There was something so profound I read a few days back.. “Freedom… is nothing but the distance between the hunter and its prey” This is a line from Chinese American poet Bei Dao’s poem Accomplices. I read the line in Ocean Vuong’s debut novel from 2019 “On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous” I heard Ocean Vuong speak at NPR’s Fresh Air a few months back where … Continue reading On Freedom and Life on Earth
There is nothing more preciousthan knowing we are wrongin the comfort of friends… To know we were wrongis like rebirth……like being shown,what is truly behind the mirror like there is more to lifethan what we can see…like the key to open the possibilitiesis nothing but humility….. like a ropeless swingit does not need to limit itselfeven gravity does not matter With that safety to be … Continue reading 9/365 Just to make sure | Poetry
A word swims to the other endin an ocean of thoughts.. words can also drown in thoughts But, yes, there are expectationshow much can a word carrythe burden on these little words the writer thinks it is a word’s faultand the word also thinks…. it is its fault And the writer gets all the creditfor all the pain of a stuffed up wordhow much they … Continue reading 4/365 Writers mean harm | Poetry
And they said it was going to be okthat they have seen the same treesthey have stepped on same leaves They said go forward don’t look backThey said my fear was baselessI just nodded I did not want to object themBe cruel to their ignorance – about who I am How can I tell themtheir shoes don’t fit meI have blisters on my legs They won’t … Continue reading 3/365 They don’t know me – Poetry
Beyond the edge of something small, Something simple, completely insignificant; there lies something big… Like on the edge of a passing thought a whole enlightenment awaits you. But on the edge… the journey just starts it is the beginning and you have two choices Today.. live an entire life reaching the edge and never embarking on the journey OR live on the edge Sit, sleep, … Continue reading 5/30 – Journey Beyond the Edge – National Poetry Month 2018
The road seems to have no end through the mammoth mountains blanketed with clouds deserted for eternity the one who seeks will never find; other than being lost. Everyone is destined to meet each other as strangers matured enough to not one really care and not bother who they know And smile?, It’s now just a sign of sanity There is no amazement in how … Continue reading The (in)sane Smile Road #71 of 365 Poems
there is deceit that you can never see. smiles that were never there. tears that are due for later. things that will never change. words that went unsaid. days swallowed by nights. laughters hiding in time. brutal tales of unspoken Grief. and finally there will be a Party. And if you are not invited You are the one -Vinod- Continue reading Deceit #68 of 365 Poems
ring the bell my summer love let there me no reason for a why, a when and a how In the not so distant future you will ask me why and I will tell you why how when and even where Life is short and you know it -Vinod- Continue reading The whereabouts – #67 of 365 Poems
Drinking from a dream – I build a reality on borrowed time From gorgeous lands to lonely waters. In the plain beauty of clear skies I sit down on a marble floor And open the book one more time. nice times await us to treat our withering hopes to feed our mind’s hunger All ropes are now cut and the horses are free -Vinod Continue reading Go Free #66 of 365 Poems
Walking in your dad’s shoes It starts with wearing his shoes; and walking around in the house. Then your feet grow, bigger than your dad’s. Your tastes change, your dislikes shape up. you like a shoe, not because it is dad’s; but because it is yours. You leave your dad’s shoe and find your own. You leave an old man waving behind. Then you become … Continue reading Walking in your Dad’s Shoes #49 of 365 Poems
Vinod Narayan 