Three poems
The new gods.
iambic pentameter and rhyme
17 syllables at a time.
pace and metaphor
emotions and other.
asking me for trust, faith and feeling
prose offers reason.
down, I say, with the new gods.
Of poetry.
(Written for the Blasphemy reading. )
The other two are Chenthil’s – but translated by me.
#1
That moment of quiet
between your first words
and your last moan
shall forever be silenced by my kiss.
(Original)
#2
I believe. Not in stone idols or atheistic words.
I believe. Not in blind faith and mythical fate.
I believe. In the words. Of the One who said “The sky can be had, here on earth.”
I believe. In Bharathi.
(Original)
Blasphemy – a reading
Yes, that’s a muni. And yes, he does look like he’s guzzling beer. You have a problem, refer to title of post.
A lazy saturday. A lazy open-mic
I am a little lazy so I will only link to Sharanya’s post.
The sixth Chennai Photowalk
Good morning, folks.
(And for those of you not in the IST, good whatever time of day it is)
So, it’s a new month. And that means a new photowalk. Because this is April, and spring (for Madras, the start of the hotter period) and fool’s day, I thought I’d do a slicha different photowalk. For the five walks behind us, we did Old Madras. So, the plan is to do new Madras. We’ll walk down the Old Mahabalipuram Road, beginning at Madhya Kailash and going all the way up to the dyslexia-inducing corridors of NIFT. The distance, when I last measured, was about 2 kilometres, a distance I’ve found (and so have those of you who’ve walked so far) perfect.
The stretch offers such brilliant architectural and design styles. From the pseudo-old Dravidian of Madhya Kailash temple, to the pseudo-skyscraper of Tidel to the seriously confusing, nevertheless entertaining, angles of NIFT. Of History, this place has a little to offer. Of photo ops, this stretch has a lot to offer. SO there.
So, that’s the plan. New Madras on Old Mahabalipuram Road, on Sunday 13th April 2008. 8 AM.
Going social. Getting creepy
So, flickr just went more social. It now lets you import address books from Y!, Gmail or Hotmail accounts and add people you think you know. In other news, I signed up to FriendFeed and Spokeo last week, after chatting with a bunch of people. And am amazed at the number of people I’ve had email conversations with and who have picasa/flickr/youtube accounts and the stuff they put there. I felt not unlike a stalker chasing victims down. Now with Twitter, Flickr, FFeed, Spokeo, Facebook, Orkut, LinkedIn and a few dozen other things tagged on to my gmail id, I doubt I’ll ever get a moment away from people’s monitors and keyboards.
Also in other news, I think I might have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. My fingers have been numb for 10 something days now, with a little prickly thing every few hours at the tips. I have not been typing much, more so after I fell from a bike (I was not riding. I was minding my business in the back seat) and I expect the blog silence will continue for a few more days.
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Chandrachoodan Gopalakrishnan is a copywriter, photographer and goofball from Chennai. He is also an archaeologist, historian and a city lover. He is currently a documentary film-maker and desk-monkey for a film production house.
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