
On the sidewalk of a private road
our dinner table preserves
a faux european ambience
even the weather
bows to cooperate
with this subterfuge
I feel anchored
in a rapturous melancholy
and a beer glass
steadily emptied and refilled
The conversation floats
like a kaleidoscope
of sentiments and opinions
accumulating into
an imagined form
of who i am
my most precious possession
created from thin air like fiat currency
to be loved or defended,
admired or understood
held by a tenuous warmth
drawn from a comforting memory
the familiar vapour trails
of my existence
Buffeted by a willingness
to both open & discard myself
When we are soaked deep enough
within a tangible dream
that we can see, smell, hear and touch
it is the inert reality beyond it
that seems mystical
That true self
which does not belong
to anybody
intimate, unconditional and universal
like the atmosphere
from which
we draw
our breath
-ANAND R RAGHAVAN
Anand R Raghavan is a third generation entrepreneur at an Industrial Engineering & Construction Company. He is a devotee of Ramana Maharishi & Nisargadatta Maharaj.
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Anand’s beautiful poetry is a practical glimpse at the entity known as ‘the self’. We are merely accumulations of our acts, learnings, and experiences, limited to one lifetime or more than one…it’s a lovely mystery that attracts us and eludes us. Is life simply an illusion created by human and materialistic attachments? There is much more to it than meets the eye.
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Thanks Terveen. You have described it so well. What animates us into life is both so intimate and so inscrutable
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This is gorgeous poetry, Anand. Ending is marvelous.
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Thank you very much Jeff 🙏
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You’re very welcome, Ananda. 🙏
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The feeling is awesome. A great piece it is, Anand. 👏
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Thank you very much 🙏
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You’re most welcome ☺😊
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I love this piece. Wondering what is real when you wake up from a dream that Stimulates all the senses. Sometimes it is nice to just let go. Beautiful piece. 🦋
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