The dengue again

The rain is long gone.
The dengue larvae too has matured.
Ready for its maiden journey,
To suck the blood from one and all,
And kindly deliver us a virus in return. Continue reading “The dengue again”

The rain is long gone.
The dengue larvae too has matured.
Ready for its maiden journey,
To suck the blood from one and all,
And kindly deliver us a virus in return. Continue reading “The dengue again”
Observing the branching… Continue reading Roots & Branches

Marianetti Castanelli,
a man in his 70s, mustachioed,
sporting a big paunch,
and wearing shorts and
a shirt – with the top three buttons open,
big faced, with a gait as that of a dancing Buddha, Continue reading “Dois homens velhos”
I see this tree outside my flat with magnificent yellow flowers. The flowers fertilise. The pods arrive. They hang precariously and at times, the wind knocks it down. The tree with its many hundred pods is unable to bear the heaviness. Is the tree like a mother ? The pods get swept away every morning by an old man with a long broom and a … Continue reading Ramblings of an evening mind
Stamps: My interest in collecting stamps began when I was six or seven. After moving houses with my parents, I was unable to locate the album I had as a child. However after coming to the UK 8 years ago, I renewed my hobby. I have stamps from 55 different countries and I noticed that that I do not have any from the middle-east. The stamps … Continue reading On Collecting…
My friend Ben made a presentation of Hermann Hesse’s text on Trees. (click on the picture to listen to the audio) For me, trees have always been the most penetrating preachers. I revere them when they live in tribes and families, in forests and groves. And even more I revere them when they stand alone. They are like lonely persons. Not like hermits who … Continue reading Trees are sanctuaries