You speak in haste and voices change tracks without warning My ears are strained while listening to your stories Before my mind can examine, they get entangled with a new theme It irks me that I cannot listen to you in leisure Go away- travel some more, gather some more stories; carry some patience next time As if your tongue is misdirected by the misdirected … Continue reading I Cannot Follow the Stories
The supposed lines drawn by the guides Are we supposed to stay within that premise? The conversations with them may sound wrong All their abbreviated feelings inadequate Being deliberately cryptic about them When there are roads you can choose to travel Why ask them for directions? Across the lengthy passageways and dark caverns The premise through which you are guided A feeling of dispiritedness creeps … Continue reading The Guides
When there is no luxury to pause, the sky changes its temperament In fleeting moments, the journey takes keen turns; compulsions of subtle changes Even short steps palpitate the heart- one is unprepared for the destination There fewer chances of listening earnestly and eyes can marvel at the smudged images Folks speak of their inner turmoil; narrates some of the interesting lines from folklore Before … Continue reading One Cannot Pause
Do not write of love in obscure hieroglyphs Keeping the feelings hidden in their shadows Let the world be real and free of vain explanations Distorting the essence with edgy narrations Time cannot assure the transformation Nurturing the leanings of a grieving heart Difficult path to follow while translating silence If not for the stars and cosmic signs ~Amitav Continue reading Not in Vain
It takes a while before the mind can grasp morning’s contemplations Languorous eyes are teased by dancing lights of the East First calling of the soul attends to wake up the drowsy mind Gesticulating winds narrate an interesting story of the Earth Setting into motion a new journey that has been pondered upon Answering those questions when they wake up in earnest Senses reconcile with the … Continue reading New Reasoning
Here is a poetry collaboration with Kim She commented on one of my poems and these lines just flowed. Hope you all enjoy reading it. Forests are nurtured from antiquity Stands tall like a fortress guarding the secrets Whispers of wind sound melodious, before they are lost magically Sun and Moon do not find passage The roads are created by instincts A Forests, the final frontiers, … Continue reading Enchanted Forests
Few lines are drawn casually In different directions, demarcating nothing Unworthy marks, defacing spaces Indentations reveal the impact of temperament Every line is unique, illustrates different intensity Feelings of the spirit written in ciphers on aimless lines Indecisive mind ran amok across blank spaces Directions do not coordinate with any sufficient plan Trajectories of unrestrained and dissatisfied mind Few casual lines draw attention to an inner … Continue reading Synopsis of Lines
Don’t lose your way in life by asking for directions too frequently. Quieten your mind and have faith in the Self and you shall be shown the right direction. We are continuously depending on someone else to show us the way to a destination which only we can choose wisely. ~Amitav Continue reading Directions
Amitav Chowdhury 