A pause…

For breath. For tonight I am on time! Look up… Your halo is huge and radiant like the outer ripples of a starburst. There you sit knowingly, resplendent in a fiery gown. Regal amidst islands of clouds floating by through your haze of wonder. I am so happy to know you. So close yet so […]

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Lost for words…

Bottled up like a carolina reapers‘s heat, reaching out to the stars, anchored by a fat cork; jam-packed full of heavy realities. I’ve watched you a million times, day and night, and pondered endlessly only to realise I’m still here… Yet when you shine, even for the briefest of moments, I melt… Look, there you are […]

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Darkness…

It’s cold, quiet and sad at times… On the dark side, there’s silence – because it is easier not to upset the balance of things. It is also a place to wallow in pools of self-pity, or guilt-ridden rivers and often knowing that it is only by soaking in suffering that one contributes to another’s […]

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Silence is golden…

A common proverbial saying borne from the mists of time… often overlooked yet suited to the moment… such as now. It’s just the way it is. No matter what comes before or after, there is nothing else that can espouse personal solitude so perfectly. In those (albeit rare) moments,  we are one with ourselves (or […]

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Amavasya…

अमावस्या Temporarily invisible, but far from forgotten – you activate a hidden level of my subconscious, where shadow patterns and motives (which we are not aware of most of the time) move suggestively, in mysterious and questioning ways. For the moment, your chariot, pulled each night by ten majestic white horses, travels the dark side. It is a […]

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