What do clocks mean in life?
Confidence is…
What is confidence? A creative take on this. intense activity outside, perfect peace inside Confidence is… bold demeanour outside fluttering heart inside Confidence is… brawn to take on any problem brain to dissect it clearly Confidence is… rapidly adapting outside methodical analysis inside Confidence is… the knowledge of what with the skill of how —-
[to discover yourself]
Submitted to poetry contest that required this be written in 31 words. I love long distance cycling I love ultra running In these sports, it is not about winning. It is letting yourself go all the way to the precipice To discover yourself.
Flight
This is a Fibonacci poem. Inspired by a real incident that has occurred in my country where a well known businessman took flight. Well I don’t think the first four lines apply to that businessman 🙂 I am troubled by debts doubled caused by expenses that trebled. It is time to run away from banks Take the first flight out to another country before they bare their fangs.
[a can of worms]
crow observes worldseated on branch –a can of worms
Naked light
Have you noticed that when young couples fight, they couple to get back together? Loose talk In the heat Mouth on fire Words fly Meanings twisted Raised voices Arguments abound Souls tortured Nobody wins Terrible fight. Backoff now. Embrace tightly In heat now Bodies on fire Buttons fly Lips contorted Load moans Bodies bound Souls re-united Beautiful sins Naked light.
Sticky times
When too many issues pound in your head, how do you feel? A creative on this as “Sticky times”. Too many issues clog my head each a tiny sticky thread. Encircling my brain the fuzzball crushes, a serious energy drain putting me to sleep. It is no escape as bad dreams rage, only to be awakened back in the locked cage. Moments of despair dispelled by hope See the bright star yonder is how I…
Bitcoin secret
My good friend MS, a cyclist and an entrepreneur in the software security business has been having a very interesting last few days. She has been finding coins on the roads near the famed hilltop “The Nandi Hills” (aka The Bull) in Bangalore where she rides some mornings. This poem is about this interesting phenomenon. Head and tails all over, Forces me to stop over Heads I win, Tails also I win. I cycle everyday…
Honeymoon in Paris
On the occasion of my road bike Merida Ride 500 reaching the 10000km mark. Got this guy in 2015 for my first international brevet PBP 2015(1200km brevet, Paris), until then all my brevets on was my trusty hybrid Trek 7100.
LEL Registration
My real life experience registering for the London-Edinburgh-London brevet last weekend. One of Britain’s greatest cycling challenges A ride from London to Edinburgh & back Covering 1400 kms in 116 hours Through Britain’s most beautiful scenery. It is been two years After the 1200km Paris Brest Paris The legs are now itching For another long one. Seats limited to a few hundred, Will I make it, I wondered? Everyone wants to apply But demand exceeds…