Submit your work, meet writers and drop the ads. Become a member
 
1.1k · Apr 2015
Between two worlds
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
Fantasy grapples with reality
Distorted and mangled ideas
Waiting to infuse the drudgery
Into the freshness of fantasy
Churning viciousness into potion
Gifting death to the believers
Let the imagination become stronger
To make fantasy bolder than reality
1.1k · Apr 2014
The Architect
Amitav Radiance Apr 2014
The architect of fate we are
Onus is on us to strengthen the foundation
To build a structure, concrete, yet accommodating
And mend the cracks as soon as they appear
Sway with a rhythm of the residents
Masons fortifying the walls around
The dialogues reverberating all around
It’s not a house, where love does not reveal
Build monument of love, protected from nature’s fury
1.1k · Jul 2014
Eventually in Time
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
Time wrapped in blanket of eternity
Spectator to so many events diurnally
Chronicled in the roster, every detail
Aware of all the future episodes
Holds the answers to forthcoming trials
Time will decide the outcome of actions
Testimony to history of this celestial body
1.1k · Mar 2015
First Light
Amitav Radiance Mar 2015
As night melts into the day
Sultry darkness plunges
Into the sea of crimson tides
Arises over the horizon
Face glowing with hope and vigor
Lot many hearts reverie
Seeded deep within night’s silence
Reality of night comes alive
Morning shows the way
For traveler at the end of the day
Will retire in the womb of darkness
Now the first rays of light
Birthed from the union of two
1.1k · May 2014
Nature’s Shower
Amitav Radiance May 2014
Let’s go and bathe in the moonlight shower
Which will cleanse our soul of all the dirt
Unclad, with nothing to hide from each other
Enveloping our form with the glistening stars
I can see the sparkle of happiness in your eye
As we submerge in nature’s Jacuzzi
Softly massaging and reviving our feelings
Becoming aware of each other’s presence
The celestial showers drenching us
With the milk oozing from the moon, so pure
The agonizing wait is over
Our silhouettes are walking towards the woods
As we are the vines, which grew apart
Now, it’s time for us again to embrace
Entwined more closely now
As we are now rejuvenated by the celestial shower



© Amitav (Radiance)
1.1k · Dec 2014
The Night Shadows
Amitav Radiance Dec 2014
The shadow of the night
Reveals, what daylight hides
Repressed for long
They find assurance in darkness
Somewhat dazzled by the sunlight
They take their time to adjust
Through the cobbled streets
Faltering for few steps
Somewhere in the night
It searches for the missing half
Hiding during the day
Working hard to make a living
Relentless scrutiny makes you cringe
Remember the night is not far away
Where you can find yourself
Nighttime is the perfect time for a rendezvous with oneself and also to introspect.
1.1k · May 2015
Once that was…
Amitav Radiance May 2015
Once that was
Will not be forever
Faded memories
And sepia moments
Lot of nostalgia
Tired souls
Reminiscing throughout
In retrospect
Fading work of art
Cracked colors
And crumbling walls
Long stint in the past
A standing ovation
From the present ones
Frail limbs support
The past grandeurs
Let’s bow to them
In our memories and
History testimonials
1.1k · May 2015
Poets Legacy
Amitav Radiance May 2015
Poets carry the legacy
Of truest of feelings
And obscure emotions
Fertile minds ponder
Conversation with muse
Fountain of inspiration
From the cosmic core
Poets with finesse
Carry the words with care
Leaving a rich legacy
Bequeathing everything
A magnanimous soul
Poets change the world
With every word
Poetry is the mantra
Chants heard far and wide
Reverberates the legacy
With profound clarity
1.1k · Nov 2014
Intricate Designs
Amitav Radiance Nov 2014
Man-made
Designs
are
Intricate
A
Maze
Where
You
Get
lost
no
all
alone
no
direction
wily
and
gullible
designs
doomed
1.1k · Jul 2014
A Rainy Night
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
The night’s silence invaded by rains
Cutting through the darkness
Dingy streets exposed by the lightning
Howling ferociously, with vengeance
Street dwellers soaked to the spirits
Helpless against the outburst of nature
Scurrying to salvage their meager belongings
Cold and wet streets offer them little solace
The old library portico offers some respite
Nefarious activities are deluged
Tonight no one is on the prowl, no prize catch
Although cold outside, it’s been a sleepless night
So many memories rain down my thought crucible
Filling it to the brim, I feel drowning in them
So many emotions raining down on me
A shiver runs down my spine, cold eeriness
Stormy night stirred up my past
My silent present invaded on a rainy night
1.1k · Feb 2015
A Connect
Amitav Radiance Feb 2015
A touch
Signals the presence
Of assurance and love
Wakes up
Every cell within you
Travelling faster
Through unknown corridors
More potent than words
Language of touch
Deciphered faster
Touch creates ripples
In the soul
Waking you from within
With the invitation
From another soul
To connect
with deepest desires
1.1k · Apr 2015
Secret World
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
Eyes speaks thousand words
Holds the sparkling stars
Enchanting cosmos of feelings
Night’s traveler halts here
1.1k · Oct 2014
Your Dreams
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
While dreams are afloat
And seems impossible
Levitate your mind
To be among them
Dreams are yours
Waiting to be a reality
Belief is a magic wand
1.1k · Jul 2014
Poetry
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
Poetry is, feelings coming alive with words
Inked with permanence, on paper
Words wrapped in unique ideas and creativity
Every piece is open to as many interpretations
Leaving the mind, wanting more
Prolific poetry flowing from every poet’s pen
Keeping the souls of other poets, replenished
Poetic liberty gives us poets, to venture beyond
Weaving a web of magic with each word
Poets drinks from the well of creativity
Every century has given a rich legacy of poets
Poetry is in nature, for we poets can feel
It’s omnipresent in every incident of life
Sometimes sad, or philosophical, or satire
Funny and full of Love, or even hatred
Poetry can dig the depths of feelings
To create mellifluous literature
We are all bound by the threads of poetry
Dedicated to all the HP poets.
1.1k · Jun 2014
Unheeded Pain
Amitav Radiance Jun 2014
The gray pathways
Cobbled with stone
Time has entrenched
Melancholy in every piece
It leads to desolation
Yet he walks the beaten path
Bleeding his exposed feet
Blindfolded by pain
Numbness has set in
Every day as he walks past
Shoveling him away
Like a pile of dirt
Trashed away from life
Only to heap more misery
On the trampled heart
Its feeble cry unheeded
By the city, that walks past
Avoiding the dark alley










© Amitav (Radiance)
1.0k · Aug 2014
Set Sail
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
Set sail in your ship
Away from the shoreline, to deep seas
Anchored to the past
Lift the burden too heavy, and sail away
1.0k · Apr 2015
Night’s Still
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
Night’s still
Tireless hymns
Of the night
Echoes
Sky’s lit
With brilliant
Stars
Time to let go
Of weariness
Peace of
Darkness
Silent warriors
Fending off
Tiredness
Night wraps
Itself warm
Cozy cocoon
Soul rests
To emerge
Refreshed
At dawn
Night’s still
Till dawn beckons
1.0k · Dec 2014
Uprooted Dreams
Amitav Radiance Dec 2014
Where dreams are uprooted
And trust is slowly losing ground
Where does one get a foothold?
Once pristine landscape of mankind
Is denied the elixir of life, Love
Inner strength is crumbling away
The quick sand moments pulling us
Rapidly towards point of no return
The scorching heat is unbearable
As souls are parched dry
Lack of feelings and compassion
Extinction is not far away
1.0k · Jan 2015
Our Abode
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
World we live in
Architects are we
Choices are
The building blocks
And truth, the base
Most of the times
We falter
With our choices
We construct
With vision obfuscated
Soon we see
Piles of rubble
Where many tales
Are lost, forever
Relegated to obscurity
1.0k · Nov 2014
Expectations
Amitav Radiance Nov 2014
How unexpected it is
to live without expectations
But don't let that
create a barrier in your movement
Glide past obstacles
when the soul and heart is determined
1.0k · May 2014
The Kiss
Amitav Radiance May 2014
The lip lock opens the heart’s floodgates
Waves of emotions surges towards the shore
The riders surfing over rising waves
Quenching the penchant for adventure
Synchronizing every move, to stay afloat
Shying away from the shoreline
For, the adventure has just begun
Wild desires are insatiable, testing out the limits
Caught in the strong undercurrent of the confluence**




© Amitav (Radiance)
1.0k · May 2014
Bridge
Amitav Radiance May 2014
There is a bridge across the raging river
Bridging the gap from between destinations
As if the river is conquered to submission
The thick pillars taking the onslaught
Of the strong undercurrents underneath
People from all walks of life, walk across
Creating bridge among people’s life
It’s an exchange of ideas and skills
Between the two separate destinations
As successfully bringing the society together
The bridge stands strong and allows a free passage
Bearing no discriminatory thoughts
Building bridges, to reach out to each other
Acting as the lifeline for so many people
In times of eventualities, happy or sad
The bridge is testimony to so many occurrences
Patiently serving the multitude
Cushioning them from the fury of the river
It’s concrete in its resolve to protect
To bridge the differences in people’s hearts
Build new bridges to reach out to everyone
Mend the cracks in time, to take care of the bridge
For, it will withstand all the fury and help bridge the gap




© Amitav (Radiance)
1.0k · Mar 2015
Custodians of Poetry
Amitav Radiance Mar 2015
O’ custodians of poetry
Gather all at the Poet’s hall
Take a pledge to write
Poetry shall flow endlessly
Creativity shall never end
Our words shall birth future poetry
Prayer to our Muse
For the flow of inspirations
We can make harmony
When poets gather in unison
Poetry will be enriched
With the feelings and emotions
Poetry shall inspire the poetic minds
To come out of the slumber
Here, poetic world beckons
Creativity is a talisman
O’ custodians of poetry
Listen to this prayer
1.0k · Jan 2015
Rejected Thought
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
Misconstrued is the thought
Not aligned with popularity
Looked upon with skepticism
Maybe it shall not find its place
And due recognition, today
There’s always a tomorrow
To welcome with open arms
It shall be bestowed
With the rays of a new Sun
A new day
The thought shall outshine
Every rejection
1.0k · May 2014
Earth's Spinning
Amitav Radiance May 2014
If the Earth loses its balance
Flinging away, to a distant universe
Spinning viciously and in a tizzy
We are holding on to it for dear life
Running around round and round
Helter-skelter, life spinning out of control
The vast oceans turned in to huge vortex
Siphoning off the natural habitat and us too
The fate of humanity looks vulnerable and fuzzy
Hurtling through space at colossal speed
The core of the Earth has started spewing lava and fire
All the continents mangled together in a single lump
Now, time and space is going to consume the planet
Obliterating the existence of the planet, once called Earth*



© Amitav (Radiance)
This poem has a cynical tone to it. But, this scenario just crossed my mind. Just an imaginative work.
1.0k · Mar 2015
In the Mind
Amitav Radiance Mar 2015
Let your mind settle down
Eliminate the noises and distractions
Listen carefully to the voice within
Deluged in the cacophony for long
Awaken the soul from deep slumber
1.0k · Aug 2014
Along the Street…
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
Walking past the somber street
So many dilapidated houses
Once built with dreams and love
Family time and three meals a day
Strengthened the bonding more
Praying together to face life well
Confront the challenges of life
Once the garden filled with laughter
Reminiscent of the holidays
Rolling on the lawns and getting *****
Family time and bonding true
The houses have seen it all
Now only the memories are intact
Lonely residents living in retrospect
Only a passerby, the feelings wrapped me
1.0k · May 2014
By Night
Amitav Radiance May 2014
Awake throughout the night
I gaze at the canopy above
Lit with numerous twinkling stars
Making me feel like a star
As if the stage is set for me to ponder
The luxury of the quietness, is priceless
At night, the mind seems the brightest
When the fountain of thought overflows
Replenishing the queries of the heart
The busy mind slows down
A rendezvous between the mind and heart starts
That is only when my doubts are cleared
I am a silent audience, listening to the reasoning
The heart and the mind are my guides
Providing me the guiding light, for the road ahead
And the night seems brighter compared to day
As consciousness gets a new lease of life
To get me through another journey, the next day
And the night is a reminder, it’s there for me
To host me at the center stage, showering me with stars
By night, I prepare for another day**




© Amitav (Radiance)
1.0k · Aug 2014
For Hope
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
Hope visits at every hour
Quietly perched at your window
And take flight with your ambitions
Only when you open your heart
Hope infused with trust, gives wings
And takes off beyond the boundaries
Reach heights of success and happiness
Open the window of your soul
And pray for hope to visit every time
1.0k · Aug 2014
Meandering Roads
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
Through the meandering roads
Visited so many dwellings on my way
Listened to so many narration
Stories from yesteryear unfolded
Many faces of happiness and grief
Experienced an heart to heart connect
Shadows of the forest and open valleys
Greeted by the dew drenched mornings
Silent nights with the moon’s soft rays
Along the meandering roads I walked
Every settlement welcomed me
With a warm heart and a story to narrate
Lucky, that I chose the meandering roads
1.0k · Jan 2015
No Reprieve
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
Pain shall not cease
That grips the soul
Barbed memories
Will always bleed
With touch
Serrated words
Slices through
All the intent  
Comes to naught
Love transforms to dissent
And tenets become acerbic
Eroding peace
Suffering in silence
1.0k · Jul 2014
Another Day has gone
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
Another day has gone, night’s descended
Lingering thoughts have ebbed
Waves have left the shores of worries
Deluging the castles of sand
Washing away the pensive remnants
Along with it dreams of vainness
Carrying me along with the saline waters
Filling my lungs to the brim
Choking on the brine and spilling out anguish
Clawing on every grain of sand for support
Freely flowing out of my hands
Nothing seems to stay, which I want to hold to
Not finding my sinking feet to gain a hold
The night sky offers ray of hope
Fallen and defeated, fate washed away
Night sky showers me with the stars
Blinking far away, yet blanketing me
Another day’s gone and night descended
Under the canopy of night sky
I find my abode, away from glaring daylight
1.0k · May 2015
This World
Amitav Radiance May 2015
World full of tantrums
Truant hearts scheme
Against the forgiveness
Time maybe exhausted
For those who trivialize
The grandeur of life
1.0k · Jul 2014
Mind’s Adrift
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
My mind is adrift, carrying me afar
Away from the binds of words
Beyond the realm of consciousness
Of the regular and mundane
Taken off, to reach a higher plane
Which has housed me in quietude
Away from marooning thoughts
I have found my island of bliss
1.0k · Apr 2014
Unhurried Love
Amitav Radiance Apr 2014
Revealing each other slowly
A saga which has no end or beginning
Slow passion fuels the yearning
Unhurried, we reach a crescendo
And brings with it a new beginning
As we do not possess, yet we are inseparable
We are in the world of unhurried Love
1.0k · Oct 2014
The Cauldron
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
So many emotions are mixed
In the cauldron of the mind
Boiling with rage
Fired by the dried logs of time
Entrapped in the bubbles
Are the memories
Stirred with the ladle of life
Cauldron kept hot
Till the fire burns with rage
1.0k · Sep 2014
Books
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
Read between the lines
To travel between the covers
1.0k · Jan 2015
Poetic Journey
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
Poetic whispers
Reverberate
Across the
Corridors of
The poetic
Hallway
Pillars of
Words
Strengthened
By the
Poetic touch
Carved out
And chiseled
With intricate
Details
Only who roams
These hallowed  
Hallways
Are cognizant
Of now and
Beyond
And don’t
Demarcate
Between reality and
(un)reality
Words from
The eternal
Fountain
Makes for a
Beautiful landscape
Around the
Beautiful monument
Built by, Poets
Everything is
Sacrosanct
1.0k · Jan 2015
Every Word
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
With every word
You give away
A piece of your heart
Precious than
Anything created
By mankind
Your lips give away
Your inner feelings
Genuine and pristine
This empty heart
Went looking for love
Never sure
Of finding the treasure
But your words
Fill every coffer of my heart
You trusted the wanderer
Saw through disheveled looks
Your hands in mine
The first precious words
Conveyed the innermost feelings
Wanderer felt tired
And wanted this to be his resting place
Now, and after this life
Forever
1.0k · Jan 2015
Breached Confines
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
Caught unaware
Heart’s naïve
Breezy feeling
Beautiful ambiance
Colors seep in
Lovely hues
Lofty demands
Open arms
Hearts consent
Willing prisoner
Timid no more
Brazen display
Affections galore
Souls levitate
From unknown depths
to unexplored summit
Magnetic pull
Desires unleashed
Feels triumphant
With every move
Silent assassins
Willing prisoners
Breached confines
1.0k · Oct 2014
Beauty of Words
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
Slowly, all the words drain out
With the ink that flows
Blank page is embellished
With the beautiful calligraphy
Thus, poetry is birthed
1.0k · Sep 2014
Space
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
Standing here in this celestial space
A small stage in the cosmic arena
Looking up at the vast canvas above
Wondering, what I may stumble upon
Is there a replica of this planet anywhere?
Or, am I lucky to inhabit this isolated planet?
Where we have only each other to rely on
And the only place which harbors life
And let go of our delusion of supremacy
For, we maybe all alone in this universe
Maybe, we do not understand it yet?
1.0k · Jan 2015
The Poet and Poetry
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
The trembling hands
When you look at the blank pages
Minds wandering for inspiration
Wary of touching the pristine
Ink raging, bubbling with passion
When the pen shall write
The first words, and then another
Minds afresh, it’s a new day
Pen, held between the twirling fingers
Wondering, what a circus
Reeling under as many ideas
Poet’s mind is on a roller coaster ride
So many facets of life
Reflections of each and every event
On the agile mind, wreaks havoc
Ideas, ideas, and ideas
Hoping the ink shall flow as fluently
Not leaving a blotch
But, series of beautiful interpretations
Of life, there are many
As many we choose to portray
Finally, the pen shall kiss the paper
Continuing the love story
It’s a trilogy, of the poet, pen and paper
1.0k · Nov 2014
Quote
Amitav Radiance Nov 2014
Fun is momentary, happiness is eternal
1.0k · May 2014
Ambitions
Amitav Radiance May 2014
All wants to reach for the sky
What if the sky comes crashing down?
It will be an apocalypse of our ambitions*




© Amitav (Radiance)
1.0k · Jan 2015
Distressed Times
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
The world seeks help
From the conniving
Looks with a slant
Thoughts are askew
Waiting for help
Wrongs to do the right
Not possible
Yet, we choose
Misused often
The right to choose
Veiled desperation
Hands do surrender
Not to hold one’s hand
Breaks the human bond
Strikes on the weakened
With force
Shatters the will
And shakes the core
The soul screams
Much anarchy around
Vicious game plan
Everyone succumbs
To a thundering defeat
999 · Dec 2014
In the Chasm
Amitav Radiance Dec 2014
When you are in the chasm
And the words are hollow
Only, wrapped in rhetoric
Even the echoes become inaudible
How do you express?
The irrepressible agony
Shattering the soul
From the stones hurled at you
On the verge of crumbling
And shattering into many pieces
Holding onto the jagged edges
And hiding in some crevices
Finally, into the oblivion
Swept away by the wind of apathy
Deep into the chasm
Engulfed by the darkness
999 · Jul 2014
Quote
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
Heaps of self-praise will bury an individual under its immense weight
Humility is always in fashion. Hard to follow though.
993 · May 2015
Pearls of Love
Amitav Radiance May 2015
Drenched in desires
Passion in all finery
Glistening beads
Adorns the silhouette
Awaiting the touch
For silent surrender
Dance to soft tunes
As passion lingers
Around the curves
No empty promises
Only passionate
Seduction
And pearls of love
989 · Apr 2015
Frozen in time
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
Frozen in time
Love did transform
In the deep slumber
Metamorphosed hearts
In the corridors of time
Secret chambers
Filled with dreams
From the crucible
Filled with magic potion
Frozen in time
But time cannot transform
Love is eternal
For those who believe
To drink from the crucible
Magic potion transforms
The soul, to love eternally
Next page