The earth laughs in flowers

I'd rather have roses on my table than diamonds on my neck.  ~Emma Goldman

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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

I HIDE myself within my flower

Olympus D425

HIDE myself within my flower,
That wearing on your breast,
You, unsuspecting, wear me too
And angels know the rest.

I hide myself within my flower,
That, fading from your vase,
You, unsuspecting, feel for me
Almost a loneliness.

Emily Dickinson

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Her hallowed mystery

Canon Powershot S3IS
Suraj kund crafts mela 2010



A SOLEMN thing it was, I said,
  A woman white to be,
And wear, if God should count me fit,
  Her hallowed mystery.
 
A timid thing to drop a life
  Into the purple well,
Too plummetless that it come back
  Eternity until.

E.D.

A folk Dancer waiting for her performance. See it in black and white here

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A Dancer

Olympus D453/C170
An old Self Portrait 

This picture was taken a longtime ago when I had just started with my 1st tiny 4mp cam. That time I could not even figure out how to use the timer or the flower meant Macro mode :P 

Anyway I took this in my room in candle light. This is a Hand Held shot. 

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See through me...

By default I happen to be a very see-through person. Never cared to hide or lie about anything with anyone. Not that i'm some righteous Harishchandra wannabe. Just that I never cared enough for anything or anyone to be lying or hiding. Never cared for what people may think, never feared being judged either.

I ended up in tasting the bitter side of life due to this manytimes. Being honest always din't really pay well most of the time. Somehow we still have the backstabbers infestation. My friend use to really despise this trait of mine but inspite of me tryin, i could never change it.

I still dont want to. I want to remain see-through.

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Himalayan beauties

Sar Pass Trek
Himachal Pradesh, India
Olympus C170/D425

Youth hostel association of India(YHAI) organizes these national level treks all years round in all 4 corners of India. I took up the Sar Pass trek in may 08. This picture was taken at our 2nd camp. They are himachali potters who accompanied us through out the trek.

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