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THE JOKER

The stage is set and the lights are on, Curious faces wait in anticipation A dusty jacket waits on the empty chair of the dressing room, In the air is a feeling of celebration The crowd looks on to the stage, waiting The stage is adorned in pretty lights, The majestic carpet hugs the floor closely It all makes for a glorious sight He sits there lost in his own deep thoughts a stellar performance is to be delivered Visualizing the evening ahead in his mind while the quandary within him quivers He’s just had another fight with his child, His partner has long left him in the past His thoughts wander between now and 10 years ago, He wonders if happiness ever does last The time is right, the call is made and he sets off, Everyone’s been waiting for him all night, He’s quite the star as he enters with the widest of smiles And the crowd cheers and thunders in delight He starts off slow and builds up the tempo as he goes People guffaw with plain joy on t

UTOPIAN IN THOUGHT

I sometimes marvel at the state of this world we live in How despite all the endless possobilities, things move on, How we, as people, evolve as we progress How some are lured by extremities while some remain modest in approach. Some walk the path of godliness and live in their world of make believe  While some walk a path so downtrodden, they would make a devil smirk in delight Some walk the path in the center swaying this way or that A dichotomy of uncertainties dwells deep within them, What made them walk these paths, I wondered, Power, money, freedom and on went the prompt replies in mind Was it a moral thing to be consumed by these yearning? Did ends necessarily justify the means? Why we as a people had moved away from ideas of rationalism? Why had crude materialism taken over our very being? Each one seemed to move through this clutter without an indwelling sense of curiosity Conformity would eventually be the price we pay for humanity Was

It's A Happy Diwali

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After the extended period of hibernation through most of this year, my blog is finally active again and what better occasion to start again than Diwali? The day started late as I needed to catch up on some sleep I had lost, thanks to some office work and midnight football games. I checked my phone and found numerous whatsapp greetings, photos and videos. Whatsapp greetings have become the social equivalent of customary phone calls one used to make back in the days, I thought. The ratio of calls to messages for me paled in comparison to that of my mother. Rapid digitization of our new generation while theirs caught up slowly. The tasks at home had been cut-out by mom. "Clean this", "move that", "prepare this" and on went her frequent orders. The house had been cleaned and decorated. Lights adorned the door. Food items were being prepared.  Sadhyev  was prepared, a sweetend puri that Kashmiris prepare on Diwali day and distribute it as Prasad to near