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Faraway Thoughts

A New Assignment

A new office. A new assignment. A new feeling. It is hard to fathom whether the feeling is one of optimism or one of anxiety. Anxious feelings overcome her as she tries to negotiate the tricky pathways of her new job. She understands that she has to give herself a little time to learn theContinue reading “A New Assignment”

An Undeclared Love

“Undeclared Love” seems to be the most potent form of love. It takes root in a person’s heart for another person in the most unguarded moments of a person’s life. It comes surreptitiously without a knock. Once the heart responds to love’s call for recognition, it looks to the other person involved for an inklingContinue reading “An Undeclared Love”

The Tussle

The tussle for power is understood. But what is this tussle for the love of a person? When two persons so much in love with each other find it difficult to admit that love for each other. Or is it not love? But the start of a struggle to dominate and possess a person byContinue reading “The Tussle”

A Little Detour

Days come and days go. Life seems to be an unending road that leads us from one station to another. One encounters happiness and sorrow along the way of life. Sometimes our lives are bursting with activities whereby we come across ingenuity; at other times, they are steeped in the mundane. The ever-repeating events ofContinue reading “A Little Detour”

An Abyss

It’s like falling into an abyss; this whole feeling of emptiness that seizes me. I am continuously falling into a black hole of despair and utter desolation. Wriggling to get out, trying to catch some glimpses of the fleeting moments of happiness and failing. Trying to find plausible reasons for the trying times and findingContinue reading “An Abyss”

Thoughtful Days

Here I am on the verge of writing a novel, but am stopped in my tracks. I am deep in thought. I can see the characters right in front of my eyes. They are alive and kicking like newborn babies , waiting for me to put them down in black and white on a pieceContinue reading “Thoughtful Days”

Benign Spring

Gone are the cold days of winter; the harshness of summer days are yet to arrive; in between comes the days of spring- gentle and kind. The sun shines benignly and the occasional showers of rain bathe the land immersing planet Earth with shades of green and other hues as the flora and fauna ofContinue reading “Benign Spring”

Azure Sky

Azure sky; beneath the green foliage; I glide along in your embrace. It is a windswept day; the wild wind came in from the mountain side; gusts of wind creating a disharmonious melody. I felt cold and you took me between your arms to keep me warm. The warmth of your body flowed into mineContinue reading “Azure Sky”

In a Trance

From afar, the evening breeze flows in carrying with it some heady music played in some distant home. As the music fills her home with a distinct warmth, Lydia is woken from her siesta. She slowly rises from her bed. The music holds her as if in a trance and she involuntarily sways with itsContinue reading “In a Trance”