The Days Go By

Going by.

The days go by

while I stay

in a land far away

I go by their way

first with a nay

then with a say

Well! it is a stray

from my normal play.

Yet, I adhere to it in a gay

that be the spirit of my day

Oh! it is my earnest pray

wish to stay so always.

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Annadhanam November 23, 2020

Kundrakudi, a sleepy town deep down South India,wakes up to the call of the devotees,reverberates with bhakthi during Karthigaidays between mid November and mid December. Lord Muruga, as he is familiarly addressed,reigns supreme atop the hills. Families go up the hills, climbing 200 steps to pray, do archanas conduct abhishekams, The priests do by pour […]

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Namo Narayana November 22, 2020

After months my carpenter walks in.Exhausted and dull, anger writ large on his face. He sits on the steps, groans and calls Gods fraud, dubs religion as fake, Do not believe them anymore, amma. His voice gets choked. I try topacify him but he seems not to hear my words. In every street corner, each junctionone finds a temple in Indian […]

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Six No Five November 21, 2020

The five sandalwood bottles seen in the almirah after dad’s death, Dad fathered six but always five came to the forefront while alive and remain so after his death. A long standing staff of dad participates in the division where mom involves with articulation saying she requires precision, emphasizes on fair partition, if one gets less, she compensates by […]

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Rice To The Crow November 20, 2020

A little rice for the crow every afternoon,I caw high and low calling them to partake. They fly down as soon as they hear me. peck the rice along ‘with the veggies, squirrels follow them, mynahs wait for their turn a banquet held in the corridor that conjoin the garden. I stay a little away watching each one of them chattering gibberish, crows clean up t […]

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Blindfold November 19, 2020

It is a quarrel among siblingsnot ten or twelve years of age. between the ones in their sixties, a few of them seventy and above, It is not for a chocolate or ice cream, but for dearer ones properties ,jewellery, funds, ranging from thousands to millions, Fighting like children these seniors shout, even go to the level of beating each […]

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Did I Do Anything Wrong? November 18, 2020

Commercial transactions in the office. I view the traffic from home a few meters away. Disallowed to enter the premises I manage to enter once in a way. MR, Luff, the plantation agent, is busy drawing out the schedules,I watch him through the glassed windows, A white rod like one between his lipsexhibits a red cinder at the butt white fumes […]

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Trending November 17, 2020

I wake up to the dominanceof Silence. What has happened to the crows? Why are they not up? The cawing is not heard. Where have the squirrels gone? Those which cross, dash, run, as thoughdeployed for essential errands, By the way, what about those dogs? who howl at and chase the most frivolous targets. Lo! the walkers who move smartstretching the […] […]

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This Day November 16, 2020

I hear the sound of rainsonce when I woke upcontinues till the time with a gentle pour,not very harsh nor anyway light. I am unable to see the bright cheerful sun as like every daya seemingly dark light focuses on the exterior the intensity being very thick lights have to be switched on to the full to increase visibility. Remaining inside listeningto […] […]

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Gourmet November 15, 2020

Come Sundays, we rejoice,food served during breakfast and lunch,not much of dinner. Would be sambar bath ,with papad, plain rice with avial and chips.payasam in the run. all too much to eat but we did till we licked our fingers dry. With the retinue of chefs helpers, who were excellent food technicians, the execution was perfect, one which I retrospectwith […]

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Diwali November 14, 2020

Crackers explode fireworks burst the town rocks. A commemoration of Krishna’s deadly blow against Naragasura, an evil asura, who pleads to the Lord, the day of his death be celebrated . Diwali marks the death of Naragasura, a correlationto the conquest of good over evil. Oh Krishna! Hare Krishna!Hare hare! The asura is dead for longevil grows, spread […]

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