Tag Archives: Life

Time to be Slow

Posted on October 20, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

 

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Everything Is Going To Be All Right

Posted on October 2, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

How should I not be glad to contemplatethe clouds clearing beyond the dormer windowand a high tide reflected on the ceiling?There will be dying, there will be dying,but there is no need to go into that.The poems flow from the … Continue reading →

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Love After Love

Posted on July 21, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

The time will come when, with elation,you will greet yourself arriving at your own door, in your own mirror,and each will smile at the other’s welcome,and say, sit here. Eat.You will love again the stranger who was your self.Give wine. … Continue reading →

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White Towels

Posted on June 28, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

I have been studying the differencebetween solitude and loneliness,telling the story of my lifeto the clean white towels taken warm from the dryer.I carry them through the houseas though they were my childrenasleep in my arms. – Richard Jones

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‘To Do List’ by John O’Leary

Posted on June 11, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

To Do List: 1. find dragon and slay2. exorcise cat3. prove conclusively the identity of Beauty and Truth. 4. watch, fast, pray5. sail Atlantic single-handed6. write name in water 7. return Teach Yourself Waltzing Tape8. weep for Adonais and feel … Continue reading →

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Hymn To Time

Posted on May 27, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

Time says “Let there be”every moment and instantlythere is space and the radianceof each bright galaxy. And eyes beholding radiance.And the gnats’ flickering dance.And the seas’ expanse.And death, and chance. Time makes roomfor going and coming homeand in time’s wombbegins … Continue reading →

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Fear

Posted on May 25, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

It is said that before entering the sea a river trembles with fear. She looks back at the path she has traveled, from the peaks of the mountains, the long winding road crossing forests and villages. And in front of … Continue reading →

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The Mountain

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Tarun Rattan

If a mountain seems too big todaythen climb a hill instead.If the morning brings you sadnessit’s ok to stay in bed.If the day ahead weighs heavyand your plans feel like a curse,there’s no shame in rearranging,don’t make yourself feel worse.If … Continue reading →

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Book Review – A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

Posted on June 1, 2018 by Tarun Rattan

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini 4 of 5 stars Khaled Hosseini has certainly made Afghanistan proud by capturing the contemporary life in his beautifully crafted second novel. I’d read Kite Runner when it came out and was spellbound … Continue reading →

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You start dying slowly – Pablo Neruda

Posted on June 11, 2015 by Tarun Rattan

You start dying slowly If you do not travel, If you do not read, If you do not listen to the sounds of life, If you do not appreciate yourself. You start dying slowly When you kill your self-esteem; When … Continue reading →

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