Winter Window – 365 Flash Fiction #64
“I will tell you it is a very cold winter, something that I have never experienced in my life. It is going to ruin our whole vacation. I had told you we should try another time. And you were behind the cheapest tickets. And now… Now What? Enjoy your time inside a tiny room when you could have had your whole house if you had … Continue reading Winter Window – 365 Flash Fiction #64
Picture Half – #39 of 365 Poems
Finding that half image in completeness. May be finding that brush stroke, that gives the image its complete picture. There is a picture that I had forgotten. May be a piece is still stuck on the tip, of a scented pink eraser. What happens after that is the real story. I eat the eraser and break the brush. I walk into the picture, and get … Continue reading Picture Half – #39 of 365 Poems
Do something New on a regular basis; It Helps!!
It is important to do something new every now and then. You might ask “Even if I love what I do?”. The answer is Yes. Because it is quite natural for us to fall into seemingly subconscious boring lapses of momentary non-existence even while doing the things we so much love. When you do something new every now and then you free up your mind from … Continue reading Do something New on a regular basis; It Helps!!
Unfold – #38 of 365 Poems
When the leaf folds itself, we can imagine what the shape will be. The first thought would be that of a cocoon; like the one from which butterflies would come. but then it could fold further. And what happens when it folds million times? Will it stop remaining a leaf. It would still be a leaf because we know, it was a leaf before it … Continue reading Unfold – #38 of 365 Poems
Journey – #37 of 365 Poems
I was on a Journey once with stops every hour. How did I travel? May be in a train, a car or a Bike. May be it was a motor boat, that stopped at every sight of something that belonged to the land; but was loitering or floating in my route. May be a bottle with a message. May be a ball that could not … Continue reading Journey – #37 of 365 Poems
The Fields – #36 of 365 Poems
The desk where I sit has just a lamp now; under which at night I used to scribble. The waste basket next to my desk still has – a whole lot of crumbled sheets on which I had scribbled. The window next to the desk – from where I could see people walking in the fields. That is broken. And now you can see people … Continue reading The Fields – #36 of 365 Poems
Stones – #35 of 365 Poems
I have stepped on countless stones, I cannot tell the shapes of any. But if you point a gun at my head and ask; I can get creative, I will start with one that is round, or may be elliptical, then I will start shaping them one by one. Some would be long with sharp edges. Some will be colored. I will slowly make the … Continue reading Stones – #35 of 365 Poems
Go Get it – #34 of 365 Poems
To decide what you want in life; ask a teenager that question. Then go in front of the mirror and ask that question to yourself. Will the mirror break ? or will you look like a moron? When do you know what you want to do in life? with your life? the answer is never or the answer is ‘it always keeps changing’ When you … Continue reading Go Get it – #34 of 365 Poems
Sing and Dance – #33 of 365 Poems
The song sings to the dance in a whisper. And you wonder why it happens. And then you hear the wind, whistling past the trees. Did it hear the song? Or is it part of the chorus; or may be it is getting ready for the dance. The trees in the forest might know but light does not reach there. Wait…. I know when you … Continue reading Sing and Dance – #33 of 365 Poems
You – #32 of 365 Poems
I will give way to a thought, if it talks to me in a tone that I have forgotten but wish it was still with me. I will let the wind sweep me, from my rock solid foundations, If it can promise that it will never leave any footprints, following which I can return home. And I will let them all say I am lost … Continue reading You – #32 of 365 Poems
Vinod Narayan 