Sapless day, words scattered here and there like distraught emotions Knelt before an unsparing timeHoping for auspicious signs, as long as this body can bear the heatFeels stifled; the unbearable stillness evaporatesTears of pained earth dries up- sometimes pain is unexplainableNature’s hardened landscapes offer no solace Eyes drift beyond the consciousness, hoping to find magical changeUndoing the harsh treatment of existence is an arduous taskIf … Continue reading Cure the Pain
The era is quite dry, humid sometimes, but sudden deluge of nature’s rage Dampened moods, there is no other way out of this conundrum Light, not bright enough, clouded by the tired industries, demands, more demands Not simple dreams, it’s said, “you’re a failure, when you lose the urge to possess more Like a surrender to the persistent distractions, corners of life crowded Devoured spaces … Continue reading There is No Pure Light
Can you promise the Sun to wake up with the same integrity? Look directly at the morning and vow to exude that kind of warmth Match the mirth of this Earth and walk lightly across life Without hurting the sentiments, discriminating life with frugal sense Let consciousness be like a happily flowing brook Searching for generous tributaries, creating arteries to sustain life Allow the same … Continue reading Only Assurances
Opaque reality, sitting here, trying to rein the unwanted distractions Silence and stillness is all I pray for; goodbye time I cleaned the hazy windows, drowned myself in clear water Feels fresh, even the night looks brighter, faint, pure light of transparency Now, the connections, with reality, the forgotten truth I found a comfortable position, my mind simply comprehending, unhurried The universe has a fragrance, … Continue reading More Than Curiosity
Not thought of anymore, abandoned feelings murmur still Stirrings of an ethos from which this present entrapped me, into silence Forced me to promise a silence in this chaotic world; still I enter the faint space Feels heavy on my soul, many voices, their resonance pure, although everything has changed My silence has shadows on a moonless night, but I may never dream again At … Continue reading Early Pathos
Unwound time, slackened pace and tiresome energy- an efficient way of de-energizing life Lost momentum of human consciousness, loosening the intricate relationship with nature’s senses A cocoon woven by a whirl, life struggles within; dimmed environment, no transmutation of existence A disorderly arrangement of life, an existential dilemma and clashes of weakening consciousness It’s too late to recalibrate defunct time, machines support the problem with … Continue reading Recalibrate
Eager waking, darkness nostalgic, the assuring cover of lightless resonance Time to assure yourself of your existence, to reflect without the distractions; soul pulsates with cosmic energy Days meant to sleep, withdrawn from the push that propels everyone towards hurried existence When you cannot even listen to yourself, your conscience medicated with daily dose of nonsense No one can reassure life like a balanced darkness, … Continue reading The Lure of Darkness
You cannot dictate my dreams, my commitment to imagine beyond this reality forced on me Fail! But you have not evolved to accept your failures, like each soul tormented at the defeat, yet, rising again to bludgeon my dreams It’s a dysfunctional spectacle, enough said, what grotesque power can transform those souls into My love for my dreams, the soul I want to surrender to … Continue reading Failure
Words be damned, they can hurt like hell, even the vacuous ones seem to carry hatred Unaware minds, they feed on them, make them even more deplorable You know, when darkness can be darker than you can imagine, the words can sound like messages from hell Like an unlikely creativity at work, misguided by some apparitions, easy to fill in and distort them, hurt, more … Continue reading Mere Words Hurt
There are more spaces in the heart It is where feelings find abode Filled with myriad thoughts Through the prism of your heart Feelings are reflected in many hues Reflected in the eyes are true feelings Waiting for the one who understands One who knows how to unlock the door Walk through the high arched corridors Feel all the spaces of the heart And remain … Continue reading Sacred Space
Amitav Chowdhury 