Pune’s Second-Hand Rising
A good article by Saad
A good article by Saad
“Happy Anniversary, My Lady !”. “Same to you, My Nurse”. “Nurse, eh? That’s not fair, you know that”, Mr. Patel tried hard to show how offended he felt and failed. “Yes, not fair but still the truth. Spending our golden jubilee surrounded by drips and tubes is not how envisaged it. I told you I […]
Now what should I do, Of the promises to you, That I made at the gates, Whilst passing through. That were long and broken, With sobs and tears, Heavy with words, Troubled yet clear. That demanded an oath, Blood to the sword, A guarantee to return, To the beloved’s abode. To those lands of yore, […]
A timeless Path that escapes Nothing, A boundless Space that engulfs Nothing, Nothing’s the Origin that ends Never, A constant Thought that negates Nothing. A Blink, An Age, An Eternal Story, Limits of Time, though limited to Nothing, Of hollowed Spaces and gigantic Hollows, Of Relative Truths and Absolute Nothings. Presence of the Present presents […]
And where would I fly off to next, Where should my search end in peace,, Am I to be found inching forward, Or still lay wandering in memories,, Where I find a semblance of reality, Nested firmly in the riot of mirages,, Guiding me despite the fading horizon, Towards my heart’s oasis, Will the dam […]
Kal der raat main jaagta raha, Kuch uljhane thi suljhata raha,, Gumraahi meri dekho yun asar laayi, Andhero mein aaina saaf karta raha,, Bechain karwato se meri woh bekhabar, Khwaabo ki taabir bataata raha,, Mere siraahne rakhi ek kitaab ke kuch panne, Main zindagi samajhke paltaata raha,, Kal diwaaro se bhi raabta kaayam kiya maine, […]
Originally posted on The Quillr:
Golden. That’s how the sunlight was, as it eased in through the window, and fell on the floor, stumbling through the clutter of the room, crawling up the desk, groping for a hold on the bed. The sky outside was a clear blue, with flakes of snow-white clouds strewn across.…
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”, so advised Tyrion Lannister to Jon Stark on his disadvantage of not being a true born son. And I thought […]
I have realized that the previous post was entirely relegated to Tyrion (he is awesome btw) and hence it is my conscious effort to limit this post to other characters who had got some equally brilliant quotes. So here we go – 3.’When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies […]
‘Away’ And it’s time when I can no longer delay, What choice do I have but to walk away? Through gloomy paths on dark nights, Through failed attempts at terrible lies. I hope to see the light of another day, I hope to see her smile when I walk away, To a place where I […]