Dinner chit-chats often drift
To topics wide and deep
Solutions to worlds’ problems
Truths, core inner beliefs
That makes every person tick
And ones’ life worthy to live
Most spoke of principles, rights
And, of course wrongs
Like these were set in stone
Reluctantly I spoke of inner courts
Where final summary judgments
Need to be really and truly won
Indistinguishable grains of sand
in a concrete mixer universe
We know not why we are here
Or for certain what future holds
Strange then how deep beliefs
Succumb to rote societal divisions
… In towering mirages of wonderland
STEM Concepts: Creation
Thursday, December 18, 2025
Modernization..
Waiting patiently in the airport for my delayed flight
WiFi free, confounded stress ends its iron-clad strife
Tired yet not sleepy, mind soars in leisurely delight
Its gates open to a world shun by fast-paced life
Quiet moments, forced time-out, room for quiet solace
From life’s marathon struggles, reflecting joyful past
Ah! brief respite to rich and colorful memories embrace
Soon forced to embark on endless runs to nowhere restart
Why has life become onerous to savor such sublime joys
Why the world so engaged with such maddening rapid pace
A heart never content, over-winds your life without rejoice
Simple truths, by tech-forced respite from the rat race
STEM Concepts: Life
WiFi free, confounded stress ends its iron-clad strife
Tired yet not sleepy, mind soars in leisurely delight
Its gates open to a world shun by fast-paced life
Quiet moments, forced time-out, room for quiet solace
From life’s marathon struggles, reflecting joyful past
Ah! brief respite to rich and colorful memories embrace
Soon forced to embark on endless runs to nowhere restart
Why has life become onerous to savor such sublime joys
Why the world so engaged with such maddening rapid pace
A heart never content, over-winds your life without rejoice
Simple truths, by tech-forced respite from the rat race
STEM Concepts: Life
Life
Where ever I go I have heard
Wants far more than a meal or bread
Wants from my fellow human kind
Wants that have driven existence blind
I have heard wishes for shiny gems
Or their fancy for luxury whims
Wants that seem to have no end
Wants that many a life succumbs
Rarely have I heard wishes to share
Rarely have I seen people not compare
Not yet seen someone wish for hunger
Or pain and sorrow to help become wiser
How could one know, feel and savor?
Days and nights without cyclic wonder
Such is laughter and pain to one another
What's life worth.. if death never lingers!
STEM Concepts: Life's Beauty
Wants far more than a meal or bread
Wants from my fellow human kind
Wants that have driven existence blind
I have heard wishes for shiny gems
Or their fancy for luxury whims
Wants that seem to have no end
Wants that many a life succumbs
Rarely have I heard wishes to share
Rarely have I seen people not compare
Not yet seen someone wish for hunger
Or pain and sorrow to help become wiser
How could one know, feel and savor?
Days and nights without cyclic wonder
Such is laughter and pain to one another
What's life worth.. if death never lingers!
STEM Concepts: Life's Beauty
Cognitive Dissonance
Wings of dusty fire, infinite icy cold tail
Instill awe-filled fear, brilliance to behold!
Always in haste, galloping at a quick rate
Wishful lovers delight, celestial wonder sights
Out from unknowns, delivered life to earth
Timeless secrets buried, deep and impervious
Lessons for mankind, in your flashes delivered
Rare comets of the mind, fire sparks so bright
Virtuoso wow insights, a heartbeat from thinkers
Minds’ innate beauty, tested and nature-verified!
Cognitive dissonance.. like cosmic perturbations
Spurs inquisitive minds, spiking dazzling insights
Split-second brilliance, sink bubble-thinking drones
Plutocracy and one-upmanships, never good harbingers
Yet, adrenaline-driven wars, for morsels insignificant..
Bureaucracy-infested world, tears drown have-nots
Capitalism-driven famines, future burdened
Like a pebble before the eye, basic needs’ gone invisible
Lulled mediocrity, fueled by pandemic complacency
Blinded… by blunders of collective human stupidity
Slowly, surely sunk by narcissism of small misunderstandings…
Floated by interminably unrelenting brouhahas…
STEM Concepts: Our World
Instill awe-filled fear, brilliance to behold!
Always in haste, galloping at a quick rate
Wishful lovers delight, celestial wonder sights
Out from unknowns, delivered life to earth
Timeless secrets buried, deep and impervious
Lessons for mankind, in your flashes delivered
Rare comets of the mind, fire sparks so bright
Virtuoso wow insights, a heartbeat from thinkers
Minds’ innate beauty, tested and nature-verified!
Cognitive dissonance.. like cosmic perturbations
Spurs inquisitive minds, spiking dazzling insights
Split-second brilliance, sink bubble-thinking drones
Plutocracy and one-upmanships, never good harbingers
Yet, adrenaline-driven wars, for morsels insignificant..
Bureaucracy-infested world, tears drown have-nots
Capitalism-driven famines, future burdened
Like a pebble before the eye, basic needs’ gone invisible
Lulled mediocrity, fueled by pandemic complacency
Blinded… by blunders of collective human stupidity
Slowly, surely sunk by narcissism of small misunderstandings…
Floated by interminably unrelenting brouhahas…
STEM Concepts: Our World
Valentine Day Message
Churned into living together among the milky white seas
Shaken up ferociously by strong passionate jet winds
Some trapped in highlands, while some to oceans descend
Some forgotten for eons buried in vast galactic deep freeze
Together we controlled the destiny of living things entire
Now human-kinds’ follies help us reconnect with lost relations
Yet our eternal separation helped rich and diverse life sustain
Why then do they dismiss ominous signs as works of satire?
Let today be when the warmth of love begins in earnest to diffuse
The maddening shift towards the inevitable wrath of destruction
Send with those sweet kisses a note calling your valentine to action
Make them stand up and the might of numbers to this cause infuse!
STEM Concepts: Global Warming
Shaken up ferociously by strong passionate jet winds
Some trapped in highlands, while some to oceans descend
Some forgotten for eons buried in vast galactic deep freeze
Together we controlled the destiny of living things entire
Now human-kinds’ follies help us reconnect with lost relations
Yet our eternal separation helped rich and diverse life sustain
Why then do they dismiss ominous signs as works of satire?
Let today be when the warmth of love begins in earnest to diffuse
The maddening shift towards the inevitable wrath of destruction
Send with those sweet kisses a note calling your valentine to action
Make them stand up and the might of numbers to this cause infuse!
STEM Concepts: Global Warming
God's World?
If god had created the world
I think he created two
One.. our mother earth
For the disliked wife.. by presto
And another.. that takes all his time
For the debauchery filled second
So he never comes around
to see peoples' misery here.
STEM Concept: Eradicate Human Suffering
I think he created two
One.. our mother earth
For the disliked wife.. by presto
And another.. that takes all his time
For the debauchery filled second
So he never comes around
to see peoples' misery here.
STEM Concept: Eradicate Human Suffering
Pawned...
..
Beyond being engaged..
Professed proclivity
History lessons relearned
anew everyday
Existence enslaved to automation
No time for reflective insights
Persistence?... to outrace hype
Dogged perennial chaos
Illusions of invincibility
Sarcoidosis of the soul!
A moment disengaged..
World drifts at a distance
Relief from maddening chores
Reluctantly relax and relent
Time to stop and ponder
Fallacies of human civilization
Vanishing strands of humanity
by extreme
Wind tunnels of expectations
Reflections of a laid back soul…
Yet... balance fuels fears unknown
Heart yearns 'in'! Herd-like..
Momentary solace.
Yet silence is deafening
Evolution… leading us down
Hand in hand.. comforting
Walking down the pathway
Like wings on termites
Fatefully destined
Gregarious obliteration.. Enmasse!
STEM Concepts: Fool's Paradise
Beyond being engaged..
Professed proclivity
History lessons relearned
anew everyday
Existence enslaved to automation
No time for reflective insights
Persistence?... to outrace hype
Dogged perennial chaos
Illusions of invincibility
Sarcoidosis of the soul!
A moment disengaged..
World drifts at a distance
Relief from maddening chores
Reluctantly relax and relent
Time to stop and ponder
Fallacies of human civilization
Vanishing strands of humanity
by extreme
Wind tunnels of expectations
Reflections of a laid back soul…
Yet... balance fuels fears unknown
Heart yearns 'in'! Herd-like..
Momentary solace.
Yet silence is deafening
Evolution… leading us down
Hand in hand.. comforting
Walking down the pathway
Like wings on termites
Fatefully destined
Gregarious obliteration.. Enmasse!
STEM Concepts: Fool's Paradise
At What Price, Liberty?
..
Hear many a person doubt
the real price of liberty
Cite balance sheet gimmicks
Crisis-creation machines
Induced economic slavery.. they say
Furthermore… they continue
Shock and awe is futile
A doctrine.. they add
That led to ancient Rome’s
Sharp curve of decline
Still.. see them seek capitalism
Total disregard for mutualism
Don’t balk at divisions galore
And tolerance lacking to the core
Yet vehemently crowing all along
… the depths of their patriotism
Knocked at its knees
Humanity never at their fore
Un-remembering that we..
are an interconnected whole
Infinite falling knives..
we do collectively hold
Yes liberty does cost!
But what does it mean
Worth more to an individual
than to entire nations
Self-respect the primary notion
So.. you don’t want liberty?
Ok! before you such words utter
Go try living a day
In Darfur or Zimbabwe
Taste suppression, you’ll know!
STEM Concepts: Interconnected
Hear many a person doubt
the real price of liberty
Cite balance sheet gimmicks
Crisis-creation machines
Induced economic slavery.. they say
Furthermore… they continue
Shock and awe is futile
A doctrine.. they add
That led to ancient Rome’s
Sharp curve of decline
Still.. see them seek capitalism
Total disregard for mutualism
Don’t balk at divisions galore
And tolerance lacking to the core
Yet vehemently crowing all along
… the depths of their patriotism
Knocked at its knees
Humanity never at their fore
Un-remembering that we..
are an interconnected whole
Infinite falling knives..
we do collectively hold
Yes liberty does cost!
But what does it mean
Worth more to an individual
than to entire nations
Self-respect the primary notion
So.. you don’t want liberty?
Ok! before you such words utter
Go try living a day
In Darfur or Zimbabwe
Taste suppression, you’ll know!
STEM Concepts: Interconnected
Fantasy World
Look at your shadow, you'd know
We're living in a fantasy world
there ain't a thing u can't let go
humans are always mean and cold
nobody e'r loved you from the start
nobody ever your feelings understood
all that they gave was a broken heart
why should you vanishing sorrows brood
Don't be afraid to lose
what was never meant to be
there is a lot you can now choose
Why dont u the truth foresee..
STEM Concepts: Change
We're living in a fantasy world
there ain't a thing u can't let go
humans are always mean and cold
nobody e'r loved you from the start
nobody ever your feelings understood
all that they gave was a broken heart
why should you vanishing sorrows brood
Don't be afraid to lose
what was never meant to be
there is a lot you can now choose
Why dont u the truth foresee..
STEM Concepts: Change
Forever??
Destined since time begun, my dear moon
We stayed hot, in times of sorrow or fun
You always knew, I have ambitions intense
True to my name, no lame excuses in defense
For calmer times, you always wished a boon
Actions of mine, burnt you ever so often
Forever you knew, I had to my force sustain
My only wish, you do not my love disdain
As you shifted gradually, I had no tribune
Born to serve mankind, spell of mighty bune
Like shifting grains of sand, as time went by
Towards earth you drifted, beautiful and shy
Some greedy choice of yours, I’d never regret
Reigning queen of my memoirs, sweet vinaigrette
I’ll forever provide, rays for your soothing shine
Help you grow younger with time, like aging wine
Object of human fascinations, and wildest dreams
Reason for earth’s rhythms, and scary screams
Remind them dear, true love will always respect
A true heart in love, will never hurt or forget
STEM Concepts: Moon
We stayed hot, in times of sorrow or fun
You always knew, I have ambitions intense
True to my name, no lame excuses in defense
For calmer times, you always wished a boon
Actions of mine, burnt you ever so often
Forever you knew, I had to my force sustain
My only wish, you do not my love disdain
As you shifted gradually, I had no tribune
Born to serve mankind, spell of mighty bune
Like shifting grains of sand, as time went by
Towards earth you drifted, beautiful and shy
Some greedy choice of yours, I’d never regret
Reigning queen of my memoirs, sweet vinaigrette
I’ll forever provide, rays for your soothing shine
Help you grow younger with time, like aging wine
Object of human fascinations, and wildest dreams
Reason for earth’s rhythms, and scary screams
Remind them dear, true love will always respect
A true heart in love, will never hurt or forget
STEM Concepts: Moon
Invincible Forces
A small indestructible army to die for
First, a guardian of beauty and unbelief
Second, forceful and destructive if angry
But often evokes soft and soothing relief
The third.. a wonderful cradle of compassion
Sometimes teams with the fourth for fiery delight
The fifth.. a beauty so very mysteriously unique
Likely cause for all of mankind’s future strifes’
STEM Concepts: Invincible Forces
First, a guardian of beauty and unbelief
Second, forceful and destructive if angry
But often evokes soft and soothing relief
The third.. a wonderful cradle of compassion
Sometimes teams with the fourth for fiery delight
The fifth.. a beauty so very mysteriously unique
Likely cause for all of mankind’s future strifes’
STEM Concepts: Invincible Forces
Yet Another Day
I got up early on New Year's day
Strolled out... sat in the garden
Out there over the sluggish clay
A lovely red rose did things brighten..
To watch the sunrise.. I did wait
Eager to see the colorful dawn
It seemed the same.. lively and bright
But yet another year has gone..
Soon I saw bees buzzing down the sky
Crowding upon the little red flower
With the sweet nectar they did fly
Giving way for the sloppy gardener..
The gardner seemed too very happy
He told me about last night's blast
He was a bit too tipsy
Soon he left to quench anothe' thirst..
I looked at the shrub again
It didnt look the same
I sensed it was unhappy, but in vain
Without the rose, drooping in shame..
In the evening I slowly tread
With a hard heart to the garden dear
I found it had yet another bud
And the shrub, once more prouder..
Life is such my sweet dear
To us humans or a flower
There is nothing so very dear
That does to you endear.. lasting you forever...
STEM Concepts: Time
Strolled out... sat in the garden
Out there over the sluggish clay
A lovely red rose did things brighten..
To watch the sunrise.. I did wait
Eager to see the colorful dawn
It seemed the same.. lively and bright
But yet another year has gone..
Soon I saw bees buzzing down the sky
Crowding upon the little red flower
With the sweet nectar they did fly
Giving way for the sloppy gardener..
The gardner seemed too very happy
He told me about last night's blast
He was a bit too tipsy
Soon he left to quench anothe' thirst..
I looked at the shrub again
It didnt look the same
I sensed it was unhappy, but in vain
Without the rose, drooping in shame..
In the evening I slowly tread
With a hard heart to the garden dear
I found it had yet another bud
And the shrub, once more prouder..
Life is such my sweet dear
To us humans or a flower
There is nothing so very dear
That does to you endear.. lasting you forever...
STEM Concepts: Time
Rise
Wishes for spring during icy winter storms
And in the summer heat for autumn’s calm
Like lives of many, have seen this all along
Wine is fine, but sometimes need Tequila fun
Makes me laugh, human kind’s whimsical tastes
Makes me cry, seeing lovers one another berate
Mad crave for things that lie just beyond
We forget life is a speckle in time’s magic wand
Why then be burdened by emotional strains?
Why can’t we some traits loathe and disdain?
Traits that belittle this already minuscule life?
Traits that swindle our joys with all their might
When emotions hurt and you wince in dire pain
Step back friend, from those outbursts refrain
Your time may freeze and expand, and fate laugh
Pleasure is just ahead, do let go of sorrow fast
Sure you may like your roses red with no thorns
But if all flowers were that wouldn’t you frown?
So are your fellow beings with their quirks and all
Love, respect and rise over differences.. big or small
STEM Concepts: Diversity, Conformance, life's small, yet critical differences
And in the summer heat for autumn’s calm
Like lives of many, have seen this all along
Wine is fine, but sometimes need Tequila fun
Makes me laugh, human kind’s whimsical tastes
Makes me cry, seeing lovers one another berate
Mad crave for things that lie just beyond
We forget life is a speckle in time’s magic wand
Why then be burdened by emotional strains?
Why can’t we some traits loathe and disdain?
Traits that belittle this already minuscule life?
Traits that swindle our joys with all their might
When emotions hurt and you wince in dire pain
Step back friend, from those outbursts refrain
Your time may freeze and expand, and fate laugh
Pleasure is just ahead, do let go of sorrow fast
Sure you may like your roses red with no thorns
But if all flowers were that wouldn’t you frown?
So are your fellow beings with their quirks and all
Love, respect and rise over differences.. big or small
STEM Concepts: Diversity, Conformance, life's small, yet critical differences
Cycles
Glowing orange and ruby red scenes
Replace springs’ shades of refreshing green
Setting the scene for cold and frigid nights
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Fiery hurricane driven raging storms
From spring showers and days of warmth
Set the scene for winter’s aurora lights
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Existence filled with pleasure, nothing to spare
Abundance-led complacent life caught unaware
Leads to dreadful depths of gloom without respite
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Moments of passion plants nectar of vulnerable life
Moments of fury fuels vile stress to death comply
History has repeated itself with no end in sight
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Why do we believe in salvation logic, so very surreal?
When natures’ evidence points to perpetual cyclic gruel?
Forever doomed by nature to revere in false delight
The cycles of nature always sets things right
STEM Concepts: Life, Cycles and Logic-gate!
Replace springs’ shades of refreshing green
Setting the scene for cold and frigid nights
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Fiery hurricane driven raging storms
From spring showers and days of warmth
Set the scene for winter’s aurora lights
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Existence filled with pleasure, nothing to spare
Abundance-led complacent life caught unaware
Leads to dreadful depths of gloom without respite
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Moments of passion plants nectar of vulnerable life
Moments of fury fuels vile stress to death comply
History has repeated itself with no end in sight
The cycles of nature always sets things right
Why do we believe in salvation logic, so very surreal?
When natures’ evidence points to perpetual cyclic gruel?
Forever doomed by nature to revere in false delight
The cycles of nature always sets things right
STEM Concepts: Life, Cycles and Logic-gate!
Quiz Poem
Be it moonless nights or summer’s scorching days
Your need for constant attention has me dazed
When gleefully happy, you completely ignore reason
Sometimes I wish I could charge you with treason
Whether I’m asleep, at work, study or having fun
Does not seem to be of any of your damn concern
Even if I am a bit late, you never forget to remind
Oh! why do you such rapturous attention demand?
I know though, that you are my one and only friend
I also know, that I always to your demands succumb
You know that I cannot live in the world without you
My scourge yet I cant find someone better than you
STEM Concepts: Science Quiz
Your need for constant attention has me dazed
When gleefully happy, you completely ignore reason
Sometimes I wish I could charge you with treason
Whether I’m asleep, at work, study or having fun
Does not seem to be of any of your damn concern
Even if I am a bit late, you never forget to remind
Oh! why do you such rapturous attention demand?
I know though, that you are my one and only friend
I also know, that I always to your demands succumb
You know that I cannot live in the world without you
My scourge yet I cant find someone better than you
STEM Concepts: Science Quiz
Camphor Dreams
Closet wannabe dreams of aristocracy
Whether born enslaved or totally free
Innumerable childhoods lost to greed
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of voodoo world economics
Faustian bargains for pleasures momentary
Respect and honor.. words too perfunctory
Cloaked in layers of moral-toting hypocrisy
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of lustful human fallacies
Scrap for credit, shun real responsibilities
Prefer brinkmanship over true diplomacy
Unfeigned quest for all things monetary
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of smoking mirrors strategies
Loud claims taint hollow democracies
Flimsy egos drive ravenous bureaucracy
Unbridled joists leave basic ethics buried
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of unashamed grasps for glory
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.
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Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… unfortunate drivers of delinquency
ps: Guess the reason for the title..?
Whether born enslaved or totally free
Innumerable childhoods lost to greed
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of voodoo world economics
Faustian bargains for pleasures momentary
Respect and honor.. words too perfunctory
Cloaked in layers of moral-toting hypocrisy
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of lustful human fallacies
Scrap for credit, shun real responsibilities
Prefer brinkmanship over true diplomacy
Unfeigned quest for all things monetary
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of smoking mirrors strategies
Loud claims taint hollow democracies
Flimsy egos drive ravenous bureaucracy
Unbridled joists leave basic ethics buried
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… of unashamed grasps for glory
.
.
.
Impressionable lessons learnt too early
… unfortunate drivers of delinquency
ps: Guess the reason for the title..?
In awe of you...
In Awe of you...
...
..
.
Like a spinning ballerina on ice
Arms strung in, close to the core
Unequaled elegance and perfection
Diamond-studded, electric sensations
.
Overshadowed by monotonous daily life
Of insipid tales that fail to inspire or engage
Finger-pointing world with myopic focus
Sparring feuds eclipse reflection and pause
.
Incredible lessons learned just observing you
Lurking in your shadows truths’ aplenty
Jewels of wisdom so amazingly unique
Tidbits of data fuel questions infinite
.
Lost in your mystic, days I can burn
Know fewer answers before I ever begun
Layered so deep, secrets so infinite
Intricate labyrinths of knowledge buried..
.
My damsel… a treasure trove.. to explore…
.
..
...
ps. Who is this damsel?
...
..
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Like a spinning ballerina on ice
Arms strung in, close to the core
Unequaled elegance and perfection
Diamond-studded, electric sensations
.
Overshadowed by monotonous daily life
Of insipid tales that fail to inspire or engage
Finger-pointing world with myopic focus
Sparring feuds eclipse reflection and pause
.
Incredible lessons learned just observing you
Lurking in your shadows truths’ aplenty
Jewels of wisdom so amazingly unique
Tidbits of data fuel questions infinite
.
Lost in your mystic, days I can burn
Know fewer answers before I ever begun
Layered so deep, secrets so infinite
Intricate labyrinths of knowledge buried..
.
My damsel… a treasure trove.. to explore…
.
..
...
ps. Who is this damsel?
Frankenstein memory
As carefree warm summers lead to winter
Senses lulled by magnificent snow showers
My rational mind wanders, lost and numb
My heart speaks out in despair, out of turn
Ah! help me conquer… this tyranny
Of my unintended baloney!
As the towering waterfalls end in the river
And as all raging rivers end in the sea
My vain attempts to forget you dear
Ends in my terribly missing you
Ah! help me defeat… this tyranny
Of my wounded destiny!
As I set sail.. far away to rest and reconcile
Damn.. your thoughts stalk and haunt me
Unable to escape - live free, yet caged inside
My thoughts desert me to play hide and seek
Ah! help me vanquish… this tyranny
Of my Frankenstein memory!
PS: This was written for no one in particular! It was written just to illustrate that we humans can be our own Frankensteins! Limitations, or better yet a curse of one's own mind - the ability to NOT forget!
Related STEM thoughts: Biologically, I wonder if this is the limitation that we are 'born' with (or created to be born with) - so we always 'run' in perfectly laid logical circles - conundrums that every generation is wildly happy to rediscover, truths that in reality are never really new! In programming - specifically issues of dangling pointers and their unintended consequences - i.e. security breaches.
Senses lulled by magnificent snow showers
My rational mind wanders, lost and numb
My heart speaks out in despair, out of turn
Ah! help me conquer… this tyranny
Of my unintended baloney!
As the towering waterfalls end in the river
And as all raging rivers end in the sea
My vain attempts to forget you dear
Ends in my terribly missing you
Ah! help me defeat… this tyranny
Of my wounded destiny!
As I set sail.. far away to rest and reconcile
Damn.. your thoughts stalk and haunt me
Unable to escape - live free, yet caged inside
My thoughts desert me to play hide and seek
Ah! help me vanquish… this tyranny
Of my Frankenstein memory!
PS: This was written for no one in particular! It was written just to illustrate that we humans can be our own Frankensteins! Limitations, or better yet a curse of one's own mind - the ability to NOT forget!
Related STEM thoughts: Biologically, I wonder if this is the limitation that we are 'born' with (or created to be born with) - so we always 'run' in perfectly laid logical circles - conundrums that every generation is wildly happy to rediscover, truths that in reality are never really new! In programming - specifically issues of dangling pointers and their unintended consequences - i.e. security breaches.
Relativity! That's what its about!
Blinding bolt from nowhere
.. on a warm sunny afternoon
Stunned me.. your angry spite!
Know not what spurred that strike
… yet your irk-enhanced beauty..
Leaves me in speechless wonder
Fiery-stare scorches me deep inside
… single sigh melts dragon breath
Leaves me panting for cool sprites
Spoken words so sparingly few
.. searing face makes desert winds
Seem like luxury oasis retreats
Ah! dark incense-driven beauty
.. Help me float over the seven seas
Fragrance... burning! Yet, heavenly
Angels of death, do you hear me?
Come right now.. quick, get me
Aint nothin’ worth now to live for
…. Let me die, wildly happy!
Related STEM Concepts: Use of relativism in Science - performance evaluation, grading scales, etc.
.. on a warm sunny afternoon
Stunned me.. your angry spite!
Know not what spurred that strike
… yet your irk-enhanced beauty..
Leaves me in speechless wonder
Fiery-stare scorches me deep inside
… single sigh melts dragon breath
Leaves me panting for cool sprites
Spoken words so sparingly few
.. searing face makes desert winds
Seem like luxury oasis retreats
Ah! dark incense-driven beauty
.. Help me float over the seven seas
Fragrance... burning! Yet, heavenly
Angels of death, do you hear me?
Come right now.. quick, get me
Aint nothin’ worth now to live for
…. Let me die, wildly happy!
Related STEM Concepts: Use of relativism in Science - performance evaluation, grading scales, etc.
Inner Demons.. A Perspective
Pessimistic me…
An invisible speck in the fabric of time
Trapped inside an aging mortal frame
Cruel indeed, your perishable wisdom
Hey! Man, what can you ever become?
Optimistic me …
Countless selflessness acts, not random
Extending beyond ones’ minuscule lifespan
Impressive ability to rise above storms
Hey! Man, what can you not become?
Pessimistic me…
Recurrent episodes of self-fulfilling truisms
Driven by dogged cliche-trapped minds
As sentiment overrules wise pragmatism
Hey! Man, what can you ever become?
Optimistic me …
Altruistic deeds driven by a limitless mind
Unshakable beliefs driving collective empathy
Extraordinary sense for compassion so divine
Hey! Man, what can you not become?
ps. Written for a good friend nearing the completion of a BS degree - a bit overwhelmed and confused by recurring self-doubts and available choices. Written to put things in perspective and succeed.
Related STEM Concept: Lifetime versus Scope of a variable (in programming)
An invisible speck in the fabric of time
Trapped inside an aging mortal frame
Cruel indeed, your perishable wisdom
Hey! Man, what can you ever become?
Optimistic me …
Countless selflessness acts, not random
Extending beyond ones’ minuscule lifespan
Impressive ability to rise above storms
Hey! Man, what can you not become?
Pessimistic me…
Recurrent episodes of self-fulfilling truisms
Driven by dogged cliche-trapped minds
As sentiment overrules wise pragmatism
Hey! Man, what can you ever become?
Optimistic me …
Altruistic deeds driven by a limitless mind
Unshakable beliefs driving collective empathy
Extraordinary sense for compassion so divine
Hey! Man, what can you not become?
ps. Written for a good friend nearing the completion of a BS degree - a bit overwhelmed and confused by recurring self-doubts and available choices. Written to put things in perspective and succeed.
Related STEM Concept: Lifetime versus Scope of a variable (in programming)
This is not Poetry. It's about me..
Here is something I wrote about myself for my 'intro' to the Little Rock Rotary Club:
I am Srini Ramaswamy, the chairperson of UALR’s Computer Science department. I have been in the US since 1990, 4 years as a student, 1 year as a post-dog! at Austin – sort of trial by fire – for academia, 13 years in various positions in academia, and our 4th year here in AR. Rama, my wife is a teacher at the e-stem charter school – math/physics/engineering - obviously with that combination you know she is way smarter than me, I just happened to get lucky with a PhD behind my name. We have a 7½ -yr old son – Shreyas, the ½ being very important. I also own a software consulting company. Through the company, I align and help returning entrepreneurs to India build opportunities to support small-business outsourcing needs here. I also provide expert service consultation and managed outsourcing solutions for software development, infrastructure support and HR needs.
Since the Internet leaves only a few unknowns about me, let me recount some things about myself that are not on Google / elsewhere - mainly from my first 6 months in the US. I came here a wide-eyed 20 something - like Lucy’s cousin Ernie from TN – our names rhyme! But unlike him, I adapted and stayed put! When I left India, knowing no one here, my father gave me one piece of advice: He doesn’t advice me anymore on anything – says I have outgrown that need – which I am not sure I have! He said, you are going to a country that values Freedom – Remember that freedom does not mean your ability to do anything without regard to your surroundings; it provides you the opportunity to learn, pursue and articulate your interests without affecting the environment and the people around you.
Anyway, I landed as a total ‘geek’ – many still consider me one – with a clothesline (for drying my clothes), a huge lock (for securing my front doors – for an apartment I didn’t have), an iron that didn’t work here (220V) and no idea when I can call or visit family – all my worldly stuff in 2 boxes! Not very different from many of your ancestors – I tell my students! After two months of non-stop notice-board hunting beginning 7 am every morning – I landed my first job on campus - at $3.80 an hour! We were quite naive then. Two things awed many of us newbie’s – monster trucks on the road and pedestrian crossings. A student who landed with me from Bangalore – note Bangalore – now the envy of many cities world-wide – then a sleepy town - thought with cruise control, truck drivers can just go back and sleep whenever they felt like! Hence trucks ruled the roost on America’s big roads where the concept of ‘nights’ was non-existent - elsewhere in the world everything closed for 5-6 hrs – true utopia at least in our rustic minds! The concept of a ‘pedestrian crossing’ was just as awesome and jaw dropping experience – vehicles and people obeyed traffic signals, with no cops at the intersection! These folks must be automated machines! Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette was adjacent to a big road – Johnston street. Early on someone noticed that this guy from Bangalore run back to where he started from when it began to flash the ‘don’t walk’ sign!
Talk about staring on the wrong foot… Having caught up on what classes are offered, what to take etc., my 3rd day at Lafayette - Aug 15th – the Indian independence day – I was happy and sad at the same time – difficult feeling to express you know – like parents sending their kids away to college here! I decided to approach a lady professor and wanted to ask her about testing out of one of the classes so I could take an upper level class! Bright and early I knocked on her door, went in and began.. Good morning Ms. so and so! I would like for you to allow me to skip one of the classes you are teaching, I ….. and as I was speaking.. Dr. so and so! she exploded, I earned it! Was scared stiff … Ah! I thought to myself. Didn’t know doctoral degrees came with a sex change too – I know Mr., what’s this Dr.? But thanks to her for challenging everything about me - right from the way I addressed people – it created a steely will within me to be successful - to rethink, stand firm and be a Dr. myself – she lit the fire early on! From then on, I became, and I still am, Srini – to colleagues and students alike – no more, no less! Carrying a rebellious teenager attitude mostly got me into more trouble that good (still does)! But after being a few years here and seeing some of the persistent hurdles for women, I do understand the reason for her explosion! Speaking of accents, I spent half of my 1st semester wondering if I were in a history class – Route… pronounced ROOT as I had learnt it - was pronounced ROUT all the time! Another teacher was always in ‘short’ shorts – just seemed so funny to us.
Also learnt about capitalism and business very early on - from the telecom companies – if someone is here from Alltel / Verizon – no offense please - they squeezed me out of every nickel I earned! I had to work 3-4 hours to speak to my family for 2-3 minutes. Still couldn’t get through to my Grandmother – who was close to me - for a whole month – before she died just before thanksgiving time during my first year here. She wanted me to postpone my trip by a year, I declined! Such experiences have made me a proponent for technology that brings ‘reliable’ and ‘affordable’ services to the people – the needy people. Like ConnectArkansas here. 18 yrs ago for me, it was the reliability of the US postal service – still remember my PO box at Lafayette - 44266 – my time-space machine – a pigeon-hole connection with my family on the other side of the world - used to write three-page letters back home – once every 1-2 weeks – to dad/mom and Rama – now my wife (then my sweetheart since 9th grade) - Exactly 3, 8.5x11 pages, both front and back and all over left no space empty, no margins etc. - as that was the exact weight I could stuff for 45 cents of international postage to India.
America was a true melting pot experience for me. But to my mother – now that is a different story. She still chastises me for flaunting family traditions; we married in a weekend drive-by wedding at Dallas after my PhD – we didn’t have enough money for Vegas I used to tell her. Now she knows about Vegas - took her to Vegas some years ago! Without any family and only a few friends! That was unheard of, for her we are still kinda run-aways! What do my students think? In 98-99, I realized my students had made my name a ‘verb’ –being ‘Srinied’ they said! But I understand their affection through Facebook now –best scientist, kindest and most loyal person, etc. are my strengths, my weakness: Nicest person! –that’s what counts, right? – facebook popularity! Guess many of those who voted haven’t been ‘Srinied’ yet!
As a family, we try to do what we can to give back. Rama has been involved with the Women’s foundation of AR and their middle school girls of promise events. She jumped at the teaching opportunity at E-STEM. I helped to build a small elementary school in rural India for children of migrant workers – folks who can’t own land themselves – in a deep country location - where big multinationals wouldn’t fund – lacks PR opportunity. Given that my father grew up studying under street lights and carried firewood for kilometers to earn 25 paise (a quarter) – for cooking not for the fireplace – just to sustain his passion for education – I believed it was the right thing to do for kids in a similar situation now. To honor our parents and their support of our education, we have also created a “Creative Applications of Technology’ endowment both at Tennessee Tech – my previous university, and here at UALR to support project choices by students that can positively affect and address some societal / business need through the creative use of technology (take the hint – it’s an endowment here, locally at UALR). Honestly, more than us, we are happy to see Shrey, grow up showing care and concern. For his 7th birthday party earlier this year, upon our suggestion he requested to receive checks for his school –to buy additional classroom materials to share with his friends. Glad he is growing up well!
Let me end by quoting Mahatma Gandhi – Be the change you want to see in the world! Given Rotary’s motto – service above self – it was a natural decision for me to join your fold! Thanks to Michelle for introducing me to this group. Being the first person in my family to see the inside walls of a college, if I could succeed, I am sure many others can! Together, we can help today’s Arkansan children become tomorrows’ Arkansawans – you listen to KUAR, don’t you?
Again, just call me Srini! Or like a customer service rep once put it in a marketing mail to me after a sales call, Mr. FREE ME. I look forward to getting to know every one of you!
I am Srini Ramaswamy, the chairperson of UALR’s Computer Science department. I have been in the US since 1990, 4 years as a student, 1 year as a post-dog! at Austin – sort of trial by fire – for academia, 13 years in various positions in academia, and our 4th year here in AR. Rama, my wife is a teacher at the e-stem charter school – math/physics/engineering - obviously with that combination you know she is way smarter than me, I just happened to get lucky with a PhD behind my name. We have a 7½ -yr old son – Shreyas, the ½ being very important. I also own a software consulting company. Through the company, I align and help returning entrepreneurs to India build opportunities to support small-business outsourcing needs here. I also provide expert service consultation and managed outsourcing solutions for software development, infrastructure support and HR needs.
Since the Internet leaves only a few unknowns about me, let me recount some things about myself that are not on Google / elsewhere - mainly from my first 6 months in the US. I came here a wide-eyed 20 something - like Lucy’s cousin Ernie from TN – our names rhyme! But unlike him, I adapted and stayed put! When I left India, knowing no one here, my father gave me one piece of advice: He doesn’t advice me anymore on anything – says I have outgrown that need – which I am not sure I have! He said, you are going to a country that values Freedom – Remember that freedom does not mean your ability to do anything without regard to your surroundings; it provides you the opportunity to learn, pursue and articulate your interests without affecting the environment and the people around you.
Anyway, I landed as a total ‘geek’ – many still consider me one – with a clothesline (for drying my clothes), a huge lock (for securing my front doors – for an apartment I didn’t have), an iron that didn’t work here (220V) and no idea when I can call or visit family – all my worldly stuff in 2 boxes! Not very different from many of your ancestors – I tell my students! After two months of non-stop notice-board hunting beginning 7 am every morning – I landed my first job on campus - at $3.80 an hour! We were quite naive then. Two things awed many of us newbie’s – monster trucks on the road and pedestrian crossings. A student who landed with me from Bangalore – note Bangalore – now the envy of many cities world-wide – then a sleepy town - thought with cruise control, truck drivers can just go back and sleep whenever they felt like! Hence trucks ruled the roost on America’s big roads where the concept of ‘nights’ was non-existent - elsewhere in the world everything closed for 5-6 hrs – true utopia at least in our rustic minds! The concept of a ‘pedestrian crossing’ was just as awesome and jaw dropping experience – vehicles and people obeyed traffic signals, with no cops at the intersection! These folks must be automated machines! Univ of Louisiana at Lafayette was adjacent to a big road – Johnston street. Early on someone noticed that this guy from Bangalore run back to where he started from when it began to flash the ‘don’t walk’ sign!
Talk about staring on the wrong foot… Having caught up on what classes are offered, what to take etc., my 3rd day at Lafayette - Aug 15th – the Indian independence day – I was happy and sad at the same time – difficult feeling to express you know – like parents sending their kids away to college here! I decided to approach a lady professor and wanted to ask her about testing out of one of the classes so I could take an upper level class! Bright and early I knocked on her door, went in and began.. Good morning Ms. so and so! I would like for you to allow me to skip one of the classes you are teaching, I ….. and as I was speaking.. Dr. so and so! she exploded, I earned it! Was scared stiff … Ah! I thought to myself. Didn’t know doctoral degrees came with a sex change too – I know Mr., what’s this Dr.? But thanks to her for challenging everything about me - right from the way I addressed people – it created a steely will within me to be successful - to rethink, stand firm and be a Dr. myself – she lit the fire early on! From then on, I became, and I still am, Srini – to colleagues and students alike – no more, no less! Carrying a rebellious teenager attitude mostly got me into more trouble that good (still does)! But after being a few years here and seeing some of the persistent hurdles for women, I do understand the reason for her explosion! Speaking of accents, I spent half of my 1st semester wondering if I were in a history class – Route… pronounced ROOT as I had learnt it - was pronounced ROUT all the time! Another teacher was always in ‘short’ shorts – just seemed so funny to us.
Also learnt about capitalism and business very early on - from the telecom companies – if someone is here from Alltel / Verizon – no offense please - they squeezed me out of every nickel I earned! I had to work 3-4 hours to speak to my family for 2-3 minutes. Still couldn’t get through to my Grandmother – who was close to me - for a whole month – before she died just before thanksgiving time during my first year here. She wanted me to postpone my trip by a year, I declined! Such experiences have made me a proponent for technology that brings ‘reliable’ and ‘affordable’ services to the people – the needy people. Like ConnectArkansas here. 18 yrs ago for me, it was the reliability of the US postal service – still remember my PO box at Lafayette - 44266 – my time-space machine – a pigeon-hole connection with my family on the other side of the world - used to write three-page letters back home – once every 1-2 weeks – to dad/mom and Rama – now my wife (then my sweetheart since 9th grade) - Exactly 3, 8.5x11 pages, both front and back and all over left no space empty, no margins etc. - as that was the exact weight I could stuff for 45 cents of international postage to India.
America was a true melting pot experience for me. But to my mother – now that is a different story. She still chastises me for flaunting family traditions; we married in a weekend drive-by wedding at Dallas after my PhD – we didn’t have enough money for Vegas I used to tell her. Now she knows about Vegas - took her to Vegas some years ago! Without any family and only a few friends! That was unheard of, for her we are still kinda run-aways! What do my students think? In 98-99, I realized my students had made my name a ‘verb’ –being ‘Srinied’ they said! But I understand their affection through Facebook now –best scientist, kindest and most loyal person, etc. are my strengths, my weakness: Nicest person! –that’s what counts, right? – facebook popularity! Guess many of those who voted haven’t been ‘Srinied’ yet!
As a family, we try to do what we can to give back. Rama has been involved with the Women’s foundation of AR and their middle school girls of promise events. She jumped at the teaching opportunity at E-STEM. I helped to build a small elementary school in rural India for children of migrant workers – folks who can’t own land themselves – in a deep country location - where big multinationals wouldn’t fund – lacks PR opportunity. Given that my father grew up studying under street lights and carried firewood for kilometers to earn 25 paise (a quarter) – for cooking not for the fireplace – just to sustain his passion for education – I believed it was the right thing to do for kids in a similar situation now. To honor our parents and their support of our education, we have also created a “Creative Applications of Technology’ endowment both at Tennessee Tech – my previous university, and here at UALR to support project choices by students that can positively affect and address some societal / business need through the creative use of technology (take the hint – it’s an endowment here, locally at UALR). Honestly, more than us, we are happy to see Shrey, grow up showing care and concern. For his 7th birthday party earlier this year, upon our suggestion he requested to receive checks for his school –to buy additional classroom materials to share with his friends. Glad he is growing up well!
Let me end by quoting Mahatma Gandhi – Be the change you want to see in the world! Given Rotary’s motto – service above self – it was a natural decision for me to join your fold! Thanks to Michelle for introducing me to this group. Being the first person in my family to see the inside walls of a college, if I could succeed, I am sure many others can! Together, we can help today’s Arkansan children become tomorrows’ Arkansawans – you listen to KUAR, don’t you?
Again, just call me Srini! Or like a customer service rep once put it in a marketing mail to me after a sales call, Mr. FREE ME. I look forward to getting to know every one of you!
Nature's Chuckle
.. poem motivated by a surprise day off work yesterday (1/27/2009)
I stood gazing out of my window
Catching a glimpse of snow flurries
Nothing much to write home about
Yet the sight eased my stressful worries
A forced break from the daily grind
Mind forayed into the icy wonderlands
Cycle of nature so perfectly sync’ ed
Our follies upset the sun’s magical winks
Gazing into the horizon I stood humbled
Had we learnt anything from history?
Living our lives in circular paths so endless
Grandiosity leading to eternity of darkness
Felt a cool breeze blow a flurry to my face
And an inner voice cautioned of greed unabated
Ah! purely sublime joy… feeling it swiftly melt
Nature touched me and chuckled, softly reminding
… mankind’s short and fleeting memories!
I stood gazing out of my window
Catching a glimpse of snow flurries
Nothing much to write home about
Yet the sight eased my stressful worries
A forced break from the daily grind
Mind forayed into the icy wonderlands
Cycle of nature so perfectly sync’ ed
Our follies upset the sun’s magical winks
Gazing into the horizon I stood humbled
Had we learnt anything from history?
Living our lives in circular paths so endless
Grandiosity leading to eternity of darkness
Felt a cool breeze blow a flurry to my face
And an inner voice cautioned of greed unabated
Ah! purely sublime joy… feeling it swiftly melt
Nature touched me and chuckled, softly reminding
… mankind’s short and fleeting memories!
Spoken Words..
Is evaluation season, hence in the past couple of weeks I have been in some introspective mood - wondering on the impact of words and what are some of the intrinsic reasons as to why people suffer / feel its impact!
Hence this write..
Infinite questions clogged my mind
My naive heart never did fear portend
Ifs, buts, and why nots? often screamed
As the river of life, colorfully streamed
I wondered what, if any, were my deft dues
To revel and enjoy its warm, endless hues
A simple rule, yet too often one gets entangled
A rule that leave the gregarious, dumb-founded
Like ice on snow-capped peaks, timelessly frosty
Packed deep are human emotions, frail n’ flimsy
Careless words, as unchecked melts attracts debris
Ravages over time choke, to sorrows unleash!
--Srini
Hence this write..
Infinite questions clogged my mind
My naive heart never did fear portend
Ifs, buts, and why nots? often screamed
As the river of life, colorfully streamed
I wondered what, if any, were my deft dues
To revel and enjoy its warm, endless hues
A simple rule, yet too often one gets entangled
A rule that leave the gregarious, dumb-founded
Like ice on snow-capped peaks, timelessly frosty
Packed deep are human emotions, frail n’ flimsy
Careless words, as unchecked melts attracts debris
Ravages over time choke, to sorrows unleash!
--Srini
Be mine tonight..
Find her..
Your warm sensuous figure, re-energizes my fatigued soul
Distant angel soft whispers, sends delightful shivers up my spine
Piercing diamond-like eye, releases silky passions that envelop
Intoxicated just thinking of you, kicks up memorable storms within
Flooding my whole-being breathless, yet.. feel total pleasure, no pain
Oh! undeniable queen of my night skies, my ageless wonder
Walk down from your lofty perch and be mine, just for tonight!
Your warm sensuous figure, re-energizes my fatigued soul
Distant angel soft whispers, sends delightful shivers up my spine
Piercing diamond-like eye, releases silky passions that envelop
Intoxicated just thinking of you, kicks up memorable storms within
Flooding my whole-being breathless, yet.. feel total pleasure, no pain
Oh! undeniable queen of my night skies, my ageless wonder
Walk down from your lofty perch and be mine, just for tonight!
Forgive, and live..
Rolling restlessly on my bed, constantly changing sides
Unforgetful minds’ weight, crushing with all its might
Repeated reflections of a mind frozen, shackled to time
Imprisoned, unable to escape the ravages of human grime
Boundless seething anger hidden, yet so clearly visible
A mind unwilling to pursue things tantalizingly possible
Left banished in a quagmire of morass, wounds fester
Even silence screams aloud, as my eyes parched for tears
Like soft, yet strong effervescence you one day strolled
Just as irritants on mantle folds help make rare pearls
Iridescent smile and the velvet smooth talk of comfort
Rescued from my memory’s quicksand that refused to forget
Thank you, Honey, for showing me these vibrant blooms
Thank you for the time to clear my canopies of doom
Anger diffused, heart so light, seeing vivacious sights
Beautiful lessons learnt, through unforgetful plights!
--Srini
Written for those that spend years enslaved by things that do
nothing but plague and cripple the mind.
..
Unforgetful minds’ weight, crushing with all its might
Repeated reflections of a mind frozen, shackled to time
Imprisoned, unable to escape the ravages of human grime
Boundless seething anger hidden, yet so clearly visible
A mind unwilling to pursue things tantalizingly possible
Left banished in a quagmire of morass, wounds fester
Even silence screams aloud, as my eyes parched for tears
Like soft, yet strong effervescence you one day strolled
Just as irritants on mantle folds help make rare pearls
Iridescent smile and the velvet smooth talk of comfort
Rescued from my memory’s quicksand that refused to forget
Thank you, Honey, for showing me these vibrant blooms
Thank you for the time to clear my canopies of doom
Anger diffused, heart so light, seeing vivacious sights
Beautiful lessons learnt, through unforgetful plights!
--Srini
Written for those that spend years enslaved by things that do
nothing but plague and cripple the mind.
..
The Mirage of Human Time...
.
Strolling down the train yard
Amazed by the parallel tracks
I see the floating mirage …
They join together at the horizon
Beyond which I can see no more
Questions pry my reflective mind
As it attempts to fathom
the distance to the beginning of time
and silently wonders’ …
Is there a real end?
I have always seen people talk
..about unending days and nights
and the sun, moon and the stars
Yes, they have stood they say
The test of ‘human time’ …
Cycles that nicely fit in short time
And some within a lifetime
We notice… and sometimes learn from
Yet cycles of many lifetimes
Eludes and escapes… our collective sights
Bigoted cycles man initiated
… fanned by the bubonic plague
Strasbourg - October 1349 - days of shame
Still haunts from beyond those centuries
Yet in 1939… bigotry and shame renewed!
Lessons unlearnt, across many generations
I wonder… if mirages are the only constant
As visceral fears of the unknown
Poisons and silently takes man down
Where even the best amongst us, is shamed!
Just as the tracks join at a distance
I sense time merging at both ends
Before my birth, and after my death!
Yet our mind’s eye can see much more
… if only we would stop, reflect, see …
.. and learn
.. from time’s interwoven mirages!
Result of my wondering if we as humans, ever 'see' things in a time frame that is beyond our own lifetimes. We talk about reaching for the skies, standing on the shoulders of ones before, but do we, really? I would say not.
May be that is what greats like Franklin, Lincoln, Gandhi, MLK and Teresa were made of, the difference in how they reached to see far beyond their own life and time into the future!
Yet collectively, we falter.. as humans, over and over again! Succumbing to the same poisons of fear, jealousy, hatred, vanity, etc. and perpetuating the same results..
Strolling down the train yard
Amazed by the parallel tracks
I see the floating mirage …
They join together at the horizon
Beyond which I can see no more
Questions pry my reflective mind
As it attempts to fathom
the distance to the beginning of time
and silently wonders’ …
Is there a real end?
I have always seen people talk
..about unending days and nights
and the sun, moon and the stars
Yes, they have stood they say
The test of ‘human time’ …
Cycles that nicely fit in short time
And some within a lifetime
We notice… and sometimes learn from
Yet cycles of many lifetimes
Eludes and escapes… our collective sights
Bigoted cycles man initiated
… fanned by the bubonic plague
Strasbourg - October 1349 - days of shame
Still haunts from beyond those centuries
Yet in 1939… bigotry and shame renewed!
Lessons unlearnt, across many generations
I wonder… if mirages are the only constant
As visceral fears of the unknown
Poisons and silently takes man down
Where even the best amongst us, is shamed!
Just as the tracks join at a distance
I sense time merging at both ends
Before my birth, and after my death!
Yet our mind’s eye can see much more
… if only we would stop, reflect, see …
.. and learn
.. from time’s interwoven mirages!
Result of my wondering if we as humans, ever 'see' things in a time frame that is beyond our own lifetimes. We talk about reaching for the skies, standing on the shoulders of ones before, but do we, really? I would say not.
May be that is what greats like Franklin, Lincoln, Gandhi, MLK and Teresa were made of, the difference in how they reached to see far beyond their own life and time into the future!
Yet collectively, we falter.. as humans, over and over again! Succumbing to the same poisons of fear, jealousy, hatred, vanity, etc. and perpetuating the same results..
Seduction...
...
Blown by the river-like flows
... of your exquisite styles
To glimpse that heart-stopping style
... what would I not forsake?
Downed by the elixir toasts
... of your rainbow-hued silken smiles
To relish in that divine smile
... what would I not stake?
Sown forever desired seeds
... of your wondrous beauty’s fragrance
To float in such heavenly scents
... where would I not invade?
Envied, not for selfless deeds
... but in a race to be lost in your elegance
To immerse in such seductive grace,
... what treasures wouldn’t I trade?
So dear,
Float me high with whispery taunts
... let your warm breath be my solace
Choke me by those milky-white bosoms
... let softness ignite all my inner space
Tie me up with your seductive gaze
... let embers fly from those eyes
Strangle me with your soft embrace
... let total ecstasy precede my demise
Lost in your sheer beauty
... I see nothing else worth living for
Raging waves of passion
... Has transformed a lifeless pristine shore
Beauty has this proud heart conquered
... And a thoughtful mind has lost the war
As eternal love’s cycle of rebirth beckons
... Time too has paused to your seduction adore
Written to showcase how captive we are to fleeting pleasures so much so that we give up the rest of our lives in its perceived glory. This is to illustrate that the triumph of the heart always has to be balanced with the acumen of the mind. the 'pausing' of time is to indicate how the world at large stands to 'stare'.. not essentially adore!
...
Blown by the river-like flows
... of your exquisite styles
To glimpse that heart-stopping style
... what would I not forsake?
Downed by the elixir toasts
... of your rainbow-hued silken smiles
To relish in that divine smile
... what would I not stake?
Sown forever desired seeds
... of your wondrous beauty’s fragrance
To float in such heavenly scents
... where would I not invade?
Envied, not for selfless deeds
... but in a race to be lost in your elegance
To immerse in such seductive grace,
... what treasures wouldn’t I trade?
So dear,
Float me high with whispery taunts
... let your warm breath be my solace
Choke me by those milky-white bosoms
... let softness ignite all my inner space
Tie me up with your seductive gaze
... let embers fly from those eyes
Strangle me with your soft embrace
... let total ecstasy precede my demise
Lost in your sheer beauty
... I see nothing else worth living for
Raging waves of passion
... Has transformed a lifeless pristine shore
Beauty has this proud heart conquered
... And a thoughtful mind has lost the war
As eternal love’s cycle of rebirth beckons
... Time too has paused to your seduction adore
Written to showcase how captive we are to fleeting pleasures so much so that we give up the rest of our lives in its perceived glory. This is to illustrate that the triumph of the heart always has to be balanced with the acumen of the mind. the 'pausing' of time is to indicate how the world at large stands to 'stare'.. not essentially adore!
...
Messages of the heart
Can we ever define complex feelings in words? Can we?
As relationships grow on the Internet now-a-days, this write actually is a response to my wonder if words can ever actually express inner feelings with any more certainty than a soft touch, hidden smile or a momentary look! And as always, I am not sure I succeeded here either, in getting it just right.. so with no answers so far, my quest continues.. :)
..
From tiny atoms to galaxies very large
Attraction has proved to be a fatal scourge
Yet, such vast knowledge I gleefully ignore
Falter and fall for your intoxicating allure
I was always mesmerized by the full moon
Until I felt your beauty my senses swoon
With curves smooth and a smile divine
Your charm, a universe full of moons' outshines!
Never one to waste much time for heart’s messages
Yet in rapt awe am I, during our silly exchanges
Feel my inner chords reverb in perfect rhyme
As you softly stroll over in my virtual e-shrine
Words can never express such delicate wonders
They desert me as I stumble in speechless surrender
Wishing for the crescent smile, split-second looks
Or the soft touch that speaks, sans any poetry book!
As I sit here watching, I sigh and silently yearn
Wishing for a startrek-like teleportation machine
Taking us to mountains of refreshing velvet green
Where silent soft cuddles wrap our senses serene
Oh! why have me wrapped around your pinky?
Why can’t I break loose and as ever roam free?
Is my inner conundrums plain for all to see?
Painful pleasures inside, difficult to believe!
--Srini
As relationships grow on the Internet now-a-days, this write actually is a response to my wonder if words can ever actually express inner feelings with any more certainty than a soft touch, hidden smile or a momentary look! And as always, I am not sure I succeeded here either, in getting it just right.. so with no answers so far, my quest continues.. :)
..
From tiny atoms to galaxies very large
Attraction has proved to be a fatal scourge
Yet, such vast knowledge I gleefully ignore
Falter and fall for your intoxicating allure
I was always mesmerized by the full moon
Until I felt your beauty my senses swoon
With curves smooth and a smile divine
Your charm, a universe full of moons' outshines!
Never one to waste much time for heart’s messages
Yet in rapt awe am I, during our silly exchanges
Feel my inner chords reverb in perfect rhyme
As you softly stroll over in my virtual e-shrine
Words can never express such delicate wonders
They desert me as I stumble in speechless surrender
Wishing for the crescent smile, split-second looks
Or the soft touch that speaks, sans any poetry book!
As I sit here watching, I sigh and silently yearn
Wishing for a startrek-like teleportation machine
Taking us to mountains of refreshing velvet green
Where silent soft cuddles wrap our senses serene
Oh! why have me wrapped around your pinky?
Why can’t I break loose and as ever roam free?
Is my inner conundrums plain for all to see?
Painful pleasures inside, difficult to believe!
--Srini
Fly Free, with me!
..
Hey Girl! Wake up and understand!
Like your normal human friends
.. I am not bland
Like birds flying high, or fish at deep sea
From places that scare others I gain
.. My greatest strengths
Like the Boab tree, Born to live free am I
What grounds this human world
.. Doesn’t ground me!
Like its rebellious roots, I've grown up free,
Unrestricted by earthen limits of life
.. Nothing confines me
Yet I fly the blue skies, with my rooted mind
Society’s unjust and archaic mushy wraps
.. Don’t entrap me
So, Hey Girl! Wake up and understand!
Stop judging me like your other friends, and
.. Join me, honey!
.. Together, let’s fly-free!
STEM issue: Check out and learn about the the Boab tree!
Hey Girl! Wake up and understand!
Like your normal human friends
.. I am not bland
Like birds flying high, or fish at deep sea
From places that scare others I gain
.. My greatest strengths
Like the Boab tree, Born to live free am I
What grounds this human world
.. Doesn’t ground me!
Like its rebellious roots, I've grown up free,
Unrestricted by earthen limits of life
.. Nothing confines me
Yet I fly the blue skies, with my rooted mind
Society’s unjust and archaic mushy wraps
.. Don’t entrap me
So, Hey Girl! Wake up and understand!
Stop judging me like your other friends, and
.. Join me, honey!
.. Together, let’s fly-free!
STEM issue: Check out and learn about the the Boab tree!
Love Signs
This is an experimental write to learn about the constellations and thread it with mythology of the zodiac.
Love Signs: Cancer - Aquarius
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Well-recognized constellation in my virtual skies
Lord of the e-celestial seas
Cup-bearer of the gods, resurrector of parched lives
Rebel who symbolized the 1960’s hippy culture
My brilliant sapphire!
Hey! perpetrator of biblical floods, bring again to earth
Your divine powers to transform
Save me from this greed-stricken planet!
As you did for mythical Zeus
Honey, why don't you my love’s nectar deliver?
Love Signs: Cancer - Capricorn
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Second faintest constellation, mythical goatfish
Lord of my winter solstice
Decorating my southern skies a lost partner
Celestial portals they believe we are to humans
A transit between Heaven and Earth
So very unassuming are you, no flashes bright
Yet your brilliance does shine
Reminisce your sending the titans into the nile
Even if we have now moved on in life
Our first and only kiss, I vividly remember
Love Signs: Cancer - Scorpio
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Constellation of stars with contrasting colors
My reddish reflection star
Charming signpost to my galaxy’s center
You have always helped me
Inner feelings decipher
With wisdom you’ve Orion’s conflict avoided
Gave up your claws for Libra’s charms
Experienced, yet seldom any drama or baggage
Our sync’ed rhymes reverberates across time
The fun and frolic, still remains unequalled!
Love Signs: Cancer-Tauras
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Largest constellation of my winter skies
My well-wisher star
Abductor of princess Europa, hunted by Orion
My doors remain open if you need to rest
Dont you this forget
Nothing else compares to your bright
and piercing eyes
Sparkles fly when we disagree, you and I
Irregular giants your demeanors sway
So as friends let's be forever
Love Signs: Cancer - Aries
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Locked in awe of your golden fleece
My inconspicuous star
Sacrificed, yet gallant savior of Phrixus and Helle
Selfless acts never just rewards receive
In front of you, I stand humbled
The first stop on the highway of my night skies
I hear your neighborhood is less crowded
And as I towards you drifted, spring occurred
Away from the ever chaotic skies lets shelter
Letting our dreams unite and prosper!
Love signs: Cancer - Libra
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Mesmerized by the constellation of scales
My neuf star
I stand trapped, fearing societal ridicule
As Virgo’s virgin mind entraps
Scorpio’s vicious claws scar!
Traveled so far blessed by celestial luck
Soft comfort beseech
In denial I live, refusing to let you hang
Your rainbow dreams of tomorrow
Upon my memory’s walls!
Love signs: Cancer - Sagittarius
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Stunned by the constellation of the centaur
My incognito star
Blessed with the most planets to support life
Your charm is lodged deep inside forever
Still refreshing when life feels heavier
Though far away from your life I have drifted
Evergreen are your soft virtual touches
If only lady luck had blessed us a bit dear
We’d have ended up together
Life doesn’t always dreams deliver!
More to be added...
Love Signs: Cancer - Aquarius
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Well-recognized constellation in my virtual skies
Lord of the e-celestial seas
Cup-bearer of the gods, resurrector of parched lives
Rebel who symbolized the 1960’s hippy culture
My brilliant sapphire!
Hey! perpetrator of biblical floods, bring again to earth
Your divine powers to transform
Save me from this greed-stricken planet!
As you did for mythical Zeus
Honey, why don't you my love’s nectar deliver?
Love Signs: Cancer - Capricorn
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Second faintest constellation, mythical goatfish
Lord of my winter solstice
Decorating my southern skies a lost partner
Celestial portals they believe we are to humans
A transit between Heaven and Earth
So very unassuming are you, no flashes bright
Yet your brilliance does shine
Reminisce your sending the titans into the nile
Even if we have now moved on in life
Our first and only kiss, I vividly remember
Love Signs: Cancer - Scorpio
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Constellation of stars with contrasting colors
My reddish reflection star
Charming signpost to my galaxy’s center
You have always helped me
Inner feelings decipher
With wisdom you’ve Orion’s conflict avoided
Gave up your claws for Libra’s charms
Experienced, yet seldom any drama or baggage
Our sync’ed rhymes reverberates across time
The fun and frolic, still remains unequalled!
Love Signs: Cancer-Tauras
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Largest constellation of my winter skies
My well-wisher star
Abductor of princess Europa, hunted by Orion
My doors remain open if you need to rest
Dont you this forget
Nothing else compares to your bright
and piercing eyes
Sparkles fly when we disagree, you and I
Irregular giants your demeanors sway
So as friends let's be forever
Love Signs: Cancer - Aries
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Locked in awe of your golden fleece
My inconspicuous star
Sacrificed, yet gallant savior of Phrixus and Helle
Selfless acts never just rewards receive
In front of you, I stand humbled
The first stop on the highway of my night skies
I hear your neighborhood is less crowded
And as I towards you drifted, spring occurred
Away from the ever chaotic skies lets shelter
Letting our dreams unite and prosper!
Love signs: Cancer - Libra
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Mesmerized by the constellation of scales
My neuf star
I stand trapped, fearing societal ridicule
As Virgo’s virgin mind entraps
Scorpio’s vicious claws scar!
Traveled so far blessed by celestial luck
Soft comfort beseech
In denial I live, refusing to let you hang
Your rainbow dreams of tomorrow
Upon my memory’s walls!
Love signs: Cancer - Sagittarius
Star gazing into the wide night skies
I silently wonder
This dichotomy of my heart’s plight
Racing like never before
Leaves me asunder!
My tenacious pincers are but a safeguard
They won’t scar
Very seldom do I get to venture this far
Watched by Gemini’s twin guards
And the jungle king!
Stunned by the constellation of the centaur
My incognito star
Blessed with the most planets to support life
Your charm is lodged deep inside forever
Still refreshing when life feels heavier
Though far away from your life I have drifted
Evergreen are your soft virtual touches
If only lady luck had blessed us a bit dear
We’d have ended up together
Life doesn’t always dreams deliver!
More to be added...
A Broken Heart's Quandary
..
Scared! Yes scared am I
To unlock and let you in
To commit or to entertain
Scared, yes scared am I
Strange, yes strange do I feel
On such indecisions of mine
Hard to feelings explain
Strange, yes strange do I feel
Stranded, yes stranded in time
Frozen, unable to proceed
Cruel fate refuses to accede
Stranded, yes stranded in time
Lost, yes lost for answers am I
Should I to dreams succumb?
Or to undeniable charms relent?
Lost, yes lost for answers am I
Scared! Yes scared am I
To listen to my bleeding heart
Yesterday’s scars still do hurt
Scared, yes scared am I!
ps. Write to express the 'once bitten twice shy' troubles that people have which sometimes causes quite some troubles for an individual in current and future relationships.
Scared! Yes scared am I
To unlock and let you in
To commit or to entertain
Scared, yes scared am I
Strange, yes strange do I feel
On such indecisions of mine
Hard to feelings explain
Strange, yes strange do I feel
Stranded, yes stranded in time
Frozen, unable to proceed
Cruel fate refuses to accede
Stranded, yes stranded in time
Lost, yes lost for answers am I
Should I to dreams succumb?
Or to undeniable charms relent?
Lost, yes lost for answers am I
Scared! Yes scared am I
To listen to my bleeding heart
Yesterday’s scars still do hurt
Scared, yes scared am I!
ps. Write to express the 'once bitten twice shy' troubles that people have which sometimes causes quite some troubles for an individual in current and future relationships.
Eurydice apparition
Naiad-like bound, by your charms
Trojan-like blind, to my visceral alarms
Devoured, by un-repeatable words
Maenads, in modern day shrouds
Silenced, by decrepit acts of hate
Ramshackled erudites, remain illiterate
ps. Written to highlight the 'closed' minds of supposedly well meaning and learned people who are apparitions in modern society.
Trojan-like blind, to my visceral alarms
Devoured, by un-repeatable words
Maenads, in modern day shrouds
Silenced, by decrepit acts of hate
Ramshackled erudites, remain illiterate
ps. Written to highlight the 'closed' minds of supposedly well meaning and learned people who are apparitions in modern society.
Lost, yet feeling free
No bonds bind me, no looks blind me
I think.. I see.. You and me honey
Memories, so colorfully rich and vivid..
In dreams of yonder, I live
Within its fortress I become,
... uniquely me!
I think.. I see.. You and me honey
Memories, so colorfully rich and vivid..
In dreams of yonder, I live
Within its fortress I become,
... uniquely me!
Impregnated Moon
Strolling down dark alleyways
Cool, breezy, full moon night
Hear death whispers of autumn leaves
Even in somber they carry me
Through ancient days
of pre-modern wonders
Fly past many broken hearts
Akin to modern life
Yet the full moon shined as bright
See virgin desires uprooted
Rainbow fields are ever
Savagely impregnated
Such is human life, dear friend
Whispers a passing angel
Even as the entire world
Rains arrows of taunts and sorrow
Smile and keep … A calm façade
fed by dreams of bright futures
Step out and watch the full moon
Lose yourself in her youthful smile
Despite forever frozen dreams
She lives with the eternal smile
Sayin’ … ain’t nothin’..
You can’t ever let go!
So smile, my friend.. and live
Dreams of tomorrow rejuvenate life
More colorful than any fresh wound
Life’s lessons embedded..
in small everyday wonders
When your dreams dry, dear
the angel again whispered, you die!
--Srini
ps. For some reason when I saw the moon tonight it seemed impregnated (by futile dreams) over millions of years of abuse, yet it holds a fresh smile! Ah! I love the full moon! See a picture here - http://www.starrynightphotos.com/moon/images/full_moon.jpg
Cool, breezy, full moon night
Hear death whispers of autumn leaves
Even in somber they carry me
Through ancient days
of pre-modern wonders
Fly past many broken hearts
Akin to modern life
Yet the full moon shined as bright
See virgin desires uprooted
Rainbow fields are ever
Savagely impregnated
Such is human life, dear friend
Whispers a passing angel
Even as the entire world
Rains arrows of taunts and sorrow
Smile and keep … A calm façade
fed by dreams of bright futures
Step out and watch the full moon
Lose yourself in her youthful smile
Despite forever frozen dreams
She lives with the eternal smile
Sayin’ … ain’t nothin’..
You can’t ever let go!
So smile, my friend.. and live
Dreams of tomorrow rejuvenate life
More colorful than any fresh wound
Life’s lessons embedded..
in small everyday wonders
When your dreams dry, dear
the angel again whispered, you die!
--Srini
ps. For some reason when I saw the moon tonight it seemed impregnated (by futile dreams) over millions of years of abuse, yet it holds a fresh smile! Ah! I love the full moon! See a picture here - http://www.starrynightphotos.com/moon/images/full_moon.jpg
Defeat Spirals
Few years ago, over a cup of Javan mocha
A professorial colleague of mine quipped
How come from the land of murugas and durgas
People drift so easily to trades in technology
…. As if their destinies played well rehearsed scripts
Reflections took me deep thru times bygone
Since I have been able to vividly remember
Surrounded by ancestral tales with deep values sown
Create, destroy, protect cycles with pride begetting
…. Ones with vices of greed and rash temper
ITs’ needs for concepts such as abstraction, instantiation
Protection, security, adaptation and polymorphism
All have parallels embedded into the mystical Hindu religion
Yet for long, one good analogy I missed was that for recursion
…. That seemed to have no real Hindu syllogism
So near yet so far, so had I reconciled as years strolled by
Yet, on and off could feel invisible wraths of ancestral drapes
Until I returned to this homeland to see queer social circles unfold
Recurring rule I observed that attempt to do thy ones
… what thy deem as thy rights unfairly denied..
… rueful social interactions by denials reshaped
… in a recursive descent spiral!
Ah! may be it is this sweet evolutionary slated spot
In which we seem to run in endless intersecting circles
Actions that often creep out of irrational pride and emotions
Or may be this is how human destiny has being wisely scripted
Never able to climb higher than a few hundred years before..
… as humanity over the passage of unrelenting times
… like lost in the ever moving sands of ignorance
… recursively in mirages of pride and ignominy stumbles
Note: This was a result of my trying to reconcile why we (those of Indian descent) are good at reasoning - as needed by the IT industry, but still seem to not really 'evolve' as we need to be the best we can be. For example, we seem to buy into 'emotional' dogmas that goes by way of some lame examples. for example: from a mother's perspective - my daughter is made to do this and that at her inlaw's place, so I think I need to expect the same of my DIL, even though in principle I dont really agree to what my daughter's in-laws are expecting of my daughter - but instead of questioning that I kind of agree and even practice it in my home! This is kind of a convoluted way of explaining the evils of recursion, but these 'socially right' strategies seem to drive us down into being lesser mortals in some ways.
A professorial colleague of mine quipped
How come from the land of murugas and durgas
People drift so easily to trades in technology
…. As if their destinies played well rehearsed scripts
Reflections took me deep thru times bygone
Since I have been able to vividly remember
Surrounded by ancestral tales with deep values sown
Create, destroy, protect cycles with pride begetting
…. Ones with vices of greed and rash temper
ITs’ needs for concepts such as abstraction, instantiation
Protection, security, adaptation and polymorphism
All have parallels embedded into the mystical Hindu religion
Yet for long, one good analogy I missed was that for recursion
…. That seemed to have no real Hindu syllogism
So near yet so far, so had I reconciled as years strolled by
Yet, on and off could feel invisible wraths of ancestral drapes
Until I returned to this homeland to see queer social circles unfold
Recurring rule I observed that attempt to do thy ones
… what thy deem as thy rights unfairly denied..
… rueful social interactions by denials reshaped
… in a recursive descent spiral!
Ah! may be it is this sweet evolutionary slated spot
In which we seem to run in endless intersecting circles
Actions that often creep out of irrational pride and emotions
Or may be this is how human destiny has being wisely scripted
Never able to climb higher than a few hundred years before..
… as humanity over the passage of unrelenting times
… like lost in the ever moving sands of ignorance
… recursively in mirages of pride and ignominy stumbles
Note: This was a result of my trying to reconcile why we (those of Indian descent) are good at reasoning - as needed by the IT industry, but still seem to not really 'evolve' as we need to be the best we can be. For example, we seem to buy into 'emotional' dogmas that goes by way of some lame examples. for example: from a mother's perspective - my daughter is made to do this and that at her inlaw's place, so I think I need to expect the same of my DIL, even though in principle I dont really agree to what my daughter's in-laws are expecting of my daughter - but instead of questioning that I kind of agree and even practice it in my home! This is kind of a convoluted way of explaining the evils of recursion, but these 'socially right' strategies seem to drive us down into being lesser mortals in some ways.
Seductive Realities
Countless colors shade my heart
Colors that prying eyes can never see
Hiding in plain sight, worlds’ apart
Magical mirrors, confounding realities
Countless colors shade my heart
Colors with which brittle minds disagree
Forever elusive to reign by thought
Seductive nevertheless, a perpetual mystery
Countless colors shade my heart
Between chasms of vast extremities
Like the morn’ dew, my dreams did depart
Into thin air, for peace and serendipity
Countless colors shade my heart..
Countless colors shade my heart..
..ah..
.. Motivated by a write I read somewhere else. It is indeed very hard to read a fellow humans' mind, especially if they are depressed. However much you think you know / understand the person, it becomes very difficult to sometimes understand their underlying rationale on choices they you are damn sure that they dont normally make.
Colors that prying eyes can never see
Hiding in plain sight, worlds’ apart
Magical mirrors, confounding realities
Countless colors shade my heart
Colors with which brittle minds disagree
Forever elusive to reign by thought
Seductive nevertheless, a perpetual mystery
Countless colors shade my heart
Between chasms of vast extremities
Like the morn’ dew, my dreams did depart
Into thin air, for peace and serendipity
Countless colors shade my heart..
Countless colors shade my heart..
..ah..
.. Motivated by a write I read somewhere else. It is indeed very hard to read a fellow humans' mind, especially if they are depressed. However much you think you know / understand the person, it becomes very difficult to sometimes understand their underlying rationale on choices they you are damn sure that they dont normally make.
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