The document contains a collection of short poems. It begins with an introductory section listing the title "Poetry of the Moment: Volume 2 - Short Poetry" and the author "nisheedhi". The collection then contains over 30 untitled poems ranging from 3 to 13 lines in length. The poems cover a wide variety of topics including nature, death, travel, social issues, and philosophical reflections.
The poem describes passing over a bridge spanning a river of sand at dawn on a noisy train. As the train curves away from the bridge, the narrator takes a long backward glance at the bridge, now suffering from noise injury caused by the passing train. The bridge stands alone in the emptiness, spanning the river of sand.
Time Travel Hotel by Clive Birnie - SampleBurning Eye
Black McCarthy is despatched to INTERFOLD – The Time Travel Hotel Republic to track down “Eugenides”. His client, the Wolf, is on his back demanding progress as INTERFOLD keeps shifting time and place, throwing up residency and immigration anomalies as it does so. Help of a kind is on hand via the Dwarf with the Horse, the Man Who Fell Through Floors, the Girl With Nine Lives, the Nurse With The Curse, and Joylin – the INTERFOLD receptionist. But who is Eugenides? The ManWho Lived in a Vacuum Cleaner? The Man Who Dreamt He Was Dreaming? One of the other oddball residents? Is winding up naked in a sauna elevator in the Car Park at Infinity really going to help track him down? Unfortunately for Black, his client is not the only one who wants Eugenides found, Black is possibly the worst detective money can buy and time is not only against him but ignoring all the usual rules. Beneath the black humour, Time Travel Hotel is an exploration of identity and whether we are defined by a place of origin, residence, citizenship or by the decisions that propel us through life. It is a book about regret and missed opportunities. A book about going back – if only you could.
This document contains 59 short poems or fragments on various themes including nature, life, death, memory, and the passage of time. The poems range from 3 to 6 lines and explore ideas through minimal yet vivid language and imagery. Overall, the collection provides a glimpse into the human experience and condition through concise and impactful poetic expressions.
This document provides the syllabus for an English literature course on South African poetry from the Black Consciousness Movement and protest poetry era to the post-Apartheid era. It lists the dates, topics, and required readings for each class, which include poems from Mongane Serote, Oswald Mtshali, Tatamkhulu Afrika, Ingrid de Kok, Antjie Krog, Gabeba Baderoon that represent the progression of South African poetry through different historical periods.
Please enjoy my novel. If you liked it a lot, I hope you'll go over to Amazon or another ebook retailer and buy it as an ebook. I'm trying a "busker" model....if you like it, in other words, please contribute some money by buying it and that will (hopefully) motivate me to write more novels. Without your support, I'm really not motivated, which is sad, but that's just the way it is.
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This document provides a summary of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It notes that the story, published in 1846, is in the public domain. It was created as a PDF ebook by José Menéndez. The summary then provides a brief synopsis of the plot in 3 sentences: The story is about a man named Montresor who seeks revenge on Fortunato for some insult, and lures Fortunato into his wine cellar under the guise of evaluating a wine, where he then bricks Fortunato alive within the walls.
The poem describes the speaker's grief and memories after the death of their mother. They return to Beirut to bury their mother and say goodbye. Without their mother, the speaker feels lost and empty. The poem reflects on happy memories with their mother and things she enjoyed, like giving to others and finding happiness, which the speaker resolves to keep with them.
This document contains 10 poems by various Filipino authors. The poems cover a range of themes including love, nature, friendship, exile, and reflections on life. They demonstrate the beauty and expressiveness of Filipino poetry through their imaginative language and exploration of the human experience.
The poem describes passing over a bridge spanning a river of sand at dawn on a noisy train. As the train curves away from the bridge, the narrator takes a long backward glance at the bridge, now suffering from noise injury caused by the passing train. The bridge stands alone in the emptiness, spanning the river of sand.
Time Travel Hotel by Clive Birnie - SampleBurning Eye
Black McCarthy is despatched to INTERFOLD – The Time Travel Hotel Republic to track down “Eugenides”. His client, the Wolf, is on his back demanding progress as INTERFOLD keeps shifting time and place, throwing up residency and immigration anomalies as it does so. Help of a kind is on hand via the Dwarf with the Horse, the Man Who Fell Through Floors, the Girl With Nine Lives, the Nurse With The Curse, and Joylin – the INTERFOLD receptionist. But who is Eugenides? The ManWho Lived in a Vacuum Cleaner? The Man Who Dreamt He Was Dreaming? One of the other oddball residents? Is winding up naked in a sauna elevator in the Car Park at Infinity really going to help track him down? Unfortunately for Black, his client is not the only one who wants Eugenides found, Black is possibly the worst detective money can buy and time is not only against him but ignoring all the usual rules. Beneath the black humour, Time Travel Hotel is an exploration of identity and whether we are defined by a place of origin, residence, citizenship or by the decisions that propel us through life. It is a book about regret and missed opportunities. A book about going back – if only you could.
This document contains 59 short poems or fragments on various themes including nature, life, death, memory, and the passage of time. The poems range from 3 to 6 lines and explore ideas through minimal yet vivid language and imagery. Overall, the collection provides a glimpse into the human experience and condition through concise and impactful poetic expressions.
This document provides the syllabus for an English literature course on South African poetry from the Black Consciousness Movement and protest poetry era to the post-Apartheid era. It lists the dates, topics, and required readings for each class, which include poems from Mongane Serote, Oswald Mtshali, Tatamkhulu Afrika, Ingrid de Kok, Antjie Krog, Gabeba Baderoon that represent the progression of South African poetry through different historical periods.
Please enjoy my novel. If you liked it a lot, I hope you'll go over to Amazon or another ebook retailer and buy it as an ebook. I'm trying a "busker" model....if you like it, in other words, please contribute some money by buying it and that will (hopefully) motivate me to write more novels. Without your support, I'm really not motivated, which is sad, but that's just the way it is.
https://www.amazon.com/Juliet-Sun-Gemma-Nishiyama-ebook/dp/B00BWVXYGS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1499778269&sr=8-1&keywords=Juliet+is+the+Sun
This document provides a summary of Edgar Allan Poe's short story "The Cask of Amontillado". It notes that the story, published in 1846, is in the public domain. It was created as a PDF ebook by José Menéndez. The summary then provides a brief synopsis of the plot in 3 sentences: The story is about a man named Montresor who seeks revenge on Fortunato for some insult, and lures Fortunato into his wine cellar under the guise of evaluating a wine, where he then bricks Fortunato alive within the walls.
The poem describes the speaker's grief and memories after the death of their mother. They return to Beirut to bury their mother and say goodbye. Without their mother, the speaker feels lost and empty. The poem reflects on happy memories with their mother and things she enjoyed, like giving to others and finding happiness, which the speaker resolves to keep with them.
This document contains 10 poems by various Filipino authors. The poems cover a range of themes including love, nature, friendship, exile, and reflections on life. They demonstrate the beauty and expressiveness of Filipino poetry through their imaginative language and exploration of the human experience.
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The document contains 10 poems by various Filipino poets written in English and one poem written in Visayan. The poems cover a wide range of themes from love and nature to reflections on life and adulthood. Many of the poems express a sense of longing, whether for a lost love, homeland, or simpler time in one's life.
This document appears to be a collection of poems by Fitzroy Wilson. It includes 25 poems on various topics such as love, struggle, addiction, and spirituality. The poems employ creative language and metaphor to explore complex human emotions and experiences.
1. Graham Cubitt had too much to drink at a party and made an unwanted romantic advance towards a woman, who rejected him.
2. Humiliated, Graham stumbled home in the rain but had several unfortunate mishaps and encounters on the way that further embarrassed him.
3. By the time Graham returned home, he was a drunken, despairing mess. He fell again in his home, waking his crying baby and angering his wife who found him in a pathetic state. Graham was left feeling completely hopeless and defeated.
This document is an excerpt from the short story "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker. It describes the following:
The narrator is on a carriage ride driven by Johann when they come across a small, winding side road that the narrator wants to explore. Johann is extremely reluctant and refuses, becoming increasingly frightened. He believes that tonight is the night of Walpurgis, when supernatural things can happen. Despite Johann's protests and obvious fear, the narrator insists on taking the side road alone to investigate while Johann returns home.
This poem by Edgar Allan Poe tells the story of Prince Prospero's attempts to escape a deadly plague known as the "Red Death" by hiding away in a locked abbey with 1000 other nobles. Prospero believes the abbey is securely protected against the pestilence. However, during a masked ball, a mysterious figure dressed as the Red Death infiltrates their party, exposing them all to the disease and leading to their demise. The poem serves as a commentary on mankind's futile attempts to avoid death and the inevitability of mortality.
The document is a collection of nature poetry and short prose pieces by the author nisheedhi. It contains over 50 brief passages describing observations of the natural world, memories from childhood, and reflections on themes like seasons, landscapes, plants and animals. The pieces range from 3 to 13 sentences and provide vivid sensory details and imagery related to the outdoors.
A maid is cleaning a cabin on a ship when she cuts her finger and bleeds on the carpet. When she tries to clean it, the blood stain disappears mysteriously. She hears strange noises coming from the closet and opens it, reacting in terror to something inside. Meanwhile, a couple named Oliver and Claire board the ship reluctantly. Claire does not want to take the long ocean voyage. Jeremiah tries to sneak himself and his daughter Gem onboard by posing as Oliver's servant but is caught by his broken handcuffs. He flees with Gem and sabotages Claire's luggage to get onboard secretly.
This document contains a collection of poems by Biswajit Dash from 2009 and earlier. It includes the titles and dates of 16 poems on various themes such as war, love, nature, wisdom, and loneliness. The poems range in length from a few lines to a couple stanzas. Brief biographical information and copyright notice for Biswajit Dash is also provided at the top and bottom of the document.
The document summarizes different approaches to translating texts from one language to another. It discusses Friedrich Schleiermacher's view that a translator should either move the reader toward the original writer or move the original writer toward the reader. It notes that Schleiermacher favored moving the reader toward the writer by providing the same experience as reading the original text. The document also provides an example of a poem by Miguel Hernández translated into English.
The document contains several poems about different topics like philosophy, mankind's struggle, industrialization, the universe, forbidden love between matter and antimatter, healing from ego's wounds, daring to be different, and the pressure of never giving up. It also includes analyses of the poems that describe their themes and literary devices.
The narrator lures his acquaintance Fortunato to the catacombs under the pretense of sharing a pipe of Amontillado wine. As they descend into the catacombs, Fortunato becomes increasingly intoxicated. The narrator leads Fortunato into a small alcove and chains him inside, then begins sealing him in with bricks and mortar as Fortunato screams for help. The narrator finishes walling up the alcove, leaving Fortunato to die alone in the catacombs.
This document is the introduction and first two chapters of a short novel titled "Just Passing Through". It establishes the main character is stranded in rural Pennsylvania after his vintage Corvette breaks down. He stops at a small town called Oasis where he meets a young woman at the local cafe. She shows interest in his car troubles and engages him in conversation while he waits for his food.
Walt Whitman Poetry
The document provides a summary of Walt Whitman's life and work. It includes brief biographical details, summaries of several of his poems, and short excerpts from the poems. The poems discussed cover various themes such as nature, death, love, companionship, and the meaning of life. They demonstrate Whitman's contemplative and insightful style of poetry.
This document provides a series of vignettes describing life in the town of Sompeta. It describes the monsoon rains and procession for the God Jagannath. It introduces characters like Srinivasarao who cared for the narrator in school. Srinivasarao later marries a woman who tragically dies young after giving birth. The document also describes the Telugu teacher Sharanyacharya and his two daughters, Tiruvengadamma and her sister. It concludes with descriptions of fires during road construction and the summer heat, as well as the seasonal flooding of the Nagavali River during monsoons.
Nearly half of pregnant teenagers in Shanghai, China met their partners online. According to a hospital report, 46% of over 20,000 girls who called the city's pregnancy hotline said they had sex with boys they met online. Widespread ignorance about sexual health was also noted.
This document contains 20 poems written in April 2014. The poems cover various topics such as souvenirs, mist, butterflies, trees, dreams, narration, earth day, gold, songs, turbans, children's inventories, uncles, old stories, physiology, torque, tinsel, inside thoughts, death, lampposts, hand holding, laundry, outlines, and unplugging. The poems range from 3 to 25 lines in length and explore philosophical and imaginative ideas through descriptive language and metaphor.
The boy priest of Lepakshi temple gave a tour of the temple's history and artworks in a haunting voice that bridged distances in time. His childlike voice floated like a cloud as he described statuesque stone figures, including a woman with delicate features. On another occasion, the narrator reflects on returning from the Jagannath temple in Puri, recalling images of wooden gods and celebrations of celestial love, as well as the omnipotent god who sees humans in their absurdity and fears unblinking.
This summary provides the key details from the document in 3 sentences:
The document contains 10 poems by various Filipino poets written in English and one poem written in Visayan. The poems cover a wide range of themes from love and nature to reflections on life and adulthood. Many of the poems express a sense of longing, whether for a lost love, homeland, or simpler time in one's life.
This document appears to be a collection of poems by Fitzroy Wilson. It includes 25 poems on various topics such as love, struggle, addiction, and spirituality. The poems employ creative language and metaphor to explore complex human emotions and experiences.
1. Graham Cubitt had too much to drink at a party and made an unwanted romantic advance towards a woman, who rejected him.
2. Humiliated, Graham stumbled home in the rain but had several unfortunate mishaps and encounters on the way that further embarrassed him.
3. By the time Graham returned home, he was a drunken, despairing mess. He fell again in his home, waking his crying baby and angering his wife who found him in a pathetic state. Graham was left feeling completely hopeless and defeated.
This document is an excerpt from the short story "Dracula's Guest" by Bram Stoker. It describes the following:
The narrator is on a carriage ride driven by Johann when they come across a small, winding side road that the narrator wants to explore. Johann is extremely reluctant and refuses, becoming increasingly frightened. He believes that tonight is the night of Walpurgis, when supernatural things can happen. Despite Johann's protests and obvious fear, the narrator insists on taking the side road alone to investigate while Johann returns home.
This poem by Edgar Allan Poe tells the story of Prince Prospero's attempts to escape a deadly plague known as the "Red Death" by hiding away in a locked abbey with 1000 other nobles. Prospero believes the abbey is securely protected against the pestilence. However, during a masked ball, a mysterious figure dressed as the Red Death infiltrates their party, exposing them all to the disease and leading to their demise. The poem serves as a commentary on mankind's futile attempts to avoid death and the inevitability of mortality.
The document is a collection of nature poetry and short prose pieces by the author nisheedhi. It contains over 50 brief passages describing observations of the natural world, memories from childhood, and reflections on themes like seasons, landscapes, plants and animals. The pieces range from 3 to 13 sentences and provide vivid sensory details and imagery related to the outdoors.
A maid is cleaning a cabin on a ship when she cuts her finger and bleeds on the carpet. When she tries to clean it, the blood stain disappears mysteriously. She hears strange noises coming from the closet and opens it, reacting in terror to something inside. Meanwhile, a couple named Oliver and Claire board the ship reluctantly. Claire does not want to take the long ocean voyage. Jeremiah tries to sneak himself and his daughter Gem onboard by posing as Oliver's servant but is caught by his broken handcuffs. He flees with Gem and sabotages Claire's luggage to get onboard secretly.
This document contains a collection of poems by Biswajit Dash from 2009 and earlier. It includes the titles and dates of 16 poems on various themes such as war, love, nature, wisdom, and loneliness. The poems range in length from a few lines to a couple stanzas. Brief biographical information and copyright notice for Biswajit Dash is also provided at the top and bottom of the document.
The document summarizes different approaches to translating texts from one language to another. It discusses Friedrich Schleiermacher's view that a translator should either move the reader toward the original writer or move the original writer toward the reader. It notes that Schleiermacher favored moving the reader toward the writer by providing the same experience as reading the original text. The document also provides an example of a poem by Miguel Hernández translated into English.
The document contains several poems about different topics like philosophy, mankind's struggle, industrialization, the universe, forbidden love between matter and antimatter, healing from ego's wounds, daring to be different, and the pressure of never giving up. It also includes analyses of the poems that describe their themes and literary devices.
The narrator lures his acquaintance Fortunato to the catacombs under the pretense of sharing a pipe of Amontillado wine. As they descend into the catacombs, Fortunato becomes increasingly intoxicated. The narrator leads Fortunato into a small alcove and chains him inside, then begins sealing him in with bricks and mortar as Fortunato screams for help. The narrator finishes walling up the alcove, leaving Fortunato to die alone in the catacombs.
This document is the introduction and first two chapters of a short novel titled "Just Passing Through". It establishes the main character is stranded in rural Pennsylvania after his vintage Corvette breaks down. He stops at a small town called Oasis where he meets a young woman at the local cafe. She shows interest in his car troubles and engages him in conversation while he waits for his food.
Walt Whitman Poetry
The document provides a summary of Walt Whitman's life and work. It includes brief biographical details, summaries of several of his poems, and short excerpts from the poems. The poems discussed cover various themes such as nature, death, love, companionship, and the meaning of life. They demonstrate Whitman's contemplative and insightful style of poetry.
This document provides a series of vignettes describing life in the town of Sompeta. It describes the monsoon rains and procession for the God Jagannath. It introduces characters like Srinivasarao who cared for the narrator in school. Srinivasarao later marries a woman who tragically dies young after giving birth. The document also describes the Telugu teacher Sharanyacharya and his two daughters, Tiruvengadamma and her sister. It concludes with descriptions of fires during road construction and the summer heat, as well as the seasonal flooding of the Nagavali River during monsoons.
Nearly half of pregnant teenagers in Shanghai, China met their partners online. According to a hospital report, 46% of over 20,000 girls who called the city's pregnancy hotline said they had sex with boys they met online. Widespread ignorance about sexual health was also noted.
This document contains 20 poems written in April 2014. The poems cover various topics such as souvenirs, mist, butterflies, trees, dreams, narration, earth day, gold, songs, turbans, children's inventories, uncles, old stories, physiology, torque, tinsel, inside thoughts, death, lampposts, hand holding, laundry, outlines, and unplugging. The poems range from 3 to 25 lines in length and explore philosophical and imaginative ideas through descriptive language and metaphor.
The boy priest of Lepakshi temple gave a tour of the temple's history and artworks in a haunting voice that bridged distances in time. His childlike voice floated like a cloud as he described statuesque stone figures, including a woman with delicate features. On another occasion, the narrator reflects on returning from the Jagannath temple in Puri, recalling images of wooden gods and celebrations of celestial love, as well as the omnipotent god who sees humans in their absurdity and fears unblinking.
This poem collection spans poetry written between January and March 2001. It contains over 50 poems on various topics ranging from nature, relationships, philosophy and daily life. The poems are concise, often only a few lines, and explore ideas and images through metaphor and symbolism.
The document is a collection of poems written by A.J. Rao between July 25, 2011 and October 5, 2011. It contains over 40 poems on various topics ranging from nature, daily life, relationships and reflections. The poems are presented with their titles and text. An introduction provides background that the poems were generated from an automated blog to book conversion system using content from the author's blog.
This poem collection contains over 70 poems written by A.J. Rao between October 2001 and December 2011. The poems cover a wide range of topics and themes including nature, history, relationships, and daily life. They are arranged chronologically based on the date they were written. A table of contents is provided at the beginning for easy navigation of the poems.
This document contains 31 short poems or reflections by A.J. Rao. Many explore themes of nature, aging, memory, and impermanence. The poems are concise, often just a few lines or a short paragraph. Recurring images include trees, birds, the sea, and changing seasons. Overall the poems provide brief poetic meditations on life and observations of the natural world around the author.
The Gob argues that rhyme remains an important tool for poets despite claims that it is outdated or unnecessary. While free verse has its place, rhyme gives poetry music and romance by allowing words and lines to "kiss" and "hold hands." Rhyme has been used effectively by great poets like William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney, though sometimes their rhymes are more subtle. Rhyme should remain in the poet's toolbox alongside other techniques rather than being discarded as unfashionable.
The poem discusses the merits of using rhyme in poetry. It argues that rhyme is an important tool for poets and should not be dismissed as outdated. While rhyming poetry may be less common today, rhyme can be used subtly and effectively to enhance a poem. Famous poets like William Butler Yeats and Seamus Heaney have successfully used rhyme in their works. Overall the poem encourages poets not to abandon rhyme entirely from their creative toolbox.
The document contains poems describing various scenes and experiences. Many poems depict natural landscapes and focus on elements like fireflies, crows, tribal people, mountains, beaches, lakes, and forests. Other poems describe cultural sites like temples, palaces, and Buddhist stupas. Interactions and relationships between people are also explored, such as descriptions of women, children, elderly people, and lovers. Moods and emotions like hope, darkness, refusal, and transience are reflected upon.
Here are the results of your autopsy:
Your body was in good condition for your age with no signs of disease or injury. Internally, all organs appeared healthy and functioning properly.
Upon examining your brain, we found it to be highly developed and complex. The cerebral cortex was well-organized with a high density of neurons and extensive neural connectivity. This level of brain development is uncommon and suggests advanced cognitive abilities such as high intelligence, creativity, and emotional intelligence.
Analysis of your heart showed it to be larger than average, indicating a capacity for deep empathy and compassion. Microscopic examination revealed the heart tissue to be resilient and elastic, a sign of emotional resilience and ability to love unconditionally.
Your lungs were clear
The document provides an overview of the Rider-Waite tarot card "The Lovers" through a poem. In 3 sentences:
The poem references mythology and religious symbols associated with the Lovers card, such as Krishna, Buddha and the Goddess of Fortune. It describes longing for an "Indian lover" and the dangers of betrayal represented by Judas. The poem depicts sadness and broken dreams through imagery of shadows, mountains crashing, and visions that break up daydreams.
1. The document describes a fantastical land called Obaldia inhabited by characters like Jungolio and Zezana.
2. Jungolio and Zezana use magical inks to write the stories and realities that shape their world.
3. The inks allow the characters to control their destinies and fulfill their roles in Obaldia through the power of writing.
Robert Frost was one of America's most famous 20th century poets. He published his work in several collections including A Boy's Will (1913), North of Boston (1914), and New Hampshire (1923). Frost wrote extensively about nature and rural life in New England. His poems often used intricate rhyme schemes and explored philosophical themes. Some of his most well known poems are "The Road Not Taken," "Stopping by Woods on a Winter Evening," and "Fire and Ice." Frost received numerous honors including four Pulitzer Prizes for his influential poetry.
This document is the table of contents and preface for a poetry collection titled "The Tuk-Tuk Diaries: Preludes and Postcards" by Bryan Thao Worra. It includes poems written between 1991-2012 that reflect the author's return to Southeast Asia after being born there in 1973. The collection brings together poems from several of the author's previous books and chapbooks. In the preface, Worra explains that the original idea was to reprint an earlier chapbook, but he wanted to provide a broader retrospective of his work from the last decade to show his development as a poet and address some publishing issues. He hopes readers will enjoy exploring his voice and consider sharing their own in the future as
The document appears to be a collection of poems by Wallace Stevens that reference blackbirds. It includes 14 lines or snippets of poetry that make references to blackbirds, including descriptions of a blackbird whirling in autumn winds, flying in a green light, and sitting in cedar limbs. The poems explore themes of observation, perception, and the relationship between a blackbird and its surroundings.
This document appears to be a portfolio for a writing course focused on writing for children. It includes poems, short stories, and reflections written by the author. It is dedicated to her husband and newborn son. The portfolio contains four sections - poems and reflections, critiques and reflections on those critiques, a writing philosophy essay, and concluding notes about the author.
Appolo discovers a manuscript in Khufu's pyramid dating back to 0.02 BC. The manuscript reflects the universe in a unique way. Appolo and his companion enter a transcendental state while inside the pyramid, experiencing a rupture in time and space. They are transported to different eras and locations. The manuscript has the power to convert itself into many manuscripts, searching for the original that contains the history of human civilization.
The document discusses the author Currim Suteria's portfolio of selected works. It expresses an interest in a more poetic architecture that can provide authentic human experiences and make sense of the more-than-human world. The portfolio contains diverse projects inspired by literature, places, and people's lives, blending mediums like paintings, poetry, architecture, and sketches. It aims to not be a typical architectural portfolio. The contents section lists various projects, including housing, an urban lookout, a pavilion, and a library.
The piper, dragonman, and Princess Amylia have an adventure at Dragonman, a place on another planet. The dragonman loves Amylia but she does not return his feelings because they are different natures. The piper plays his flute to tell their story. They try to escape from the dragonman but he pursues them, threatening them with his fire. However, the piper and Amylia are able to get away using their imagination and humanity. The manuscript describes their journey and the lands of Dragonman in poetic language.
The document discusses the process of writing poems without predetermined themes or symbols, instead letting the words flow organically. The author found that rewriting the poems "to death" sapped their energy, so they decided to publish the original drafts as written in the moment of inspiration. The hope is that readers will enjoy this collection of poems that followed the writer's passions and ideas without censorship.
This document appears to be a collection of poems or poetic passages by a single author. The poems explore various themes through vivid imagery and metaphor, including:
1. The vanishing of the human body and how bodies are remembered.
2. Contemplating mortality and what it means for the human body to return to dust.
3. Descriptions of nature, including gardens, trees, and animals.
4. Reflections on places the author has lived and memories of cities, mountains, and the sea.
5. Childhood recollections involving learning the alphabet and school.
This summary provides the essential information from the document in 3 sentences:
The document is a collection of 34 short poems or vignettes written in English that explore Indian themes, culture, mythology, and current events. The poems cover topics like religious rituals, family, gender roles, politics, nature, and history. Many of the poems are abstract and leave room for interpretation, while others comment on or are inspired by specific people or events happening in India.
This document contains 21 poems written by A.J.Rao between March 2-15. The poems explore themes of nature, memory, loss, and the passage of time. They make references to other poets and works and are tagged with keywords like "ekphrasis", "dying confession", and "Golconda". The poems range from 3 to 15 lines and utilize imagery and metaphors to reflect on everyday objects, people, and experiences.
This document contains a list of 102 poems written throughout the year of 2013, with each poem assigned a page number and date. The poems are organized by month, with multiple poems listed under each month from January through March.
The document is a collection of poems written by A.J. Rao in June 2003. It includes 30 poems on various topics ranging from nature, philosophy and daily observations. The poems are brief, typically 3 sentences or less, and explore ideas and images through minimal yet vivid language.
The document contains 18 short poems or reflections on various topics such as arguments, editing, illness, fear of flying, death, sunsets, women, understanding, spontaneity, and the supermoon. The poems explore philosophical ideas through imagery and metaphor in brief, abstract language.
1. The document describes a man reflecting on the vulnerable women who lived near the railway tracks and his interactions with them, including accompanying friends to a brothel out of curiosity.
2. It then discusses his cousin who endured domestic violence and depression, believing the world was conspiring against her.
3. Years later, the man wrote poems to capture the pointlessness of adultery and the ramblings of a schizophrenic mind, alluding to his cousin's mental state after her marriage and second bout of depression.
The document is about a man who is fascinated by death and the mysteries of life. He spends time in cremation grounds with his friend, contemplating death. Years later, after witnessing the death of a friend, he develops a theory that people continue to exist in time even after ceasing to exist in space. He is intrigued by spiritual figures and loves exploring philosophical questions, though this drives one acquaintance insane. He also admires a classmate from a distance but struggles with feelings of inadequacy.
The document describes a boy's experiences growing up in a small town in India. He is deeply afraid of the dark and strange noises and sights he encounters at night. He also observes and interacts with the people in his community, including a missionary doctor who helps the poor, and his unstable landlord who frightens him. The boy spends his time exploring the area, going to school, and dealing with illness and death in his community.
The document discusses the author's reflections on death and impermanence. As a child, he saw his aunt Savitri die unexpectedly by falling into a well. His other aunt Vinodini lived with a cancer that eventually took her life. Throughout his life, he has experienced periods of existential dread and fear of his own mortality, seeing himself as just one small consciousness in a vast, uncertain world. He recalls vivid nightmares of dying and has come to appreciate death as a natural part of life.
This document provides glimpses into the narrator's childhood experiences and observations growing up in a village in Sompeta. It describes several people from the narrator's life including teachers, relatives, and villagers. It also shares the narrator's childhood fears and fascinations including ghosts, the edge of the earth, dangerous animals in the jungle, and encounters with snakes. The writing explores the narrator's vivid imagination and curiosity about the world from a young perspective.
This document contains 20 short poems or vignettes with themes of nature, death, memory, mythology, and observation. The poems explore images like flamingos, trees, rain, bells, dreams, myths, and shadows through minimal yet vivid language. Overall the collection captures brief moments and reflections through a poetic lens.
1) The narrator experiences existential confusion and uncertainty about his own existence from a young age, feeling like he may be part of someone else's dream.
2) As he gets older, he grapples with philosophical and theological questions about causality, duality, and the nature of reality.
3) Throughout his life he experiences periods of illness, hallucination, fear, and introspection, but also finds moments of beauty in nature that provide temporary relief from his inner turmoil.
This poem describes scenes of nature, including fireflies rising at night, monks coming from nowhere, and words humming like leaves in the wind. It also depicts cultural elements such as women dancing dimsa and men drinking wine all night. The poem references the passage of time and change through lines like "They all went beyond / The mountains never to return" and explores themes of impermanence and memories that remain through dreams.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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4. Contents
Ashes 1
Existence 2
On return to Mumbai 3
The interview 4
Sleep 5
Wounds 7
The lasting silence 8
The angel in red stole my clothes 9
The death of a leader 10
The last lecture 11
Terror in a cafe 12
On failing to get admittance to the Taj Mahal 13
On my mother’s first death anniversary 14
At the GRT hotel in Chennai 15
Images in a train journey 16
Evening in the Hampi rocks 17
5. Clay-pot 18
At the Jehan Numa Hotel in Bhopal 19
A dog’s death 20
The Vaishnavite 21
Death of a woman 22
Mother Kali 23
My fellow-passenger in the train 24
Tracking the elephants in the Wyanad forest 25
Existence 26
The laughing Buddha 27
This is a mere dream 28
Possession 29
An October morning 30
The destitute children of Mumbai 31
The stone-cutter 32
On visit to Kalady ,the birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya 33
Assurance 34
6. Tribute to the Buddha at the Shanti Stupa in Leh 35
White memory 36
My falling sick 37
The death of a leader 38
The death of a communist 39
Scatter 40
Our beautiful birds are yet to come 41
Break is not another morning 42
Girl in the park 43
The box 44
The joke 45
Spring 46
Winter 47
Midnight music 48
Words 49
Bodies of consciousness 50
The megalomaniac quiz master 51
7. Marriage 52
The white tiger of Rewa 53
Phases 54
8. Ashes
Then the drama continued
As the chants were spoken
From the guttural depths
Of a middleman’s throat.
The pursuit of silver went on
In the waters in sound and words
Chasing multitudes of
Life and death shadows
The waters flowed silently
Over the rocks nurturing life
And its golden-brown ashes.
(As I watched the ritual of immersion of ashes of the dead being
performed in a river in Karnataka)
1
9. Existence
Here a talking man is sleeping,
His arms akimbo, feet in the air.
Then were wild gesticulations,
Sweat on brow, fire in the eyes
Now vacant and unconnected.
He no longer exists in space
But he had happened in time
Whatever begins shall remain.
(On the death of Ramachandra Rao ,a relative )
2
10. On return to Mumbai
The city is daylong and sea –backed
The sea-child deeply dangled his feet
Into the sea at the misty radio club
Near the cockroach-ridden sea palace
Bringing back a tide of memories
Years ago, I had bought my identity
Here, in a piece of paper, full of lies
And endless possibilities of hurt
In the fragrant harbour to come .
Now the sea is calm but afraid
I see Rukmini’s lying-in hospital
Along with the juice hair parlours.
Stock- brokers rub rotund stomachs.
Scared dons account for deaths
There ,at the junction , in a sea of cars
Stand these muddy-haired children
They have a nasty habit of poking
Their outstretched grubby hands
Directly into the holes of your eyes.
(On return from a three year stint in Hong Kong-literally the fragrant
harbor)
3
11. The interview
One went into deep slumber fully aware
The air did not touch nor melodiously sing
The tweet of the gray bird went over and again
As the helpless chick tried to find way
Hemmed in by clusters of grass squares
The mind’s baby gurgled as if threatening
It got mixed up in the easily penetrable skull
The story of someone deeply drowning
Hold your breath and flap your wings
While your daughter’s saving dupatta floats
The elephant-God whispered in your ears
As the sun went down the shimmering lake
We all waited impatiently to be hurt deeply
The head- shrinker asked several searing questions
Pretending petrified wisdom of the pure mind
The phantoms went their way, their job done.
(The promotion interview where the head shrinker thought I was not
fit enough for the onerous position of general manager)
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12. Sleep
The birdsong came back
This time with a bearded man
The sky was deep blue
In the mountains and beyond
And gently touching them.
The man’s eyes slept for long
The blue in them disappeared,
Above the yellowed stone shelter,
Into the translucent April sky.
It had rained from the white sky
And he had slept and slept
As if he had not woken up
From yesterday’s deep sleep
And the sleep of the day before
When my car had passed.
His breathing was rhythmic
And there was no warm life.
Yesterday his eyes were open
And today his breath stirred
Under the unkempt beard
Tomorrow under the blue sky
When my car will pass this way
There will be a gray space
Then my eyes will turn away
I shall roll down the panes.
(Concerning a vagrant I used to see sleeping in a stone shelter
every day when I was commuting in my car between Sivakasi and
5
14. Wounds
In the recent monsoon
Our rivers felt as if
The mountains had bled
From fresh wounds
Their flesh has gone,
Across the green seas,
To the distant Chinaman
To fill out his bones.
(Iron ore exports to China in the wake of the pre-Olympics
construction boom have left deep wounds on our mountain scape in
the Hospet region)
7
15. The lasting silence
When your eyes go astray and balled
No thumping on the chest revives music
Distant listening and hair in a close mat
An electric shock here, needle piercing there
Does nothing to bring your world back.
There is this red liquid and a trail of words
There is then lasting silence where rhythm was.
(As I watched my mother breathing her last)
8
16. The angel in red stole my clothes
The angel in the red had taken my bag
My body arrived all in a piece as a guest
In the sky- land of a liquor comeuppance
As the red bird had flown low and high
It forgot my bag’s existence in the universe
But brought this bag of bones with verse
And would, with an apologetic click, reverse.
My honor was surely at stake for the day
As it ended with everything red and dead
With not even clothes for this bag of bones.
(My baggage ,booked in Jabalpur airport for Raipur went astray and
I had to wait for a full day before I could reclaim my luggage)
9
17. The death of a leader
He always looked for a catch
Amid complex loops of reason-
In the people logic of democracy
And the fine arithmetic of men.
He had them coming everywhere;
He promised them rice and jobs.
His words were hopes, sparks
That flew off from under his toes
As he walked their mud tracks.
His eyes now float upwards
On the hill, in the thick forest
His pockets are full of rain
And the helicopter’s whir.
(The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Mr.Rajasekhara Reddy has
been killed in a helicopter crash in the dense forests on his way to a
public meeting)
10
18. The last lecture
In the last lecture there is space left
Briefly only to be occupied all time
The space that will exist all time, lacking
In substance like a quarry in the hillock,
Which exists as long as the hillock lasts.
Let us imagine the quarry hole filled with dark;
You stand on the rim of the hole that exists
In absence of space and presence of time.
You now hit tangentially Randy Pausche’s lecture
You do not immediately get into his circle-
The circle of an inspiring cancer death,
The circle of dark quarry humor with a twist.
You merely stand on the rim and lean into the dark
Straining your eyes to see own reflection down there.
(Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture: Really Achieving Your
Childhood)
11
19. Terror in a cafe
Reluctantly we set this down
Surely somebody up there
Is holding our lovely earth up
And the blue sky and the stars
And all else from falling.
Except in the Leopold café
Where bodies fall from behind
Which have just eaten roti.
If only they knew that waiting
For rice would make them fall.
A young man with rucksack
Had just come across the sea .
There was a gleam in his eye.
(Concerning the death of Mr.Gopalakrishnan ,our colleague in the
terror shootout in the Leopold cafe in Mumbai where he had come
to eat his dinner with some colleagues).
12
20. On failing to get admittance to the Taj Mahal
Yesterday’s eye-red was but a phase
Having lost the moonlight all the way
Behind large doors and khaki authority
(When we pray in marble mosques
We tend to get killed on Fridays
Because beauty does not really matter
But only the blood-red duty-call)
In the end we see where the king went
In the cold cellar,past earthly beauty
The priest’s God-call pierced the vault
As beauty is not truth,only coldness.
13
21. On my mother’s first death anniversary
At four the morning was night.
A bird landed on the plastic sheet
Waking up too early for the worms
For the other birds’ comfort on the tree.
The tube light whined sorrowfully
Against Octavio Paz and certain poet
In the inner tube of my computer.
Mother would come with rice balls
In Sanskrit incantations and dhoti
Tied across my waist and thread.
All we lay stretched on the floor
Remembering her dead a year ago.
Night will soon be morning birds
Their noisy calls were like that time
When she laughed the last time.
14
22. At the GRT hotel in Chennai
I sat in the crowded ground floor cafe
Sipping brown coffee over a pastry
A white man came down with a thud
In the hotel lift, bright and gleaming
The white woman wore fresh and fragrant
Threads of strung jasmines in her hair
Just like the other ebony-backed woman
With luminescent flowers on her back.
That black woman down there laughed
As her curled pigtail wavered rhythmically.
She had no jasmines in her matted hair.
The rains were so much like back home
The filth overpowering and strangely familiar.
I look down on the world through the glass
Behind the blue-haze of the rain-curtains
From the sixth floor room of my hotel
Wondering if the twitch of that woman in red
Meant unequivocally that I actually existed.
15
23. Images in a train journey
The woman there was a mere image
The way her eyes flashed at her husband
As she changed the nappies of the child
The child swung in the cloth-cradle, gently,
Like a weaver bird swings in the fibrous nest
He cried , he gurgled ,he knocked about-
A mere image in another image’s existence
This woman did not know she was an image
But I knew she was an image ,just an image.
16
24. Evening in the Hampi rocks
The evening swapped the orange sky
For a silver-lined cloud in tatters
The rocks sizzled through the day;
At sundown their fever subsided.
Their blazing orange desires ebbed
In the nucleus of their inner being.
Time had burnt them to perfection
Beyond the pale of their stony selves.
Their sun-smell touched the bushes
Quickening life in their brown limbs.
As the sun sank behind the world’s edge
Their shadows disappeared in the sky.
17
25. Clay-pot
The lights glistened forgetfully
Yesterday over fried potatoes.
It was just a whiff of thought
These bones in the clay-pot.
(Memory of my mother)
18
26. At the Jehan Numa Hotel in Bhopal
In yesterday’s laughing wind and rain
The trees waved helplessly on my window
A spiritual lady separated my spirit
From my morbid mind, body and intellect
Buffeted by a moist wind-blown illness
In this history room the royals reveled
Separated by sunless fog-screens of time
The wind howled all through the night
My consciousness grappled with the body.
19
27. A dog’s death
He had come into us, running,
Yelling, in crescendo of pain.
Then all was peremptorily still.
The car stopped, screeching
Only to scrape bloody flesh
Off the muddy bumper: actually
He was chasing steel shadows
Which had no business there.
(Homage to a dog which came under our car on a highway in
Kerala)
20
28. The Vaishnavite
The luminous red-and-white chalk-lines
On our profoundly furrowed foreheads
Extended ,over temple towers and tenement tops,
Into anarchic aggregation of scriptural argument
The truth lay, not in monistic oneness,
Not even in dualistic separateness
But in the fiery union of the flesh with the spirit.
21
29. Death of a woman
She stared at the wooden beam
The wood that was once a tree
A tailless lizard came from the beam
kitta kitta kitta said the lizard
She who had become ‘it’ stared
At the beam that was once a tree
The beam looked at the lizard
The continuum flowed endlessly .
(Upon the passing away of my mother-in-law)
22
30. Mother Kali
Mother Kali’s magnificent eyes
Were moist with maternal tears
As Bengal squirmed at bygone glory
The loss of its literature trophy
Has left its bhadralok bewildered
and bereft, entirely.
(concerning the mysterious theft of the Nobel prize for Literature
won by Rabindra Nath Tagore)
23
31. My fellow-passenger in the train
She sat,cross-legged ,
With her eyes screwed up .
Energy swelled within her
In waves after rising waves
Only to break, boisterously,
On rocky shores of nothingness.
Her cell phone rang fitfully
Interrupting gradual formation
Of penciled shapes,in her mind,
Of her future textile creations.
Her shapes, not still forms,
But frenetically moving images
Sizzled and then vaporized
In split-second transience.
24
32. Tracking the elephants in the Wyanad forest
The elephants were hard to come out;
They had their strong sylvan reasons.
Our timid tribal guide called out to Surya
Who had his elephant feet tied to the tree.
There was black fear in his beady eyes.
25
33. Existence
Here a talking man is sleeping,
His arms akimbo, feet in the air.
Then were wild gesticulations,
Sweat on brow, fire in the eyes
Now vacant and unconnected.
He no longer exists in space
But he had happened in time
Whatever begins shall remain.
26
34. The laughing Buddha
He had an answer to all our questions
But no questions to our ready answers
His ears were long and non-hearing
As were his eyes small and crinkly.
It was not he who patted his tummy
And laughed to the vulgar crowds loud
Just a yellow figurine on dusty shelves.
Did you say he had frozen in bronze
With an enormous stomach side-splitting?
Actually our fears froze behind his ears
I can hear their crunch in these leaves.
27
35. This is a mere dream
A lone crab struggled
In a puddle of scalding water
There were voices around
All happened in a split-second
When someone shouted
Pull him out, for God’s sake;
This is a mere dream.
28
36. Possession
She lay there sprawled, wailing.
Anger burst out of the bounds
She had crossed all body-barriers
Just when sanity finally returned.
A mere transient ischemic attack
Or a turmeric- yellow Goddess
Extending dominion over disbelief?
29
37. An October morning
The house there wakes up bleary-eyed
Hesitating shadows emerge from its walls-
A varnished gate, the midget of a woman
On the concrete bench, in the garden
Measuring the length of her shadow.
30
38. The destitute children of Mumbai
There ,at the junction , in a sea of cars
Stand these muddy-haired children
They have a nasty habit of poking
Their outstretched grubby hands
Directly into the holes of your eyes.
31
39. The stone-cutter
The man is not worried
About ecology too much
When he breaks stones
From tall mountains
To make comfy houses
For those whose shirts
Smell of currency notes.
His shirt does not smell
He does not have any.
His back has streams
Of glistening sweat
Like mountain streams
Forming giant rivers.
32
40. On visit to Kalady ,the birthplace of Adi Sankaracharya
He seemed to have called us over for lunch
In Kalady’s heat the stomach yearned for it
When we had gone past the river of green
Which had changed the course at his behest
To suit his mother in old age, her water pot.
The river with the crocodile of death in its belly
The crocodile which had set his foot free
On the promise of his forsaking the world.
33
41. Assurance
assurance comes as phone message
from the frosty silence of the nameless
as the mind grapples with questions
that emerge from its dark and dusty attic.
(An assuring phone message from Sai Baba)
34
42. Tribute to the Buddha at the Shanti Stupa in Leh
The hills rose in brown and blue
Fluffy clouds cast shadows on them
And sprinkled powdery evanescent snow
On their reddish-tinged stones.
Deep in the mountains he smiled
Raising his speaking hand for us.
35
43. White memory
White is coarse -spun cloth shirt
And the white of a squint eye
Operating from beyond the world
Two years is long time for an eye- white
Not to merge in the sky’s white.
(Remembering a dear relative who departed two years ago)
36
44. My falling sick
When my mother was not a mere idea
My falling sick was a cosmic event.
Now it is like the forest tree which fell
In the storm, noticed only by the birds
And the big black ants living at the root.
It is now a mere idea ,like my mother,
An idea which comes to its fruition
And fades away in the cosmic sky.
37
45. The death of a leader
He had them coming everywhere;
He promised them rice and jobs.
His words were hopes, sparks
That flew off from under his toes
As he walked their mud tracks.
His eyes now float upwards
On the hill, in the forest
His pockets are full of rain
And the helicopter’s whir.
(The Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Mr.Rajasekhar Reddy has
been killed
in a helicopter crash in the dense forests on his way to a public
meeting)
38
46. The death of a communist
My mind overflows the body
Take my body- I don’t need it-
And my bags in the corner.
Give them to the medical student
And to the Kolkata rag picker.
(On the demise of Mr.Jyoti Basu, the veteran communist at the ripe
age of 96)
39
47. Scatter
This jewel of a girl is not now girl
Because she held the key to jewels.
She needs Vishnu. She is scattered.
(This is about the recent incident of murder of a ten year old girl,
Vaishnavi literally the consort of Vishnu, the chief Hindu God) by her
step-mother’s brothers in the wake of fears of her father
bequeathing all his property to her at the cost of her step-brothers)
40
48. Our beautiful birds are yet to come
The lake promenade is a promise.
It is in their minds and our thought.
Our beautiful birds are yet to come
This winter will be harsh in Siberia
Let us fill blanks with noise and verse.
41
49. Break is not another morning
Break is what touches metal
And nerves and mental state.
Break is sound and disconnect
From life and living and love.
Break is midnight and strange
Huge buses cutting down life.
Break is not another morning.
42
50. Girl in the park
Her fleet-footed long strides
And click-clock of walking shoes
Fill the park’s rhythmic round
Telling an eye story of purpose.
43
51. The box
We make the usual circular motions
Dutifully in our own square boxes.
We look up to see standing people
In balconies of red-and-blue houses
Bursting with morning men and lungis.
They should be back in their box soon.
44
52. The joke
Since nobody laughed at our joke-
A two rupees joke on the cell- phone-
We sat deeply on the foundation,
As our legs dangled in empty space
Through the waving grass of the breeze
Showing bits of sunrise behind the hill.
45
53. Spring
Child of the wind-
Tickle my leaves
And take my laughter
To the distant hills.
46
55. Midnight music
Midnight music is the rising ocean
Called by a reddening of the moon.
Midnight music is the pipal leaves
Playing the wind’s exotic hill music
As its fingers touch their spiked ends.
Midnight music is the invisible cricket
Singing from the silences of the bush.
48
56. Words
Let me say my words
And live life in images
As in deep sleep, so that
I hear the tree falling
In the forest of dream,
And every tree’s falling
In every forest of sky.
49
57. Bodies of consciousness
Opposite are some bodies of consciousness.
Here, on the green park bench, I cogitate
On the fevered awareness of my body.
There, an old body is moving towards me
Pointing other body things to another old body.
Like an old body that whispered, pretty dear,
To the wasp that sat on the window-sill
Still but seemed to be saying something.
50
58. The megalomaniac quiz master
He is quizzing because he is not sure.
He gets into a maze of wordy thoughts
And his words confuse you and him.
They hit you in your solar plexus and his.
Now, now, he wants to saunter leisurely
On the frosty wastes of the snowed hills
As I saunter leisurely now in this night
On the frozen darkness of my years.
51
59. Marriage
There was the girl of the cross-eye
Her long pigtail tucked in blouse.
The nose told stories like eyes.
Her long back arched silently
As she crouched and waited
For history to break and begin
With fresh stories in the making.
52
60. The white tiger of Rewa
This tiger is pale, pearl-white and pure
Its purity shone from its fine taxidermy.
Rewa’s royal pride shines forth indeed
In the stuffed purity of its whiteness.
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61. Phases
A mere single phase electric line
Makes me much afraid in the dark.
I am in the first phase of my old age
Groping for a matchstick with unsteady hand
In the dark recesses of my mud-wall.
In the quiet afternoon, I sit by myself
Much afraid of the crow’s metallic caw
Marking my life’s phases matter-of-factly.
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