Month: April 2011

In mauve and pink,The sky is setting, tonightInto another morbidCity-lane. In vivid, green and magenta,Mushroom colours, a nighttime sagaOf cocktail parties and Marlboro lights.People run into other peopleAnd voices cut one anotherLike fighting kitesOn a sunny afternoon.Like today’s past,Except that such a sunNow mourns for waters;Inky for mauveAnd trading blue for pink.

ShiftingLike clouds on a windy day,The ephemeral map,Charting changing distances on the skies,Like the places you took me to. InfiniteLike the waves on the shores,Receding only to swallow up,Those paths mirrored across the sky,Like memories forgotten. PalpableLike dew on forest leaves,Raining down in gusty throes,And disappearing into eternity,Like the look in my eyes,Where mysteries lie…

Have I told you, girl,How pretty you lookWith your tresses wet,In the rain. Drops of waterFlashing rainbow-lightsAt my eyes, blinding.In the first morning lightYour cheeks bathed inPale pink and orange.Dappling and dancing,You tease me, girl,With your shy waysAnd glinting eyes,You lead me into sunsets. And when you are furious,You cut me with your dagger-wordsAnd I,… Continue reading To Manipal, My Muse – Udita Banerjee

When the pale candle flame flickersEver so slightlyAnd the shadows of water shiftTo form sapphire landscapes,Let’s meet in the dark cavernsOf perfumed grapevines.Tell me then,About the muse of the unfinished paintingThat clings onto your collarbone. On our way back,We’ll follow the garnet trailsThat you left to lead us backDid you know, then,That we’d be lost?… Continue reading Gemstone Dreams – Udita Banerjee

Through the grass, and a visit to the Zoo,Down the river, in a red canoe.To the market, or back to school,You buy the costumes, while I chase the fool. The path less travelled or the common man’s road,I figure the signals, while they handle the load.I dont cycle by choice and I can sense the… Continue reading No Mean 'Feet' – Vikramjit Ray