When I shall leave, follow my footprints and find me

Death is a dialogue between
The spirit and the dust.
"Dissolve," says Death.
The Spirit, "Sir, I have another trust"

Death doubts it, argues from the ground.
The Spirit turns away,
Just laying off, for evidence,
An overcoat of clay.

Emily Dickinson

Every night I visit the grave of your love

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How many scars does a person bear to his heart and soul in a lifetime?

Sometimes I think its such a blessing to be vain or amnesic. You live in the present, the past never bothers. One bears no scars from the past.

Its easy to get over a boyfriend but hardest to get over a best friend. Its a scar which never fades. Never heals. It always haunts you.

I'm haunted. Forever.

In solitude, where we are least alone

It takes time to fall in love with true solitude. And it takes practice. To spend more time with yourself, be out in the world alone and not rush to meet people every weekend. It takes time and practice. But once you get out of that dependency that need for socializing, ah the bliss of all the things in the world await us.

What is true solitude one would wonder. True solitude is when you achieve true awareness, sensing the presence of that which is forever ignored. The shape of my finger tips and toes, the fine lines on my palms, the shape of my footprint, the tiny squirrel family in the tree outside my house and their daily tik tiking sounds, the whiskers of my cat and his claws, the direction of the breeze that hits me, rustle of the trees I live around.

I can go on n on n on.....

Solitude is beautiful

"Kiss my ass" & "Suck on this" come together for one big picture

We all do it at some point in our life. Who admits to it and who does not is the difference.

Lolz, that little one looks as if he is blowing into his butt hoping he would balloon up and float up up and away

Cracks remain forever

I read this longtime ago.

Hearts are like porcelain, once broken can be fixed but cracks remain forever.

True.

My Best Friend

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Nehru Park, New Delhi

Embracing life as it comes to him. In Sierra Leone since 6 months now.

I hate him and torture him whenever I'm with him. He is the most patient guy ever. Has withstood so many horrible angry tantrums of mine. He always stood by. Every time he leaves for a project in Africa for months at end, my world goes half empty.

Come back soon

Love you candy

Million dollar smile

The days when true happiness is truly felt. Why do we have to grow up. Wish we died at 30.

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And I love you so...

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And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them I don’t know.

I guess they understand
How lonely life has been.
But life began again
The day you took my hand.

And, yes, I know how lonely life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening get me down
Now that you’re around me.

And you love me, too.
Your thoughts are just for me;
You set my spirit free.
I’m happy that you do.

The book of life is brief
And once a page is read,
All but love is dead.
That is my belief.

And, yes, I know how loveless life can be.
The shadows follow me, and the night won’t set me free.
But I don’t let the evening bring me down
Now that you’re around me.

And I love you so.
The people ask me how,
How I’ve lived till now.
I tell them, "i don’t know."

A Don Mclean song.

Winter is a very romantic season. The tranquility and serenity it brings, the sweetness in the air. Its a season of love. Who are you going to dedicate your love to this winter?

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Headless but Holy

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Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh

Another picture from my village wedding trip. From the Jain "qila". Many many many of the statues have fallen prey to vandalism and theft in the last 2 decades. Most of these statues are missing heads or other limbs. Stolen and sold for big or perhaps even small bucks.

I will welcome any title ideas from you people for this image.

Her Morning Elegance

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Deogarh, Uttar Pradesh

This Spotted deer was a resident at the "kila" in my village.

The "kila" as its locally known is a Jain holy place. It has 100s of very very ancient statues and temples of Mahavir. I will post the pictures of those soon.

This is my village - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deogarh,_Uttar_Pradesh

I will post the colored version of this one in time. If you want to see the colored version then click on the picture and it will redirect you to my flickr gallery.

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