Summary of my life

I meant to do my work today
But a brown bird sang in the apple tree
And a butterfly flitted across the field,
And all the leaves were calling me.
And the wind went sighing over the land,
Tossing the grasses to and fro,
And a rainbow held out its shining hand-
So, what could I do but laugh and go?
By: Richard LeGallienne
I read these lines in the newspaper one fine morning (The New Indian Express, dt. 08/07/2001, Misc-section 3, Article by Aruna Raghavan) and my life has never been the same again.
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Like two noble warriors
Laid low in close combat
Your breasts even fallen
look handsome..
The Absent Traveller (Translated by: A.K.Mehrotra)
I read these lines in India Today (do not remember the date) but, boy oh boy, the beauty of these lines kept me awake for nights just thinking of the sensibilities of the poet. That inspired me to write a poem (I am an aspiring poet too, by the way) and here it goes:

REMINISCENCE
When I look back...
The days and years, the smiles and tears
The deeds and misdeeds, the hopes and fears
The friends all gone, those near and dear
All come to me in my dreams, 'cause I cared
I never thought a day would come
To be alone with memories and some
worn out pictures of faded faces
of distant voices, of illegible traces
of writings on the wall of time.
By: Kalyan S. Ghosh
Published in The Weekly Sun (December 4-10, 1993). Feedbacks will be graciously accepted.

Here's another gem:

Her anger’s a fistful of sand
slipping through fingers
when she sees him
The Absent Traveler (India Today, Translated by: A K Mehrotra)

FIRE AND ICE
Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I've tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To say that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.
By: Robert Frost
I don't remember when I first read those lines, but it was etched in my memory when I saw Bella(Kristen Stewart)recite those lines in the movie Eclipse (The Twilight Saga).

GENTLEMAN
Resolutions I make
Everyday
And break’em
Like my promises.
Liberties I take
With people;
Never try to check
My mistakes
‘Cause for every
Misdemeanour
I have a smile
And a ‘Sorry’
For every crime
I am a gentleman.
By: Kalyan S. Ghosh, Puri
Published in ‘The Weekly Sun, dated: Oct 22-28, 1994

EARTHQUAKE
Late in the night
All asleep!
The disaster struck
Left none to weep.
Mother and her child
Lay buried deep.
The nation was shocked
Can life be so cheap?
It made us feel
How fragile is the man
In east or west
Hill or the plain!
We are all the same
When death is near
There’s a bigger battle
For us to face together
Let’s forget our petty fights
And live happily forever.
Kalyan S. Ghosh, Puri
Published in ‘The Weekly Sun, dated: Feb 12-18, 1994

Myths About Indian Men

Let me break some myths about the concept of "Indian Men" created over the years. All derived from my own real life experience.
1. Not sentimental enough? : I don't think this is true. It is only that we are taught early from our childhood that showing our sentiments is a sign of weakness. 'Don't cry like a girl' is what you hear from your mother if tears fill up your eyes. I wonder if this is true in other societies in other parts of the world. I definitely would like to let go of my painful emotions but I couldn't, because I feel it will be improper or think 'what people would say?' This has actually cost me a lot of relationships where I feel if I had been a little open, they could very well have existed till now. It is a matter of regret for me really.
2. Typical MCPs? Somewhat true. Yes we are brash and boastful (at least most of us). We do try to show off when there are women around. But that's definitely not a sin, is it??? At least our fairer sex have given up getting annoyed and have sportingly accepted to the fact that most men still have a lot of growing up to do!!!
3. Ignore their wives? Ooo.. We are soon to be 120 billion, aren't we? Is it possible unless you are deeply and madly in love with your wife? I think the bond between husband and wife is stronger in India in comparision to other parts of the world. Family definitely plays a much more important role here than anywhere else.
4. Hypocricy? Not that I claim to be an expert about different cultures of the world, but I can certainly claim that the kind of balance an Indian male maintains with his own family and his in-laws is second to none. In a society where women are not necessarily considered to be sympathetic towards each other (to put it mildly), it is not easy for a man to keep both his wife as well as his mother happy. When I look around, I feel they do deserve a pat in the back for this thankless job.
5. Boring? Well, it takes all kinds to make this world. I myself am romantically challenged..I get tongue tied in front of the fairer sex, but I have been to different parts of India and I have found Indian men to be pretty talkative and interesting. People are pretty aware too. I even get amazed to see the kind of knowledge that exist even in places where you least expect.