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Archive for September 2008

Bukowski

Posted by: pankajunk on: September 26, 2008

I’ve never been much of a reader of poems, but recently, someone introduced me to the poetry of Charles Bukowski. The depth, poignance, freshness and importantly, truth of his poems struck me immediately.
Oh Yes
there are worse things than
being alone
but it often takes decades
to realize this
and most often
when you do
it’s too late
and there’s nothing worse
than
too late.
 
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Kaa Hoga is Des Ka

Posted by: pankajunk on: September 18, 2008

Aren’t we really a medevial society? It’s happened yet again – youngsters in Nagpur were rounded by up the police in a “moral policing” drive. i shudder to imagine the ignominy these couples must have had to face. Having to face the irrational power of the dirtiest organ of the State just because they were [...]