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The Promise

1 June 4, 2006. The Lufthansa flight from Newyork landed in Chennai at 2:15 AM, thirty minutes later than the scheduled arrival time. Mohanasundaram was waiting at the arrival terminal with increasing anticipation. He scanned the hundred faces coming out of the airport for his son. After about forty-five minutes, Arun kumar walked out, waving [...]

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Pandora’s prayer

the empty box stands open she contemplates each item scattered on the floor the dusty floor where she kneels examining each one carefully   remembering how in years past things had gotten put away this and that little pieces of her some went quietly some kicking and screaming but each in their time locked away hidden   risking [...]

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Turn The Wheel

Turn the wheel; make it run, Make it go or make it come, Make it sing or make it hum, Turn the wheel. Turn the wheel; see it fly, You don’t even have to try, Make it laugh or make it cry, Turn the wheel. Turn the wheel left or right, Watch the flames as [...]

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as the dust swirled

in much the same way as steel,, when passed thru the flame, will temper,, passions flames, once quenched,, have hardened my heart.. like the frog, playing comfortably in the pot of cool water,, unaware of the flame below,, oblivious,, as the temperature rises,, i languished in the all consuming tongues of your passion,, as you [...]

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