Thursday, July 24, 2008

Kneading into simplicity...

A tinge of bright yellow sparks in the dark hue of orange. When I "zoom out" on that, I see black coal burning away in the choolah and the rotis being cooked just over it.
Walking down the lane, a light lits up in that tin-roofed room. That is when I realize, that is home for somebody.
Then, I realize I have to pause during my driving test...due to goats!
I guess its all a part and parcel of the clear bright sky turning from blue to orange to yellow to purple.

This is not how most of us witness, but it is there and we all know that. When the yellow lamp in turned on in that tin house, it reminds me of the hard work that people are still rewarded for, perhaps not enough though. When I see the roti cooking over the coal, I see the love a mother has for her children; why else would she bother to burn her hand over it. When I pressed upon the brakes, I think I felt the timidness and calm innocence of the goats. Even though the word "Test" had stressed me a little, I nearly forgot all about it. (It might sound artificial, but I just cant help it then!)

I see mountains bordering the horizon when I am standing in the balcony. The clouds drift towards me and the sky begins to grown darker. Soon, its drizzling. And then pouring...not cats and dogs though! Its 6pm...the time for me to say "See you soon" to the Sun. He simply responds by painting the sky in bright shades of the rainbow. He makes sure I dont miss him or notice that he is gone...until of course I feel the need to switch on the lights.

At night, the horses tied by the bright yellow lamp-post stand silently. Dont you think they're probably dreaming of the vast feilds all around them, and running free in them. The wind blowing through their mane. The near-possibility of flying...or at least, hoping for it. Thats how I feel when I run too fast.

Well, I just felt like writing something...so I did.
Unfortunately, Mr.Riley would be unable to accomany me in my story...I suppose pre-booking would have been a better idea. So, now I'll be off...need to schedule a couple of meetings with some other characters...hmmm....

Sunday, July 20, 2008

Gotta have somethin' to do yaar...

If I wanted the world to hear my thoughts...I'd rather write for the newspapers (not that they would bother to read, let alone Print it!) Also, there's no point in my sticking around the campus thinking "What to do or not to do? Yeh kaisi mushkil hae!" Why not then imagine a new character in this beautifully "engaging" scenario and give him/her a life of his own. Well then, what should be his name? Should the character, in fact, be a male or a female? And of what age? Where is he located? What does he do all day long?
Do all authors go through with all these questions in their heads or does it all come to them like electricity does through a switch, in which case, I hope the current keeps flowing through mine! Ok..ok..bad one...but seriously...what do you think about this character? If you just read through all that irritating mess of words, please do comment.
I'm thinking of waking up a Mr.Riley...is he the one or not???
I guess it's better to simply drool over that until next time...!