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Amid the vast buildings
And the mist of noise
I look for my missing identity.
I recklessly wander here and there like
Set-free cattle on the road,
The passer by get angry with me
Disappointed, I beg for the people
To listen to my voice,
But alas!
My voice is silenced in the noise pollution.

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The Imagery of House in Anita Desai’s “Clear Light of Day”

Written By Rakesh Patel

I consider Anita Desai’s “Clear Light of Day” as a poetic novel as it considerably deals with symbols and suggestions. Her use of “the house” imagery is at the center which signifies dust, dullness and de… Continue

The rush of the clouds towards the forest
And the darkness ensuing
Till the rain falls.
It’s a hope for all the living creatures
Far and wide

Now,
The forests have disappeared
Somewhere…
And so disappeared the rain followed by
To seek union
As if made for each other

Things have changed a lot;
The trees of buildings have grown
Everywhere, the blue streams of roads
Have sprout like seedlings
And stretched to the far distances
The vehicles run with a great speed
Like panther to hunt the lives…

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I walk down the path of uncertainty
To reach the abode of peace
Like an untamed animal my mind revolts
Against all odds that befall on the path
I behold the both - fair and foe
Merging into one another
I sometimes fail to know
The way of the world - which is fair and who’s foe?
The dust and debris cling to my feet
Wanting to follow my path along
Fatigued and exhausted,
I spread my hands out and close my eyes…
I could see the light
Showing the path way back to home

From Reflections: A Collect… Continue