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Pieces of Where and When (Sammelwort in dem Schloss†)

If I take a shred of 1980s time, and clutch it tight (From when optimism shined, and felt no need for second sight); And contain it in the formula, that I’m preparing now, I can climb the trees in modern woods, and never break a bough. Should I snatch a scrap of Paris, clasping firmly [...]

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LADY FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE

Is she waiting in the snowfall of an unseen distant plateau, That still lives today on Christmas cards all packed up now? Is that so? Would the lamps that light the pathways put a glow upon her face? Are these images of fantasies all gone without a trace? Is she staring from the window of [...]

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Unselfish Tribute

Bless you for all you’ve given. A soul without a twist. Yet you’re scorned by the living. Shunning are they, so numbing Dwelling in their assess. Bless you for all you’ve given. Beautiful are you, beyond the skin. A soul with vigor, unselfish. Yet you’re scorned by the living. Your self perils do not strengthen [...]

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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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Au Revoir

1 Present Day It was the first Monday in weeks when I was not in office before ten. As I saw the frosted sundial of my old citizen ticking eleven thirty, I cursed myself for the umpteenth time for choosing that insurance company. I found out that the other companies did not require so many [...]

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