Rajasthan, a set on Flickr.
Miscellaneous scenes from Rajasthan.
A riot of colours and a treat for the senses. I wish I could capture more of street food but then again, I was too busy eating :)
Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur and Pushkar.
Finally, I got my hands over the poetry book that I had been looking for since a long time. It is wonderful when one’s office is at a stone’s throw distance from two cozy bookshops.
If you are wondering why am I so much animated about this? Read these two poems from the book.
Voices
Voices in my head,
Chanting, “Kisses. Bread.
Prove yourself. Fight. Shove.
Learn. Earn. Look for love,”
Drown a lesser voice.
Silent now of choice:
“Breathe in peace, and be
Still, for once, like me.”
Sit
Sit, drink your coffee here; your work can wait awhile.
You’re twenty-six, and still have some time of life ahead.
No need for wit; just talk vacuities, and I’ll
Reciprocate in kind, or laugh at you instead.
The world is too opaque, distressing, and profound.
These twenty minutes’ rendezvous will make my day:
To sit here in the sun, with grackles all around,
Staring with beady eyes, and you two feet away.
I do not need to describe more, just that a few more, Vikram Seth poems can be read at minstrels, where I came across my first Seth poetry.
