned,<br />I looked for them in vain;<br />at the crack of dawn,<br />as the skies slowly cleared,<br />I returned home empty,<br />leaving my own prints yonder,<br />pocketing just the storms.</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-30348117061667640472016-01-27T18:24:00.001-08:002016-01-27T18:24:33.984-08:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Burn away midnight oil,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Thy flames dancing pure and bright;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Show no mercy as I writhe and recoil</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Relentlessly strike me and smite</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">Let the pain be felt, long and deep</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br />Singe me, scorch me, lull me to sleep</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-18681459154357214262015-12-23T04:57:00.001-08:002015-12-23T04:57:16.548-08:00A tableau<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 19.32px;">The empty house stands right there,</span></div>
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still locked, blue, and bleak.<br />Just as it has for ages, now, <span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />earning not as much as a glance.<br />Today it giggled, shrieking with mirth,<br />tickling itself, shrugging off dust,<br />mocking at me, whispering of a night,<br />when it burst bizarrely into life,<br />getting to play a sudden voyeur,<br />partner in crime, his and mine,<br />as he loitered down my lonely lane;<br />It was those steps he chose to adorn;<br />on those walls leaned his lanky frame;<br />blazing eyes lighted mine,<br />bleached walls borrowing our shine;<br />sweet notes hurriedly sung,<br />wound into creepers on window rungs;<br />smiles and kisses of rich baritone<br />spilled over, drenching my ears,<br />planting themselves onto every crevice;<br />spring bloomed out of the blue,<br />on that dull, dreary, and battered porch,<br />on a cold, dry, and wintry night,<br />leaving the old house, forever changed,<br />just for this stealthy pair of eyes</span></div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-29993145398344241862015-12-20T19:59:00.003-08:002015-12-20T19:59:39.809-08:00Today<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Pieces of me lay scattered around,<br />butchered and minced by a day just gone.<br />A day that swept into a demonic night<br />One I clung to for dear life;<br />It just died a pitiful death,<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />leaving me aghast, agonizingly alive<br />Before I knew it, there's another,<br />a new and glorious day in its place,<br />born stealthily as every other day,<br />only this is so beautiful,<br />one that's come to devour me whole.</span></div>
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The sun's benign, trees make love,<br />a breeze wafts through,<br />so cool and blue;<br />A lonely crow sits and chirps<br />atop the tree that it calls its own;<br />This is the day I want to leave,<br />And leave soon, before it does.</div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-30756001586700720542015-12-20T19:59:00.000-08:002015-12-20T19:59:01.430-08:00The debt<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It's only a bit of soul<br />you let free in the wild,<br />to live all your dreams<br />die for a few, may be<br />feed on toxins, sweet and sour</div>
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it's only that teeny bit<br />you could well afford it,<br />lose it in the dark alley,<br />turn your back on it,<br />pretend it's not yours</div>
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but it sits there yonder,<br />with bloodshot eyes,<br />feeding on your neglect,<br />never to rest,<br />shrieking the most,<br />on the quietest of nights<br />haunting you now, then, and forever</div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-352468195320369512015-12-20T19:56:00.002-08:002015-12-20T19:57:08.891-08:00Eureka!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Disown with abandon what you love;</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Drop it within your brimming heart.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Sinking deep, let it show its worth,</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.38;">or staying afloat, be skimmed away.</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.38;">Care not to grasp, or even hold,</span><br />
<span style="line-height: 1.38;">for the teeniest touch distorts the truth!</span></div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-56521988584874721172015-11-22T22:33:00.001-08:002015-11-22T22:33:18.677-08:00Spring cleaning<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">I stay up all night</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">owing to myself</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">to exterminate before dawn,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">to the last single lie </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">that the night keeps whispering;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;" /><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">so I can handover<br />a pristine morn<br />to the first bird that chirps;<br />there aren't many nights left,<br />contrary to the lies,</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">which keep breeding in multitudes<br />I am tired, exhausted, and sick,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #666666; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">that the best I shall have to give,</span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">could only be a well-worn mop </span><br />
<span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #666666; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 16.08px;">with an unfinished task...</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-64280818333823849512015-11-06T00:46:00.001-08:002015-11-06T00:46:21.214-08:00A funeral<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="line-height: 19.32px;">Slowly and surely,</span></div>
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you killed it mercilessly.<br />That which you planted,<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />and we nurtured with bared souls;<br />'twas a most painful death;<br />I stood there shocked;<br />- a gruesome horror to behold.<br />Helpless, I did all I could, in vain;<br />It breathed its last as you left its side<br />I dug the grave, calling out for you;<br />you replied with long silences.<br />I said my prayers with a throbbing heart;<br />you answered with your sinful smirks.<br />Finally,<br />'Lay some flowers' - I implored you;<br />you stamped the ones even I had laid.</span></div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-41713885132793973952015-10-16T00:08:00.002-07:002015-10-16T00:08:08.665-07:00A house on fire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">The house is on fire;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">a sudden raging, raving fire!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">the tongues teasing you most cruelly,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">raring to devour you once and for all!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;">struck with shock and grief,</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.32px;"><br />your feet are glued firmly to the ground,<br />you knew was once dearly yours;<br />the earth underneath now giving way,<br />crumbling, ready to suck you into oblivion;<br />there's no way you can save the house,<br />no way you can stop its end;<br />so shut your eyes and flee, don't bother to pack,<br />lest gruesome ravages start filling the eye;<br />tarnishing every single beauty of the past.</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-73803336878053687082015-10-06T20:01:00.003-07:002015-10-06T20:01:31.967-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">The drama unfolds; ,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Act after act,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Scene by scene;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Players exhibting their genius' best</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Acting out their own nemesis</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-46791548097051754372015-10-06T19:51:00.003-07:002016-09-14T06:58:47.333-07:00The Rink<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">The ice breaks, </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">beneath the blades,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">just so she slides and glides; </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">Never too long to sink deep,</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;">nor to risk a fatal fall, steep;</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: "helvetica" , "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.4667px;"><br />It melts right down,<br />for a momentary trance,<br />freezing right back<br />as she blithely moves on.</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-57936932319162347692015-09-30T11:58:00.003-07:002015-10-01T00:31:27.302-07:00I (can't) see Red!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Green veins of your fore arms,<br />
Deep browns of your searching gaze,<br />
The blues I get when I miss you;<br />
You colour my fading youth<br />
with every hue possible;<br />
To paint my pale cheeks a faint red,<br />
you ask a bit of my own heart's blood!<br />
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-14577224617728216642015-09-25T19:40:00.003-07:002015-09-25T19:40:34.921-07:00The zombie<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">A zombie walks this earth all day,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">doing a little of this, and a little of
that;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Waiting until night, night after night,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">for the soul to come and re-unite<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">in the light of day, <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">spades dig out the corpse;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">Clockwork makes the zombie go;<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">its hungry soul lurks beneath,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">hoping for the dark,<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Verdana","sans-serif"; font-size: 10.0pt;">waiting for its night.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-68813034838109277432015-09-25T08:09:00.000-07:002015-09-25T19:42:00.932-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The stillness on the surface<br />
had me hoodwinked;<br />
No mirage for sure, as I drank deeply,<br />
Bewitched by the magic waters..<br />
Not daring a plunge, too sure of drowning!<br />
an inane wish growing for the same,<br />
A fit of impulse, and I dive headlong;<br />
Lucky to be still alive,<br />
with a broken skull and all!<br />
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-48470282060370513082015-09-25T08:06:00.000-07:002015-09-25T08:06:00.200-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Bone-wracking hugs are kind<br />
Kisses that draw blood, kinder<br />
Smiles and handshakes, not too much can be had,<br />
Even cold shrugs, never too bad<br />
Be wary of, definitely watch out for<br />
Gentle fingers stroking your temples,<br />
Innocuous arms, slipping into yours,<br />
with feather-like strokes, rendering goosebumps,<br />
Only to pluck it right out of your chest,<br />
walk away, and bleed you to death!<br />
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-88724184994161439012015-07-31T04:36:00.001-07:002015-07-31T04:36:44.180-07:00Smitten<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">I'm topsy turvy, blame him, not me;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">His music has been sheer Alchemy!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">A mere earthling, I crave the deity;</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21.466667175293px;">With nothing to offer but love in bounty!</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-48004989807491791102015-07-27T22:02:00.003-07:002015-07-27T22:02:56.773-07:00T M Krishna's interview in Vikatan<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="background-color: white;">T M Krishna’s recent announcement about boycotting the
December season concerts has elicited diverse reactions. While ‘Sabha’
organizers see this as nothing more than his latest stunt, his devoted fan
following perceive it as their rebellious idol’s next avatar.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">What does Krishna
have to say?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I am not against singing in Sabhas altogether, but only during
the ‘Markazhi’ season. I will be singing in sabhas and elsewhere for the rest
of the 11 months. This is a decision driven by several factors. Couple of
decades ago, Carnatic music concerts flourished all through the year to a
jam-packed audience. The December season festivities were but a culmination of
the year-long accomplishments of the Carnatic musicians. In the present day,
though, concerts do not happen except during the last month of the year, the
reason simply being, reduced footfall. This has led to an increased
competitiveness among musicians to procure slots during the season, which I
deem amiss. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">One particular season, I chose not to sing. I enjoyed
attending and listening to all other musicians’ concerts. So that impelled me
to propose that my concerts not be ticketed. It’s an arduous task, getting tickets during
the season, more so for the middle class. I wanted to alleviate that to the
best of my ability. Pondering further, I decided not to get tangled in the
seasonal traffic anymore. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">What makes you
believe that a single individual’s decision can change the system?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I believe this can be a beginning for the change we expect
to see. With the risk of being accused of making false allegations, I shall
state that it is not uncommon practice that slots are being bought for money, seriously
hampering the performing chances of those sincerely committed to the art. The
racket of corruption prevalent in the sabhas causes me utter disquiet. I too am aware of what sells on-stage, and
haven’t been a stranger to such tricks, in the past. I have embarked on a
self-correcting path, as I now realize that art ought not to be thus
commoditized. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">You ventured a
concert in a ‘kuppam’ (fisher people region) with the idea of bringing Carnatic
music out to public. How significant were your efforts on that end?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Last year, we conducted concerts at Urur Olcott Kuppam,
adjacent to Besant nagar, Chennai. Not so well-versed about fisher people’s
culture and what they’d like, we included Villuppattu, Thappattam, Koothu, and
Bharathanatyam in the agenda, as a safe bet. The event drew positive response
from not only the residents of the kuppam, but also the general public, at
large. Regular sabha-goers attended too. Therefore, the event served as a
confluence for people from all walks of life. It was certainly a beginning of
sorts. I can safely say that if not anything great, the event clearly brought
art music closer to people.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">How did the residents
of Kuppam respond to Carnatic music?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">Oh, they certainly enjoyed it; with what would you measure
that? I, for instance, immensely enjoyed Koothu; but I could not make out its
various nuances. So I’d say that the people enjoyed Carnatic music displaying the
same blithe wonderment that I did watching Koothu. The more people listen to
Carnatic music, the more they would be able to understand, appreciate, and
enjoy it. All we need to do is stop confining it within the walls of sabhas and
work on rendering it freely accessible. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">Some have no qualms
admitting you are their most loved musician, but for your communist ideologies.
Your thoughts on that?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I am not a communist. I don’t agree totally with that
philosophy. I only ask you to empathize with my voice, both literally and figuratively,
pretty much the way you do when I sing!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">Whom do you recognize
as the most promising singer in today’s generation?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">One Mr. Ramakrishna Moorthy has captured my interest. He is
a no-nonsense musician with deep focus in singing. I believe he has bright
prospects for a successful musical career.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">There is a dent in
our educational curriculum to learn Carnatic music. Do you think you could do
something about it?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I wish to make something clear here. Music is not that easily
learnt. It is a tedious task requiring much <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">focus, effort, and hard work.</span> However, the current
practices can be streamlined for effective learning, for which groundwork is
underway. Please give me some time!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal">
<b style="background-color: white;">What is your take on
the reality music shows on television channels? Do you think they contribute
positively to music?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">I don’t believe that these short-term antics of getting
contestants to sing commercial music will bring about anything good to the art
of music. Reality shows can never
nurture soulful music. Moreover, children not older than fifteen years of age
are exposed to flashy limelight for a very brief period and then left to their
own fate, resulting in dire effects to their psyche in their teens. How many
winning contestants have gone on to become successful musicians post the
reality shows? It’s the parents’ responsibility to deeply reflect on these
issues. They are to blame for the frenzy they let their kids undergo.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;"><br /></b></div>
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<b style="background-color: white;">In all these years,
have you been able to shed your caste identity?<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;">When asked if I am a Brahmin, I wish to say ‘No’ with all my
heart. However, I must and I do question myself if I am being true to myself. I
must admit that I am afraid that an identity so wilfully disowned could
fiercely crop up when one least expects. Hence I believe in accepting the
identity as is and work on <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">ways
to passively resist the same.</span></span> <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;"><br /></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Interviewer: Arul Ezhilan</span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial;">Translation: Deepalakshmi J</span></span></div>
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Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-79721324928088624532015-07-17T10:32:00.001-07:002015-07-17T10:32:18.870-07:00The Road<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I am fond of the road,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Lined with shabby shops</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Or laced with stately trees,</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">I love the twists and bends</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #141823; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">Even creepy corners</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #141823; display: inline; font-family: helvetica, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;"><br />or the dark side lanes<br />The road entices me, enthralls me<br />As long as it doesn't lead me anywhere<br />It might even enlighten me</span></div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-71726543488238090992015-07-08T00:07:00.001-07:002015-07-08T00:07:26.018-07:00A wild fire<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
The gush of winds that fanned the blaze,<br />
At its noble heights of soaring glory;<br />
Now rush quietly to quench the flames,<br />
Muttering about how things went awry!</div>
Deepahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07420021555503028936noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36499925.post-8589103963546394412015-06-30T11:59:00.002-07:002015-07-08T00:03:31.045-07:00Of crushes - the good, bad, and the mad!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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It was "Kamalhassan" in times teeny,<br />
With 'Life is beautiful', came "Benigni"<br />
the intriguing Italian, live and agile,<span class="text_exposed_show" style="display: inline;"><br />then "Vikram" stayed for a very short while;<br />As Severus Snape soon came along,<br />"Alan Rickman" stood firm and strong!<br />Quite a few got lost in the maze,<br />grayed and faded away in a haze;<br />It's always clear of what will stay,<br />and what might merely flicker away;<br />That which gets past shallow sense,<br />and lets your crazy soul balance,<br />That you know will loom over,<br />and may be, just may be, will stay forever!</span></div>
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