QuietlyThe disquiet grows“I ain’t going nowhere” it saysOk, fine, stayBut I ain’t no foolI have my stategies, you know,To deal … More
Tag: Poetry
Setting the Record Straight
A friend “wants to shareOn topics other than spirituality”.When did I ever prevent him? Just a couple of weeks backHe … More
Robinson Crusoe’s Soliloquy
Today is ThursdayI wonderWhat the morrow will bring.
Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge
Origins Lyrical Ballads (1798) stands as one of the most transformative publications in English literary history, marking the formal beginning … More
Extract from the 6th Letter of Rilke’s “Letters to a Young Poet”
You shall not be without a greeting from me when Christmas comes, and when you, in the midst of the … More
Rilke’s Advice to a Young Poet
This is from Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters to a Young Poet—one of the most beautiful pieces of writing advice ever … More
“Is it perfume from a dress / That makes me so digress?”
No, Eliot, it is not the perfumeFrom a dress or otherwiseThat makes me digress. I digressBecause the mind itself is … More
Hitherto Unblogged Poems from My Latest Book “The Seeking Soul” — www.amazon.in/dp/B0G4KCHV3W
The Corridor of Uncertainty My buddy AV Satish ChandraNow retired as prof of pol sciFrom OU, tired as he already … More
My Latest Writings
“There is only as much distance between God and us as there is between clay and pot.” “There is only … More
Know Thyself 