Down the memory lane

In my dreams I often 

go back to childhood days 

No worries, no thoughts 

different were my ways 

Waking up lazy 

playing with the fog 

Swinging with birds 

jumping with my dog 

Walking in the woods 

climbing treetops 

Swimming with tadpoles 

running in flip-flops 

Basking in the sun 

flying with kites 

Dancing in the rain 

seeing rainbow lights 

Splashing in the puddles 

flirting with dirt 

Laughing off worries 

leaving no one hurt 

Now that I’ve grown up 

it's not easy to fall asleep 

The memories of childhood 

often make me weep 

No more kiddie shows 

no funky cartoons 

No more playing around 

no sleepy afternoons 

People learn to live life 

why I couldn’t? 

Childhood grew up 

why memories couldn’t? 

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It makes sense

When controversy surrounds 

and things blow out of proportion 

remember, 

that tranquility still makes sense 

When tension surrounds 

and mind gets exhausted

remember, 

that patience still makes sense 

When mystery surrounds 

and logic takes a backseat 

remember, 

that reality still makes sense 

When laughter surrounds 

and the vox gets too loud 

remember, 

that silence still makes sense 

When darkness surrounds 

and the heart gets out of rhythm 

remember, 

that hope still makes sense

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15 Random clicks from my DSLR: Different colors of life

Although I have not been very regular in photography (which is one of my hobbies), I love playing with my DSLR occasionally. While I am fairly new to the DSLR, I believe that photography is a life-long learning experience. My philosophy is to capture the moment. It doesn't matter what the subject is, so long as it draws my eye. Some of my favorite subjects in photography are people, nature, animals, mountains, waterfalls and, flowers. I really miss those days when I just used to carry my camera around, hanging it on my neck snap anything that caught my eye! Here are few of my shots taken with my Canon Kiss X3/ EOS 500D/ Digital Rebel T1i DSLR using Canon EF-S18-55mm/ Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II/ Canon EF-S55-250mm lenses.

A Japanese doll

A green field

Hogenakal Falls: famous waterfalls in South India on the river Kaveri, Tamil Nadu.

You will find a lot of monkeys around Hogenakal: Beware of your food items!

The temple elephant at the Kamakshi temple in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India

Sun-shine captured through my window

An Indian Barbie doll

VIT University Hostels at Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India

A white Flamingo in Asa Zoo Park, Hiroshima, Japan

A duck swimming in a warm winter day

Roses: a timeless symbol of romance

At a crossroad in Higashi-Hiroshima city, Japan

Haphazard arrangements at times can be beautifully attractive!

A lonely walker (Location: Japan sea, Shimane, Japan)

A beautiful sun-set (Location: Port of Kure, Seto Inland Sea, Japan)

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Eternal pain

Oh my aching head!

please get out of my brain

Numb mind and throbbing veins

I wander in darkness yet again

Trying to be normal I put a mask

but unwilling to let go is my strain

Either you go or I shall leave

life is going down the drain

Give me sleep or give me death

just stop torturing my brain

Or should I slaughter my head

to get rid of this eternal pain?

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A lost childhood

 Silent eyes

 wanders around

 among heartless folks

 crying without sound

 Distressed face

 demos empty emotions

 horizons growing dark

 shameless temptations

 Exhausted body

 no shoulder to lean on

 an aching heart

 oppressed by privation

 Stretched on the bed

 led to believe lies

 clock ceases chiming

 dreams of open eyes

 No gem to shed a tear

 No roses to offer smiles

 No heart to skip a beat

 No hope to chase dreams

 Begging on the streets

 he is yet to grow

 what will be his fate

 will someone ever know?

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Standing Tall

The face of crowd
Depressed, humiliated
A face from the crowd
Spirited, agitated
Mask of silence

It's not good enough
to wish for dreams
It's not always wise to have
eyes closed, fingers entwined
Time slips away

Today may start without you
but tomorrow shouldn't
People always look forward to
waking up the next day
Your pain will ease someday

Just a single person
Just a single voice
Daring to be different
Stands tall
To surprise of all

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Random shots: Learning DSLR photography

I've always been interested in high quality pictures. However, hardly I have time to spend on my this hobby. Last year I bought my first DSLR (Canon Kiss X3/EOS 500D /Digital Rebel T1i) and let me tell you one-thing that it's a great camera to begin with (please take a look at some of my earlier photos here). Well, buying an expensive camera will not just magically take high quality pictures. Imagination and skill are the basic requirements of photography and experimentation is the key to success. So, my experiments with DSLR continues. Let me share with you all some random shots through my lens (you may also visit my Flickr stream).

Bokeh (the out of focus or blurry areas of a photograph): shot with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens

Image shot with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens

Lets Talk!: shot with Canon EF-S55-250mm kit lens

Just before sunset: shot with Canon EF-S18-55mm kit lens

 It's fishy!: shot with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens

Bokeh: shot with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens

I'm loving it!: shot with Canon EF-S18-55mm kit lens

Location: VIT University Hostels, Vellore, India (In the background, the blue/while light streaks are of a running train shot with long exposure): shot with Canon EF-S18-55mm kit lens @ ISO: 100

Shot with Canon EF-S55-250mm kit lens

Sunset view: shot with Canon EF-S18-55mm kit lens

Shall I?: shot with Canon EF-S55-250mm kit lens

Bokeh: shot with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens

What do you want?: shot with Canon EF-S55-250mm kit lens

Sunset view: shot with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens

Bokeh: shot with Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II lens

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