City in Wilderness

Godly creatures with gory deeds and their trampled rights Banana bushes at the road sides to rampage a few nights! Marauding the city roads amidst the chase being cracked While danger looms large with fear of life being hacked! The bulky beasts were at their best in the wooded tract At Hatisar...

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Materials, Materialism and Spirituality

Materials and spirituality are contrast to date, But, in architecture, the two are together as mates; We say, to be spiritual one has to be less materialistic But in spiritual places, this is far from realistic! Places of worship have so much of material wealth; It’s stacked in built forms too, perhaps, for history’s health; Ages old carvings and paintings on best of best materials Stand...

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It is almost magical...

It’s almost magical if it appeals to the heart With glamour becoming a part of the living art; Expressive spaces with modest colors and play of light Impressively enhancing the living for day and night! I wish for rainbows in interiors; broad and soft As I clamor for glamour to rise nonstop, I wish for the spacious, lighted and sleek And for surfaces and facades to prevail and speak! Elegance...

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Renovation, restoration, reconstruction and remodeling...

There is a revised drawing on my table Of an ancestral house unstable; Nicely done, with colorful legend to indicate The changes for its most modern fate- “To be dismantled’, ‘to remain same” And “new walls” to play the latest game! And at site, I pulled aside a near-rotten frame But something else fell apart and down it came; Opps! The older walls were crumbling down To be redone and to be...

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It is past midnight...

It is past midnight so soon; From between the hills rises the moon; I didn't keep awake to watch it though, I am enjoying its lustrous glow! The halfmoon looks like my teaspoon, It stirs my mind out of a cocoon, While its luminous glow seems to propose My stay deeper into the night, I suppose! With the clouds, the moon turns maroon, The color of demand these days in the saloon; And there, the...

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A tree stood at an edge...

A tree stood at an edge of our farm land As a landmark; firm though not too grand For a flash of memories of relationship love-hate And a splash, that was, of bittersweet fate! The tree is called gante, a local name And there was another one with the species same At a water source where I bathed...

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The so-called tenders...

The so-called tenders and quotation calls Have always been of certain shortfalls; Lowest bidder in terms of price is selected All others, no matter how best, are rejected Whether it’s for works, services or supply of goods, Rule books, latest, may appear to spur the moods But, at a closer look,...

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A park: I remain lively...

I remain lively in the neighborhood that I stand, A peaceful piece at the centre of the buzzing land! A focus of many structures in the vicinity And a smart landmark to remain for infinity! I am fenced for safety on each side, The cozy town peeps into me to envy my pride; I belong to everyone...

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The mind is a room...

The mind is a room I guess Where bubbles of ideas move and press Shaping little things in one’s own controls And in layers upon layers as the time rolls! The mind has the walls I guess Where issues push to address; It has no limits unsurpassed And yet within us heavily massed The mind has a roof I guess That blocks the sky for access But it flies highest at speed of its choice Evoking a ruthless...

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A Concept.....

A nucleus of thoughts and notions Whereby all basics relate to in creations; A concept revolves centrally and rests as a foundation With a pulling force for an ultimate exaltation! The built-form tells stories of an empire Of structures with deepest purposes to inspire Keeping concepts of living through history With the fallen hero or a towering victory It captures the eras in gold, Human...

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We say that the husk sells...

We say that husk fetches a higher price Than the valuable fine grains of rice Only if a greater role the power of words assume To confer the husk a better resume! A curriculum vitae, no doubt, has to speak And way above others rendering them weak; Remember all roses are colorfully bright But the perfumed nectar is the bee’s delight! Mentioning education, experiences and all that With takeaways...

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Where do we keep our shoes?

The shoes, all over, make the main door messy Strewn around, the space is not so dressy; We walk over to get into a posh apartment But the entrance speaks of a shoe department! Another problem is of not finding the shoes, The pairs are displaced adding to our woes; So, how do we go about for a tidy living Or, a small niche at the beginning? A very few apartments have the shoe spaces, Right...

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Importance of being at site

A feasibility report, if it exists, isn’t enough, I feel; So, a site visit is a must for more issues to peel! Experience, first hand, the topography of the land And get to the bottom from the sun to specks of sand! The contours could be too tricky, The weather there could also be freaky; The hills around and the sky dictate as many terms As the access at the turning could spoil the norms! Lo!...

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