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 15:22 | 26/Feb/2008
The Living God
I see The Living God every dayShe who wakes up at the crack of dawnTo complete her chores until dusk I see Him in the thousand myriad lines on her faceLines firmly etched, each a reminder for the toll she takes I see Him on the spidery veins on her handWhen she wipes away the tears from my eyes I see Him in her wiry grey hairThat has lost its luste... more...
 16:47 | 28/Jun/2007
PRAYER-I
Today I remember you fatherToday I miss you father I remember the day you held me in your armsAnd we watched the raindrops whispering to our outstretched palms I miss the days when you brought me sweet jalebis after your morning walksI miss the days when we used to have our usual round of laughter and talks I remember the days when we made fun of t... more...
 19:40 | 15/Jun/2007
Saying Goodbyes
I hurried across….(oh come now hurry up or you’ll miss the train).  I boarded it as soon as it started chugging forward…All right, I looked around my eyes scanning for an empty seat by habit…Bingo there it is next to the big fat lady…I sat down and closed my eyes…tears immediately rolled.  (shit, get a grip on yourself girl…people are watching). Pa... more...
 16:15 | 6/Jun/2007
Reflections-I
Oh! what a wicked world we liveOh! what tangled webs we weaveLying, cheating, stealing, killingLiving a life non-fulfilling Taking what is not oursHurting everyone without powersBurning hatred, searing painOh! Come now what is there for us to gain Wars for no reasonsIn a world without seasonsCries of a mother, tears of a childHeart rending, the mee... more...
 18:08 | 30/May/2007
Life and Love
  What is the rhythm of life?It is in the breath, my love What is the pulse of life?It is the beat of the heart, my love What is the essence of life?It is the journey of seeking, my love What is the life-blood of life?It is our very own love, my love What is the meaning of life?It is for us to seek, my love What is the purpose of life?It is to expe... more...
 17:58 | 30/May/2007
The Seeking
 Wherefore are you my loveCome, do not hide from meYou have nothing to be afraid ofCome to me my love, I cry out to you  Is it you I see in this darknessShapes contoured from this emptinessOr is it the manifestation of longing of my heartThis instant gratification that it seeks Why do you not talk to me my loverShow me a sign of your love--a word, ... more...
 17:51 | 30/May/2007
For my love
 I’ll hold you in a thousand waysI seek you in this long last darknessI long for your one touchTo make me into completeness What do they know of loveWho have not felt this pain…--this sheer longing, this wait, this craving    for another soul from the soul What do they know of loveWho have not felt these tears--these tears of body’s longing to be l... more...
 17:34 | 30/May/2007
HE AND I
    He and I We belong to each other   He and I We belong to Gibran’s soul Steaming cups of coffee After steamier afternoons     He and I We belong to Raunchy sweet nothings Bizarre desires Furtive touches     He and I We belong to Strains of jazz Rhythm of bodies Soulful kisses     He and I We belong to Magic and madness Devine and devilry Pure and profane more...
 13:06 | 25/Apr/2007
The Bird Song
A gypsy am I who sings sweet songs of loveResonant with the smell of roses and cooings of doveCome you sweet ladies, men of valor, and children…Shalom Come let me sing to you a beautiful song  “Dear gypsy,” asked a lad with his sister along“Can you really sing us the most beautiful song?”“Dear boy,” say I“Although my voice is rich and my songs love... more...
 13:31 | 27/Mar/2007
A tale from Attar of Neishapur
The lover knocked at his Beloved's door. "Who knocks?" said the Beloved from within. "It is I," said the lover. "Go away. This house will not hold you and me." The lover withdrew and pondered for years on the words the Beloved had said. Then he again returned and knocked again. "Who knocks?" "It is you." The door was immediately opened. more...
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 prashant | 11:13 | 19/Mar/2008
Friends: (44)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: Computer
Kuch is tarah
Bhar Lo Humko Apni Baho Mein Is TarahRaat K Aanchal Mein Chand Jis TarahSamet Lo Aaj Ye Badan Is TarahAasmaan Ne Smeta Hai Taro Ko Jis Tarah Ye Umange Ye Armaan Aaj Uthhe Hai Is TarahSamander K Seene Mein Lahre Jis TarahMan Kerta Hai Bikhre Hum Aap Mein Is TarahHavao Mein Bikhri Hai Khushbuein Jis Tarah Aahista Aahista Aaye Aap Paas Dil K Is TarahK...  more...
 manchalla ra... | 19:29 | 5/Apr/2008
Friends: (66)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: making freinds,mu...
friendship
If you don't think everyday is good day,just try missing one. Just because you are miserable doesnot mean you cannot enjoy your life. The secret of creativity is knowing  how to hide your sources. .  more...
 diwakar sharma | 10:03 | 1/Oct/2008
Friends: (133)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Literature,music
Interesting Business (Corporate) Definit...
 Project Manager is a person who thinks nine women can deliver a baby in one month. Developer is a person who thinks it will take 18 months to deliver a baby. Onsite Co-ordinator is one who thinks a single woman can deliver nine babies in one month. Client is the one who doesn't know why he wants a baby. Marketing Manager is a person who thinks he ...  more...
 prassana kumar | 19:09 | 5/Oct/2008
Friends: (120)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: music blogs makin...
Nature
hi friends... nature at its best... thats in nainital... pleasant.... cloudy... chill... bit sunshine.. v had gone for boating.... its just breath taking..... thats what al about nature.. ur never alone the nature is with you... the words r really true... so friends spare time and be with the nature...  more...
 Meenakshi | 16:43 | 12/Jul/2008
Friends: (77)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: Music, Art, Liter...
Danger of contact lenses
VERY MUCH IMPORTANT FOR THOSE WHO WEAR LENSPlease pass this to all your friends.Those who wear contact lenses, remove them when you have to attend a barbecue party or whatsoever that got to do with flames... I heard a horrible true story about contact lenses.... It happened to a 21 year old guy, he wore a pair of contact lenses during a barbecue pa...  more...
 sunshine | 17:10 | 5/Oct/2008
Friends: (454)  | Interests: Meow.....RRROOOAA...
A POEM BY RUMI - THE SUFI SAINT
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 velan | 12:59 | 25/Feb/2008
Friends: (382)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Music,Sports, Che...
How Heavy is a Glass of Water
A lecturer, when explaining stress management to an audience, raised a glass of water and asked, "How heavy is this glass of water?" Answers called out ranged from 20g to 500g. The lecturer replied, "The absolute weight doesn't matter. It depends on how long you try to hold it.""If I hold it for a minute, that's not a problem. If I hold it for an h...  more...
 K B | 06:20 | 4/Oct/2008
Friends: (38)  | City: ...  | Interests: bread board bed a...
Pheromone
 Pheromone Looking for the dulcet mellow carnal winter sun,A dog strayed into the streetAnd got run over, in a canine Nirvana of sortsThat spread his guts ten yards, and toldThat it does not pay to have spunk,His whimpering swansongHad remorse and abuses for the eyeless driver-Of that BMW powered by eco-friendly alcohol.From afar came the cries of ...  more...
 Neeraj Jain | 00:38 | 29/Sep/2008
Friends: (187)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: I am a profession...
Why to Waste Food?
Almost all of you must have gone to a party at least once in life. What do you see there? Most of the people stuff their plates with every available dish. And what do they do afterwards? Do they eat all that is available on their plate? Sadly, no. They eat some of the portions and then keep their unfinished plate in the waste bin. As a result, much...  more...
 AttiDude | 11:33 | 17/Mar/2008
Friends: (68)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: me pondering........
Where does the Mask end!
The bashful little girl walked towards the warrior's outstreched hands"The warrior who returned from the distant lands is your real father", her mothers words ringing in her ears"Why for many so years, have I not seen him. How could the war take him away from all our love", wondered the little heart. "And why is his face so strangely featured", she...  more...
 Ram Setu | 13:06 | 25/Apr/2007
Friends: (17)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: Ram Bhakti
1,750,000 years old Ram Setu Space images taken by NASA reveal a mysterious ancient bridge in the Palk Strait between India and Sri Lanka. The recently discovered bridge currently named as Adam´s Bridge is made of chain of shoals, c.18 mi (30 km) long.The bridge´s unique curvature and composition by age reveals that it is man made. The legends as w...  more...
 Sandhya Suri | 21:47 | 21/Jan/2008
Friends: (658)  | City: Jaipur  | Interests: Life
Smirk
Wandering…The dark alleys of the mind’s deepest corridorsResounding… Crying…Grasping the folds of the silken shawl of memoriesSearching… Seeking…Truths too bitter to tell, too smattered with the bloodSpreading… Covering…Hiding the realities, the ignorant bliss of a heartless mindSalvaging… Begging…For redemption from the knowledge that defies the s...  more...
 ma ya | 20:21 | 30/Aug/2008
Friends: (283)  | City: Hyderabad  | Interests: watching cricket ...
RAMADAN MUBARAK
HEARTY CONGRATS TO ALL WHO ARE AWAITING FOR MONTH OF BLESSINGS, WHO LOVES PREACHING ISLAM  AND PLEASING THE ALMIGHTY WITH THEIR GOOD DEEDS... KHUSH AMADEED RAMADAN..the month which brings happiness, togetherness, love ,peace,harmony, n lots of good blessings to all muslims.  more...
 friendly ghost | 12:02 | 9/May/2008
Friends: (351)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Our economists & ...
Our world is coming unravelled
I'm continually amazed by a kind of public blindness to the obvious realities around us. I don't want to go into details, arguments, justifications etc. because they obscure the big picture. I don't want to talk about global warming, unsustainable growth, extinction of species etc. because they seem like distant theoretical stuff to us.I'm stating ...  more...
 tripleR | 13:49 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (55)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: to live the life ...
Stop, Watch and Go
Sometimes, somewhere, even in our very busy schedules we tend to notice vital advice from unknown sources. The traffic signal is a classic example. Whatever may be the speed we are driving, the vehicle has to be stopped when it’s red. Red denotes danger. Only when we encounter ourselves with danger or trouble we stop and look into / seek advices. I...  more...
 sanjeev snehi | 01:07 | 31/Oct/2007
Friends: (1051)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: theatre, journali...
‘Eating the Earth’!
 Eating meat, dairy and eggs threatens our planet.You use much less land and water if you eat crops directly. Animals use most of the protein they eat to live, not 'grow' meat. So eating meat adds to water shortages, forest clearing, soil damage, use of oil-based pesticides - and climate change. "By 2050 the world's livestock will be consuming as m...  more...
 anto antony | 22:41 | 4/Aug/2006
Friends: (6)  | City: Cochin  | Interests: reading classics ...
Highway to happiness
All the tragedies in our life boils down to two genres.Not having what you wanted and having what you wanted.Well some one might wryly remark that the second tragedy is more beareble than the first.Well if you agrees with them it is hightime you gave a thought to what is there in your life worth living for, once the basic necessities are met.Well i...  more...
 Amitava Kar | 14:13 | 3/Jun/2007
Friends: (57)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: .
STOP me Forever.... !!!
Blog together with your friends! Become a contributor to your friend's blog or vice-versa and get your posts featured on each others Blog. Share your thoughts views on issues together.  "what to say abt this msg.... but, it not both either.... just ignore this. some freedom, some non-sense, some sad, so much liberation on her writings........." The...  more...
 meena sundar | 21:25 | 2/Oct/2008
Friends: (493)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Life
Just thinking about a long walk…
                                  Thinki ng about a long walkFeeling the cool airFeeling the nature around meFeeling the fallen leaves under my feet   Simply like to think about anythingThe life… the painsThe joys, the hopesThe anxiety, concern... Dreams!   Except the walking never stops.Until I understand myselfAnd find the new child in meWhich got...  more...
 Virender Aga... | 20:56 | 3/Aug/2008
Friends: (172)  | City: SONIPAT  | Interests: Computers, Social...
MERE HUMDUM MERE DOST
Chaman say kaun chala yeh khamoshiyan lei kar,Kali -kali tadaph utthi hai siskiyan leikar, Tamasha dekh rahey thay jo duubnay ka merey,Meri talaash mein niklay hain kashtiyan lei kar, Kafan Na mera hatao zamaana dekh naa lei,Main sou Gaya hun tumhaari nishaaniyan lei kar, Jo raat din meray marnay kee kar rahe thay dua,Voh ro rahey hain janaaze pay ...  more...
 ZEUS ZEUS | 22:23 | 9/Jan/2008
Friends: (574)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: nothing. absolute...
'Away From Her' - A Review
An aged wife tells her husband,“You could have just driven away without a care in the worldfor me, and forsaken me”With a pause pregnant with unsaid emotions he whispers,“Not a chance.”Inthese two lines which appear to be so unambiguously banal in content at first glance there might lay the ultimate test and triumph of  an alliance forged over a li...  more...
 Misty Bella | 16:26 | 23/Nov/2007
Friends: (35)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: SEEKING MY NEW SE...
Jab We Met
Jab We Met Never in my entire life had I felt such a strong urge to get away by myself somewhere, anywhere, far from the daily grind. I realized that I badly needed a break if I were to be able to function normally without the bitterness and the grouses. Something else that had been brewing up for a while, suddenly failed to materialize, and I felt...  more...
 sunil B | 12:58 | 8/Jul/2007
Friends: (90)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: reading, music,ma...
Hyderabad Blues-1
Hi All,Folks, with this new series i would like to share and relive my hyderabad days ,when i was a student there. Those were the golden days of my life.Today all of us are well settled in life and work for some of the biggest multinationals, and everytime i talk to my roommates over the phone we always remember those good-ol-days.And for a change ...  more...
 aravind das | 14:47 | 3/Oct/2008
Friends: (731)  | City: Vishakapatnam  | Interests: health,cinema,cur...
MINI BHABI & ANTI SMOKING LAW
Ravi was very sad today.I thought it may be due to some personal reason.As he is my boosom friend,i could not resist myself to ask him the cause of his sad mood. Giving an empty look at me, he replied,"Do not act as if you do not know.From yesterday onward ban has  been implimented on smoking.People like you has nothing to loose , being nonsmokers....  more...
 Pavement Freud | 10:05 | 21/Apr/2008
Friends: (297)  | City: Vasai, Maharashtra.  | Interests: Four Lettered Words
The Landlady: Concluding Episode
For Fountainahas the night before Good Friday was a watershed in its rather uneventful history; many years after that fateful night, women in the neighborhood would habitually use it as a point of reference to establish facts: so-and-so’s age for example. ‘Oh! Don’t you remember? She was almost knee high that Good Friday!’ That night as Maggie lay ...  more...
 Shree Sharma | 09:31 | 26/Apr/2008
Friends: (488)  | City: Bangalore  | Interests: reading
Who Decides
Who decides who gets love in life?   Is it pure luck?   Accident?   F ortune?   Why everybody is not fortunate to get such trivial but yet such auspicious/beautiful/aw thing in life Why? After all Who decides who will get love in life?  more...
 meraj akhtar | 11:01 | 19/May/2008
Friends: (83)  | City: Ghaziabad  | Interests: listening music,p...
preparation time
DOSTO K SATH PREPARATION KARNE KA ALAG HI MAZAA HAI.SOME LIKE TO STUDY ALONE N SOME IN GROUP.PAR MAINE COLLEGE K FIRST YEAR SE HI  APNE GROUP K SATH EXMS KI PREP  KI HAI.SACH ME BAHUT  ATA HAI YAAR.IF YOU R GETIN HOPELESS THEN THERE R UR FRIENDS TO  ENCOURAGE YOU.I AM LUCKY N FEEL PROUD TO HAVE A COMPANY OF SUCH GOOD FRIENDS.I FEEL REALLY LUCKY SOM...  more...
 Kush A | 13:03 | 28/Sep/2008
Friends: (175)  | City: BLR  | Interests: Football, books, ...
An unbearable cross
When I was small,That belief grew in meLike a flowerOn the fertile ground of my heart,Where it breathed its fragranceOf eternal hope and love.As a romantic promise of unknown possibilitiesWas fragrant in the air.When I came of age,There was despair in the airOf romantic promises that had never come true;I had betrayed myself.Never to be lost, that ...  more...
 Saakshee I | 17:43 | 5/Aug/2008
Friends: (987)  | City: Close to u!  | Interests: This is the real ...
Sensual times beckons...
Guys its been some time now and my life it seems is the most boring one on the planet I meet guys I lose guys, I lose interest they hate my guts. Well that’s about it all now the same charade continues maybe I can shock myself into a new me. I realize that my perfect guy would be as lethargic as me, would love swinging... Hey hey hey lemme put the ...  more...
 vasanth kumar | 15:54 | 3/Oct/2008
Friends: (810)  | City: Madras  | Interests: movies, chatting
Heaven on earth
August 19th, 2008,Chennai. Madan was a bit tentative right from the beginning. He was not used to bus travel in the first place. He was also uncomfortable sitting next to a pretty girl who also happened to be his colleague. On the other hand, Preetha seemed comfortable right from beginning. She wore a pink chudithar and very little make-up. She did...  more...
 Gloria Aurora | 15:04 | 27/May/2008
Friends: (580)  | City: Delhi  | Interests: In almost everyth...
Height of...........
HEIGHT OF MY FRIENDSHIP  I always mail, u don't . HEIGHT OF ISOLATION: Two persons sitting side-by-side using emails to communicate with each other. HEIGHT OF COWARDICE: Two persons fighting through emails.HEIGHT OF HELPLESSNESS: Receiving no emails for a week. HEIGHT OF FRUSTRATION: The email server being down.HEIGHT OF CARELESSNESS: Writing a lov...  more...
 Dinesh Patekar | 10:21 | 2/Jul/2007
Friends: (136)  | City: Mumbai  | Interests: Cricket,fashion,m...
SOMEONE....
Someone I can talk toSomeone I can trust.Someone who will be thereWhen my relationships rust.Someone who wil save me,When everything goes wrong.Someone who wil comfort meAnd help me to be strong.Someone who listensAt any time of day.Someone who wil brightenAny sky that’s gray.Someone who will alwaysWant to be my friend.Someone who wil fight for me,...  more...
 Thohe Pou | 22:20 | 9/Sep/2008
Friends: (866)  | City: Pune  | Interests: Reading philosoph...
My Perception and I
It is only my perception that makes me to hate or love someone or something; infact no man or nothing is good or bad in this world – it simply is. It is my projection that I projected something good or bad. I may be born in a rich or poor family but my future life decide on my projection, perception, attitude, approach, concept, pre-concept, unders...  more...
 B Chatterjee | 18:54 | 10/Mar/2007
Friends: (68)  | City: Gurgaon  | Interests: Movies, cricket,r...
Object of desire
Muscled, grey with steel green eye,Crouching behind the showcase glass,Heart a-flutterI circle the quarry,Gazing at this touch of class.She is armed to the teeth.'Touch me not!' I hear her say.'I got wi fi & bluetooth,motion eye cameraand a multi function docking bay!''I got assets, check'em out!'she tells me with a hiss.1 GB RAM,2 GHz duo processo...  more...
 dew drop | 20:34 | 5/Dec/2007
Friends: (119)  | City: Dubai  | Interests: reading
pyar
Humne dekhi hai un aankhon ki mehakti khushbooHaath se choo ke isse rishton ka ilzaam na doSirf ehsaas hai yeh, rooh se mehsoos karoPyar ko pyar hi rehne do, koi naam na doHumne dekhi hai un aankhon ki mehakti khushbooHaath se choo ke isse rishton ka ilzaam na doHumne dekhi hai…Pyar koi bol nahin, pyar awaaz nahinEk khamoshi hai, sunti hai kaha kar...  more...
 Ramesh chordia | 23:07 | 5/Jul/2007
Friends: (392)  | City: Chennai  | Interests: Badminton
Male or Female?
You might not have known this,  but a lot of non-living objects are actually either male or female.  Here are some examples:  FREEZER BAGS: They are male, because they hold everything in, but you can see right through them. PHOTOCOPIERS: These are female, because once turned off; it takes a while to warm them up again.   They are an effective repro...  more...
 Indigo Iris | 14:46 | 2/Sep/2008
Friends: (70)  | City: terra firma  | Interests: poems,country mus...
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Long have I lookedin the corner and the nooks,in places far and widecalling all, besidesSpoke in humble tonesfeeling quaintly aloneto distant voices unknownTroubled by a thoughtat every vacant spotAre they all surrealor are they a crooked lot ?Haunted day and nightby notions strange and wildof times hazy aheadof things undone, unsaidSuch twirling i...  more...
 Muskan M.C.N | 10:31 | 24/Jan/2008
Friends: (99)  | City: Kolkata  | Interests: songs,reading lov...
Why Some men wear ear rings
I have often wondered how this trend got started, I now have the answer.A man is at work one day when he notices that his co-worker is wearing an earring. This man knows his co-worker to be a normally conservative fellow, and is curious about his sudden change in "fashion sense."The man walks up to him and says, "I didn't know you were into earring...  more...
 THE MARIGOLD | 13:34 | 4/Jun/2007
Friends: (168)  | City: NEAR TO U  | Interests: Reading,Movies,Co...