Trying somethign new. Tell me what you think
Zigzagging through ziggurats,
Enjoying the feeling of smooth
Pebbles beneath my toes -
Hues of blue and red
Run into one another,
As I smile and turn the page
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My life confuses me-
A lot of a little, and a little of a lot
Remains fragmented in a spiral brain
Illuminated by a candle -
Lit to find what was lost
Yet burning long after
Night has given way to day
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Sunday, December 31, 2006
Monday, November 06, 2006
I've had some time on my hands...
so here goes:
and interestingly enough,
the two most egotistical signs in the zodiac!Now That's gotta say something!! :D
there were also the others, all in the 50s and 60s, (which is jus proofof how mixed up i am) but this was uincanny, so its up here
so here goes:
| You are 73% Scorpio |
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| You are 73% Leo |
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the two most egotistical signs in the zodiac!Now That's gotta say something!! :D
there were also the others, all in the 50s and 60s, (which is jus proofof how mixed up i am) but this was uincanny, so its up here
Sunday, November 05, 2006
I know it's long, but... this is gonna be my last, front-page byline, for a while, and i love it (Of course, this version is the result of many sessions in the recycle bin often called the editing table) :D so please be kind, and comment.
Lotsa luv,
ME
Ahmedabad, November 4: Salicornia brachiata might not actually be a magic spell, but the plant is quite magical — it yields edible salt. This intriguing characteristic of salicornia, has the Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) in Bhavnagar grow it on about 100 hectares of land.
Now, the CSMCRI has intensified research on this plant after they found a way to extract salt from it in 2002. The institute tried to grow the plants in an artificial environment at a field in Hathab. ‘‘But it didn’t work out well. In order to study it better, we needed to increase the quantity. So we worked on densifying it in its natural habitat,’’ says Dr MP Reddy, in charge of the study at CSMCRI. ‘‘Last year, we had about 60 hectares under salicornia cover. This year we have reached 100,’’ he adds. The ‘field’ covers about 45-50 km of coastal areas across the State.
The green fleshy shrubs, grow in marshy coastal areas and do not require fresh water for irrigation. Salicornia absorbs seawater and stores the excess salt, much like a potato stores starch.
Since it occupies otherwise infertile, saline land, the increased salicornia cover means an increase in green cover in the area. This automatically translates into more carbon credits for the country, explains Dr Reddy. The fact that it grows wild, makes it easy to densify, he said.
The technology for salicornia salt extraction, protected under a US patent, has been licensed locally, and the product is markedly saltier than table salt and is already available commercially as ‘Saloni’. ‘‘The difference in taste is rather inexplicable,’’ says Dr Pushpito Ghosh, Director CSMCRI.
Dr Reddy clarifies that sodium chloride, the main component of table salt, is what gives it its flavour. ‘‘Salicornia salt, on the other hand, contains a mix of potassium chloride and iodine, as well as other micronutrients, bringing down the ratio of sodium chloride. So, technically it should be less salty,’’ he says.
Dr Reddy, like Dr Ghosh, refers to the salicornia salt, as a ‘nutraceutical’, since the natural mix of nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and zinc, have led to a number of local doctors prescribing it in addition to traditional medicines for blood pressure. Currently, CSMCRI is working toward creating ‘a tailor-made salt,’ containing variable quantities of component nutrients, as per individual requirements.
Salicornia cultivation is also an economically viable process. Apart from salt extraction, the seed of the plant yields oil, rich in linoleic acid; the tips of the shoots are edible, too. ‘‘But only while the plant is tender,’’ warns Dr Reddy. ‘‘As the plant gets more mature and reaches the flowering stage, they develop more fibre. And then, it turns red and bitter,’’ he explains.
‘‘We briefly experimented in exporting fresh shoots, to the Netherlands, for use in salads,’’ reveals Dr Ghosh, adding that though the shoots were sold at about $8, per kg. ‘‘The freight charges made it non-viable.’’ The Director admits to being partial to the salty shoots.
Dr Reddy also vetoes the idea of national exports. ‘‘We already have too many things to eat in our country. Not too many people would prefer a wild plant.’’
Although, still in preliminary stages of research, Dr Reddy reveals that there is a possibility that the plant, in its mature phase, could contain leutin, an anti-ageing agent. If his observation proves true, salicornia research could soon, pay for itself.
Lotsa luv,
ME
Ahmedabad, November 4: Salicornia brachiata might not actually be a magic spell, but the plant is quite magical — it yields edible salt. This intriguing characteristic of salicornia, has the Central Salt and Marine Chemical Research Institute (CSMCRI) in Bhavnagar grow it on about 100 hectares of land.
Now, the CSMCRI has intensified research on this plant after they found a way to extract salt from it in 2002. The institute tried to grow the plants in an artificial environment at a field in Hathab. ‘‘But it didn’t work out well. In order to study it better, we needed to increase the quantity. So we worked on densifying it in its natural habitat,’’ says Dr MP Reddy, in charge of the study at CSMCRI. ‘‘Last year, we had about 60 hectares under salicornia cover. This year we have reached 100,’’ he adds. The ‘field’ covers about 45-50 km of coastal areas across the State.
The green fleshy shrubs, grow in marshy coastal areas and do not require fresh water for irrigation. Salicornia absorbs seawater and stores the excess salt, much like a potato stores starch.
Since it occupies otherwise infertile, saline land, the increased salicornia cover means an increase in green cover in the area. This automatically translates into more carbon credits for the country, explains Dr Reddy. The fact that it grows wild, makes it easy to densify, he said.
The technology for salicornia salt extraction, protected under a US patent, has been licensed locally, and the product is markedly saltier than table salt and is already available commercially as ‘Saloni’. ‘‘The difference in taste is rather inexplicable,’’ says Dr Pushpito Ghosh, Director CSMCRI.
Dr Reddy clarifies that sodium chloride, the main component of table salt, is what gives it its flavour. ‘‘Salicornia salt, on the other hand, contains a mix of potassium chloride and iodine, as well as other micronutrients, bringing down the ratio of sodium chloride. So, technically it should be less salty,’’ he says.
Dr Reddy, like Dr Ghosh, refers to the salicornia salt, as a ‘nutraceutical’, since the natural mix of nutrients, including calcium, magnesium, iron, copper and zinc, have led to a number of local doctors prescribing it in addition to traditional medicines for blood pressure. Currently, CSMCRI is working toward creating ‘a tailor-made salt,’ containing variable quantities of component nutrients, as per individual requirements.
Salicornia cultivation is also an economically viable process. Apart from salt extraction, the seed of the plant yields oil, rich in linoleic acid; the tips of the shoots are edible, too. ‘‘But only while the plant is tender,’’ warns Dr Reddy. ‘‘As the plant gets more mature and reaches the flowering stage, they develop more fibre. And then, it turns red and bitter,’’ he explains.
‘‘We briefly experimented in exporting fresh shoots, to the Netherlands, for use in salads,’’ reveals Dr Ghosh, adding that though the shoots were sold at about $8, per kg. ‘‘The freight charges made it non-viable.’’ The Director admits to being partial to the salty shoots.
Dr Reddy also vetoes the idea of national exports. ‘‘We already have too many things to eat in our country. Not too many people would prefer a wild plant.’’
Although, still in preliminary stages of research, Dr Reddy reveals that there is a possibility that the plant, in its mature phase, could contain leutin, an anti-ageing agent. If his observation proves true, salicornia research could soon, pay for itself.
Tuesday, October 31, 2006
Tuesday, October 24, 2006
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Sunday, October 22, 2006
Saturday, October 21, 2006
The Muse is Out
A blank page stares up at me
As I attempt to sift through volleys of word.
Shot at me from my subconscious
The search for meaning is soon aborted.
Words swirl around my head
The vortex is a migrane
Thoughts remain half-formed.
The consistance of a bad souffle.
I make a desperate call
The phone rings, is answered.
"I'm sorry to have missed your call..."
The muse is out.
A blank page stares up at me
As I attempt to sift through volleys of word.
Shot at me from my subconscious
The search for meaning is soon aborted.
Words swirl around my head
The vortex is a migrane
Thoughts remain half-formed.
The consistance of a bad souffle.
I make a desperate call
The phone rings, is answered.
"I'm sorry to have missed your call..."
The muse is out.
Wednesday, October 18, 2006
WHITE NOISE
I sit, staring into nothingness
Drowning in a sea of diluted thoughts.
Dreams, once technicolored, fade to black
Fanstasies, mere sailboats in a tumultous sea
My brain reflects others thoughts,
Shimmering wisps glinting off mirrors well-bronzed
People around me, beg to be watched.
Nameless faces, faceless names, merge one into another
I see, but am I looking?
I hear, but do I listen?
I exist. But do I live?
Sunday, October 08, 2006
NOW THIS IS MORE LIKE IT
;)
What Kind of Smile are You?
You're the psychotic grin,and no one can quite tell if you're insane or just really hyper.You scare people,and i mean scare them a lot.Kati'd be friends with you though.You two could have sleepovers together and make pasta at 4 am.
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What Kind of Smile are You?
You're the psychotic grin,and no one can quite tell if you're insane or just really hyper.You scare people,and i mean scare them a lot.Kati'd be friends with you though.You two could have sleepovers together and make pasta at 4 am.
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WUDJA BELIEVE THIS????
What is your French name?
Your French name is~Belle~It means 'beautiful'. You have a beautiful personality and are probably just as beautiful on the outside as you are on the inside. You are probably popular and have lots of friends. People love to be around you, for one reason or another. You love to be surrounded by people and feel involved and accepted. Although you sometimes wonder if you are accepted for who you really are...
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What is your French name?
Your French name is~Belle~It means 'beautiful'. You have a beautiful personality and are probably just as beautiful on the outside as you are on the inside. You are probably popular and have lots of friends. People love to be around you, for one reason or another. You love to be surrounded by people and feel involved and accepted. Although you sometimes wonder if you are accepted for who you really are...
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Thursday, August 31, 2006
Thursday, August 24, 2006
I've been thinking...
How could they do this to us? no nine planets? we're going back to pre 1930 days.. I could and would go on about this, but i think Michael Alison Chandler and Mary Otto have it covered in their Washington Post article How the Facts Align (Go check it out.. Really worth a read)
Now back to my own meandering questions....
Is the cosmos rewinding or looping, on some far out plane? Is that why our concepts of time are changing? If there was a hiccup in my current plane of time and space, would i even know it? Would my life reloop over a certain 'time' frame? like that movie 'groundhog day' i think it was called. It's strange how movies are making me question the universe... Like last night's I heart Huckabees ( no! it's not I love Huckabees ask wiki)... Are we all micro-parts of the blanket? or is there too much Chaos for order to survive? If im in the blanket, who decides which part? Does `which part' really matter??
Either way, I've realised a few truths about myself -
1. I did not wake up hallucinating last night at 3.45. My neighbours WERE awake, and they CAN be that loud!!
2. I like quirky. If something's quirky, it just means there aren't enuf ppl who care abt it. If there were, there'd be a category.. I think that's what happened with smart/dumb, right/wrong, funny/otherwise, ... quirky means there aren't enuf ppl who relate to it. SIMPLE.
3. I have gone so used to, and scared of, saying, "I don't know", I've stopped asking questions... (till i found myself awake at 4 am with nothing else to do)
4. I believe that with enough chaos, comes order. I also believe, that there is order in the universe, even if I haven't found it yet.
5.I believe in love, but that does not mean I'm not shit scared at the thought of it. Obsession is so much easier. (no risks an all, in case u wonderin what that's about.)
6. I also believe that love, not faith, can move mountains. How can there be trust, if there is no love?
Can there be one without the other?
7. I pretend.
8.I believe most people, especially me, hide behind a facade called activity. I, for one figure that if ppl think i'm busy doin somethin, it won't matter that i dont feel or think about what really matters.
9. I believe that even shit happens for a reason.
10. I'm scared I might grow up some day, or worse, wake up one day, and wish i'd grown up.. (DON'T ever want that to happen.
I think this is the most honest i've been with myself in a while. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.
How could they do this to us? no nine planets? we're going back to pre 1930 days.. I could and would go on about this, but i think Michael Alison Chandler and Mary Otto have it covered in their Washington Post article How the Facts Align (Go check it out.. Really worth a read)
Now back to my own meandering questions....
Is the cosmos rewinding or looping, on some far out plane? Is that why our concepts of time are changing? If there was a hiccup in my current plane of time and space, would i even know it? Would my life reloop over a certain 'time' frame? like that movie 'groundhog day' i think it was called. It's strange how movies are making me question the universe... Like last night's I heart Huckabees ( no! it's not I love Huckabees ask wiki)... Are we all micro-parts of the blanket? or is there too much Chaos for order to survive? If im in the blanket, who decides which part? Does `which part' really matter??
Either way, I've realised a few truths about myself -
1. I did not wake up hallucinating last night at 3.45. My neighbours WERE awake, and they CAN be that loud!!
2. I like quirky. If something's quirky, it just means there aren't enuf ppl who care abt it. If there were, there'd be a category.. I think that's what happened with smart/dumb, right/wrong, funny/otherwise, ... quirky means there aren't enuf ppl who relate to it. SIMPLE.
3. I have gone so used to, and scared of, saying, "I don't know", I've stopped asking questions... (till i found myself awake at 4 am with nothing else to do)
4. I believe that with enough chaos, comes order. I also believe, that there is order in the universe, even if I haven't found it yet.
5.I believe in love, but that does not mean I'm not shit scared at the thought of it. Obsession is so much easier. (no risks an all, in case u wonderin what that's about.)
6. I also believe that love, not faith, can move mountains. How can there be trust, if there is no love?
Can there be one without the other?
7. I pretend.
8.I believe most people, especially me, hide behind a facade called activity. I, for one figure that if ppl think i'm busy doin somethin, it won't matter that i dont feel or think about what really matters.
9. I believe that even shit happens for a reason.
10. I'm scared I might grow up some day, or worse, wake up one day, and wish i'd grown up.. (DON'T ever want that to happen.
I think this is the most honest i've been with myself in a while. I'm not sure how I feel about it yet.
What it means to be Anglo...
(and how to check if u are one)
Okay, so someone sent me this as a forward, but hey, it makes sense, at least to me, (i think)
Here goes...
Your Aunties and Uncles get REALLY offended if you don't greet them with a 'Mornin', 'G'Afnoon', or 'D'Evenin'
You have a fight or watch a fight on: a) Christmas Dance b) New Years Dance c) A wedding
You say we are White Washing the house for Christmas!!
You think the hottest Anglo tailor is 'Gani' and he left you waiting and hoping on Christmas Eve!
On Christmas you wore a 'coat & skirt' made from 'Garden silk' and patent leather 'coat shoes'!
You walked in late to church and walked out early after communion.
You and your family go to Mass with everyone wearing the same material, Father and Son have the same material shirt, mom and sis have the same material skirts, and when you go back home the same material is used for your curtains and the sofa covers.
You didn't own a tie and a suit but still wore one at the Christmas dance...
Your mama prays to all the saints and every single version of Mother Mary ever known to human kind...
You ran into one of the stalwarts of main road and they went "what macha - long time no see" or "Cousin got any change da, never ate from morning macha" you give them something and they are off...full swing, smile on their face to the grog shop.
You still use words like "grog"
You and 5 other friends pooled in about 10 rupees each to buy a quarter bottle of booze
You walk into a dance with a quarter bottle bulging in your suit pocket
You went to an Anglo dance, and your band, when testing the sound system, spent 30 minutes of 1-2, mike testing, 1-2, mike testing, 1-2, mike testing, 1-2... (you get the picture)
Of all the dances in the world, you know what "Tiger dance" is!
At Anglo weddings, nana says to pass more wedding cake so she can put some in her bag to take 'ome.
You have witnessed the following - Aunty Dolly is laid out and between prayers Uncle Willie wails "How you can leave and go without telling one word chile".
By virtue of growing up around Tamilians, you think it's absolutely "OKAY" to dance in front of a dead body!
You say "Don't get a Kottu from me!!!!!!!"
You say DONO (Don't Know)
You got the "FIJACKS" atleast once in your life. (got the frights/were moody)
All the underwear in your family are called "Jocks", "Jungies" and "Flyingfoxes".
You know exactly what species of ants "bully ants" is.
Your Sunday was longer than your Monday.
You ate "kanjee water & rice" when times were hard!
You have pepperwater, rice and pepper fry for lunch on Saturdays
You have coconut rice, ball curry and devil chutney for lunch on special days.
If Ginger wine and Kul Kuls are a 'must have' at Christmas time.
You are convinced that everyone else in India is a bloody pye dog , Pariah Bugger or Wog.
You refer to every guy as "bugger" in a conversation.
You buy Jow and Bones along with the meat.
You use the phrase How mad nah!!! and if u use "blimming and blinking" in every other sentence (still don't know
what they mean - as swear words)
You use the phrase "thatny" - for that only
You respond with a "Namind (never mind)Child"
You willingly go to the market to make some extra pais (paise).
You smoke half a buggie (beedi) or fag (cigarette) now and keep the other half for after lunch.
You asked your mum where something was that you misplaced and she answers. "On my head"
You walked in your short pants and T-shirt to the natta shop down the road or drove around on your bike to your friend's place like that.
You know what a natta shop is.
You're at British or Lala's and thinking "look at these pies how they 'beep' up the place".
You've been for one of the dances organised by Passange.
Your mama told you, "I'll slipper you, mind!"
If I said 'Who' and you replied Mother Boo!
You know the answer to the riddle "Where was Moses when the lights went out?"
You played "Miss Mary Mac", "Ice-cream soda" and "who stole the cookie from the cookie pot" during school
breaks
You've sung "Ging gang gooly..." at Sunday school or wherever!
You played Ringa Ringa Roses, Ringing the duck, Dog Shots, Musical chairs, n sung Hotel California more than
a dozen times.
You sing "She'll be coming down the mountain..." to & from a picnic.......
You stuck a pin in the bottom of your rubber slipper strap to save yourself from buying a new strap.
You think 'She wears my ring' and 'Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone' are still the two hottest songs
in the world.
Somebody calls you "dorai" or "missi amma"
You're working in a call center even though you haven't finished your 10th std
You often refer to yourself as an "Angloinyin"
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and o,
"Where was Moses when the lights went out?"
"In the dark".. hey.. don shoot the messenger!!
---------------------------
(and how to check if u are one)
Okay, so someone sent me this as a forward, but hey, it makes sense, at least to me, (i think)
Here goes...
Your Aunties and Uncles get REALLY offended if you don't greet them with a 'Mornin', 'G'Afnoon', or 'D'Evenin'
You have a fight or watch a fight on: a) Christmas Dance b) New Years Dance c) A wedding
You say we are White Washing the house for Christmas!!
You think the hottest Anglo tailor is 'Gani' and he left you waiting and hoping on Christmas Eve!
On Christmas you wore a 'coat & skirt' made from 'Garden silk' and patent leather 'coat shoes'!
You walked in late to church and walked out early after communion.
You and your family go to Mass with everyone wearing the same material, Father and Son have the same material shirt, mom and sis have the same material skirts, and when you go back home the same material is used for your curtains and the sofa covers.
You didn't own a tie and a suit but still wore one at the Christmas dance...
Your mama prays to all the saints and every single version of Mother Mary ever known to human kind...
You ran into one of the stalwarts of main road and they went "what macha - long time no see" or "Cousin got any change da, never ate from morning macha" you give them something and they are off...full swing, smile on their face to the grog shop.
You still use words like "grog"
You and 5 other friends pooled in about 10 rupees each to buy a quarter bottle of booze
You walk into a dance with a quarter bottle bulging in your suit pocket
You went to an Anglo dance, and your band, when testing the sound system, spent 30 minutes of 1-2, mike testing, 1-2, mike testing, 1-2, mike testing, 1-2... (you get the picture)
Of all the dances in the world, you know what "Tiger dance" is!
At Anglo weddings, nana says to pass more wedding cake so she can put some in her bag to take 'ome.
You have witnessed the following - Aunty Dolly is laid out and between prayers Uncle Willie wails "How you can leave and go without telling one word chile".
By virtue of growing up around Tamilians, you think it's absolutely "OKAY" to dance in front of a dead body!
You say "Don't get a Kottu from me!!!!!!!"
You say DONO (Don't Know)
You got the "FIJACKS" atleast once in your life. (got the frights/were moody)
All the underwear in your family are called "Jocks", "Jungies" and "Flyingfoxes".
You know exactly what species of ants "bully ants" is.
Your Sunday was longer than your Monday.
You ate "kanjee water & rice" when times were hard!
You have pepperwater, rice and pepper fry for lunch on Saturdays
You have coconut rice, ball curry and devil chutney for lunch on special days.
If Ginger wine and Kul Kuls are a 'must have' at Christmas time.
You are convinced that everyone else in India is a bloody pye dog , Pariah Bugger or Wog.
You refer to every guy as "bugger" in a conversation.
You buy Jow and Bones along with the meat.
You use the phrase How mad nah!!! and if u use "blimming and blinking" in every other sentence (still don't know
what they mean - as swear words)
You use the phrase "thatny" - for that only
You respond with a "Namind (never mind)Child"
You willingly go to the market to make some extra pais (paise).
You smoke half a buggie (beedi) or fag (cigarette) now and keep the other half for after lunch.
You asked your mum where something was that you misplaced and she answers. "On my head"
You walked in your short pants and T-shirt to the natta shop down the road or drove around on your bike to your friend's place like that.
You know what a natta shop is.
You're at British or Lala's and thinking "look at these pies how they 'beep' up the place".
You've been for one of the dances organised by Passange.
Your mama told you, "I'll slipper you, mind!"
If I said 'Who' and you replied Mother Boo!
You know the answer to the riddle "Where was Moses when the lights went out?"
You played "Miss Mary Mac", "Ice-cream soda" and "who stole the cookie from the cookie pot" during school
breaks
You've sung "Ging gang gooly..." at Sunday school or wherever!
You played Ringa Ringa Roses, Ringing the duck, Dog Shots, Musical chairs, n sung Hotel California more than
a dozen times.
You sing "She'll be coming down the mountain..." to & from a picnic.......
You stuck a pin in the bottom of your rubber slipper strap to save yourself from buying a new strap.
You think 'She wears my ring' and 'Put your sweet lips a little closer to the phone' are still the two hottest songs
in the world.
Somebody calls you "dorai" or "missi amma"
You're working in a call center even though you haven't finished your 10th std
You often refer to yourself as an "Angloinyin"
------------
and o,
"Where was Moses when the lights went out?"
"In the dark".. hey.. don shoot the messenger!!
---------------------------
Thursday, August 10, 2006
It's strange how beautiful muddy river water can be, as it twirls beneath the bridge you're standing on
It's strange how u can live most of ur life in a city, and yet be a stranger to its secrets...
It's strange how bits of a song can stick in your head and pop out at the appropriate moment
It's strange how much of an impact people leave on one anothe, without meaning to...
It's strange how one true cliches are...
It's strange how much one person's life can change in a day... a moment....
It's strange how strange one just can be
It's strange how much i love me.
I wonder if i'd marry me...
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Narcissistic or wat???
It's strange how u can live most of ur life in a city, and yet be a stranger to its secrets...
It's strange how bits of a song can stick in your head and pop out at the appropriate moment
It's strange how much of an impact people leave on one anothe, without meaning to...
It's strange how one true cliches are...
It's strange how much one person's life can change in a day... a moment....
It's strange how strange one just can be
It's strange how much i love me.
I wonder if i'd marry me...
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Narcissistic or wat???
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Fair friend of man,
Prometheus was,
Who brought them fire
An inspired the great holy wars
Fire came to earth,
With the Gods' own ire:
He was bound night and day,
for stealing the fire.
Prometheus lay shattered
As the gods watch in mirth
At a hungry bird
Checking his liver's daily growth.
Then the Son of Zeus
Hercules was his name,
Slaying the bird, he won
a round in that celestial game
-------
Promethus lies unbound
Free, yet still in pain...
The shackles are gone,
but the memories remain.
Nights are disturbed
by slivers of shadows
As niggling doubts
into nightmares flow
Can time really heal
An unbroken heart
That was sliced into two,
Right at the start?
Prometheus was,
Who brought them fire
An inspired the great holy wars
Fire came to earth,
With the Gods' own ire:
He was bound night and day,
for stealing the fire.
Prometheus lay shattered
As the gods watch in mirth
At a hungry bird
Checking his liver's daily growth.
Then the Son of Zeus
Hercules was his name,
Slaying the bird, he won
a round in that celestial game
-------
Promethus lies unbound
Free, yet still in pain...
The shackles are gone,
but the memories remain.
Nights are disturbed
by slivers of shadows
As niggling doubts
into nightmares flow
Can time really heal
An unbroken heart
That was sliced into two,
Right at the start?
Thursday, July 27, 2006
Ronald McDonald's tired of grinning
"I'm tired of smiling," confessed Ronald McDonald on Tuesday. "I've been at it for 8 years now! gimme a bre
ak!" he growled, visibly upset. The man often seen outside a popular chain of family restaurants that bear his name, explains, "For the first three years, it was fun. Then it got boring. Now it's just plain annoying". When his heart rate returned to normal, Ronald denied rumors that his impending retirement may not necessarily be voluntary. "I do not have dental problems," he said.
"Do you see these pearly whites? They're mine... all mine..." he asserted stoutly before being overcome by a fit of manaical laughter. Once the laughter subsided, however, he acknowledged that his "lower jaw does tend to hurt occasionally", Scottish lilt in place. He continued to maintain that his jaw has no connection with his plans for retirement asking, "How long can a guy keep grinning in the hope that some kid, somewhere will smile back?" He later confided another and possibly the most important reason for his proposed retirement- "I miss wearing a kilt."
"I'm tired of smiling," confessed Ronald McDonald on Tuesday. "I've been at it for 8 years now! gimme a bre
ak!" he growled, visibly upset. The man often seen outside a popular chain of family restaurants that bear his name, explains, "For the first three years, it was fun. Then it got boring. Now it's just plain annoying". When his heart rate returned to normal, Ronald denied rumors that his impending retirement may not necessarily be voluntary. "I do not have dental problems," he said."Do you see these pearly whites? They're mine... all mine..." he asserted stoutly before being overcome by a fit of manaical laughter. Once the laughter subsided, however, he acknowledged that his "lower jaw does tend to hurt occasionally", Scottish lilt in place. He continued to maintain that his jaw has no connection with his plans for retirement asking, "How long can a guy keep grinning in the hope that some kid, somewhere will smile back?" He later confided another and possibly the most important reason for his proposed retirement- "I miss wearing a kilt."
Sunday, July 09, 2006
How can anyone be honest with others if they aren't honest with themselves? Even if they are honest, how many people know who they are, or what they stand for? And i believe that no one can be at ease with themselves unless they are aware of these things. How can anyone be expected to be comfortable with someone else, if they aren't comfortable with themselves? Any answers?
Tuesday, July 04, 2006
II
The curtains are drawn across the stage
Lights fade out slowly
Till total darkness prevails
Suddenly, a flash of phosphorence
The stage lights up. The spotlight is on,
Radiant- even through the darkened screen
Drama unfolds before unblinking eyes
Shielded by the pouring rain
The sky - a chameleon:
Red, Orange, Black,
Interspersed by violent white.
The darkness looms, occasionally,
Lights soon return, and zigzagging paths
Mark the stairway to heaven.
Lights go off, come on again...
The darkness has not a chance.
I turn off my night light
Staring through a shut window
At Ma Nature's spectacular display
Act one is over, the curtain reopens
The stars come out, their time for hiding has past.
It's the clouds, this time-
The wind appears - a major player,
The earth heaves a sigh of dry relief
Black turns to grey, and grey to white
But not for long, the show must go on
So the curtains will be drawn,
The spotlight will come on,
Act Two will follow, And three...
And four... And five...
The curtains are drawn across the stage
Lights fade out slowly
Till total darkness prevails
Suddenly, a flash of phosphorence
The stage lights up. The spotlight is on,
Radiant- even through the darkened screen
Drama unfolds before unblinking eyes
Shielded by the pouring rain
The sky - a chameleon:
Red, Orange, Black,
Interspersed by violent white.
The darkness looms, occasionally,
Lights soon return, and zigzagging paths
Mark the stairway to heaven.
Lights go off, come on again...
The darkness has not a chance.
I turn off my night light
Staring through a shut window
At Ma Nature's spectacular display
Act one is over, the curtain reopens
The stars come out, their time for hiding has past.
It's the clouds, this time-
The wind appears - a major player,
The earth heaves a sigh of dry relief
Black turns to grey, and grey to white
But not for long, the show must go on
So the curtains will be drawn,
The spotlight will come on,
Act Two will follow, And three...
And four... And five...
Thursday, June 29, 2006
PART I
Dark clouds part a mezzotinted sky
While the petrichord rises from the earth
Wave after wave, almost an assault
As senses awaken. One at a time
Heavenly Tears, they've oft been called
That flow when Gaea takes the fall
For ornery children's hearts impure
Then tears turn torrential, even temerous
Thor and Ty, thunderously ally
To capture images of a luminous night
While gushing gauntlets gather force
Unshielded souls shatter to smithereens
Yet, diaphanous blooms in glorious disarray
Soak up the shadows of the rainbow
And hormones surge as Jupiter awakens,
Emotions direct, not rhyme nor reason.
(Not too sure if this has any kinda continuance.. would love some feedback.. pleeaz? decided to stop here for now. so, part 1)
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