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Amitav Radiance Nov 2014
A world was created for us
To keep us in harmony
Now, we have created on that
A distortion of the dream
Askew now, with burden
Of what we shall leave behind
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
So many words drown
Before reaching the ears
Deluged in the waves
Of discontent and fear
Heart seeks solace in words
Yet, the shores look desolate
Plunged into deepest waters
Soul floats in the undercurrent
Somehow waiting to be rescued
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
Your thoughts can cage you or release you
Mind can give you a new realization
Or sweep you under a deep spell of hallucination
Imaginary demons can seize your thoughts
Depends on what our thoughts are
Repeated thoughts can become a reality
Facing at fine surprises or rude awakenings
Feed the mind with right thoughts
Let not unwarranted thoughts sneak in
Mind is powerful, subconscious a powerhouse
Thoughts in slumber suddenly becomes a reality
Choose your reality, for it depends on the thoughts
A sparkling and clear mind harbors positivity
Positive thoughts will steer you towards your destination
Such is the power of thoughts; we delve not much into them
Mind the thoughts and you will celebrate life
Amitav Radiance Nov 2014
Thoughts cannot be warm if the heart is cold
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
Thoughts woven in the mind
Becomes the invisible cloak
Wrapped around our actions
Colorful or mundane
Our choice
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
My thoughts are weary travelers
Waiting for the safe haven
Of the blank pages
Where ink rejuvenates them to life
As memoirs for other travelers
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
Borrowed thoughts fade away
Wrapped with someone else’s sentiments
It loses the unique essence
Impoverished souls foraging among treasures
Trying to survive on borrowed wealth
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
What you are thinking of
Is much less than
What you did not think about
Amitav Radiance May 2014
So many thoughts flashing before my eyes,
So many ideas hovering inside my head,
Neurons and synapses reacting with lightning speed-
Fleeting moments of euphoric and neutral moments,
The subconscious is not subjugated anymore,
Taken over by the series of parallel journey of thoughts;
Never wanting to meet, but not willing to end either,
The powerful laboratory where ideas are experimented with,
Thoughts seem to travel faster than lightning speed,
Not able to grasp the roller coaster ride with upheavals;
Holding onto the norms and the usual dogmas for semblance,
But time has come for the cataclysmic events to occur,
As if to break the shackles of the mundane and the regular;
Unadulterated by the infusions from the external ideas,
The experimented thoughts have matured to a new level;
The time has come to dislodge the ages of darkness,
Where the mind thinks without the fear of being reprimanded…



© Amitav (Radiance)
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
From consciousness
Are birthed your thoughts
Whose rays
Strikes the mind’s mirror
To create a reflection
Of your imagination
Silhouette at first
Bordering the edges of light
Finally, becomes clearer
To those with vision
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
I knocked at the lonely book
To open the doors to an adventure
Between the labyrinth of words
Taking me towards the untold story
Unraveling the surprises, slowly
Every turn I take brings me to a crossroad
Words pulling me to different directions
Engaging my mind in wordplay
And I start interacting with the protagonists
Delving deep into their minds
To gauge the thoughts of the author
Trying to bridge the gap between our thoughts
Only to face a barrage of hypothesis
Until I find myself at the exit of the maze
The lonely book has managed to hold my attention
Another journey waits till I decipher every word
Amitav Radiance May 2015
Looking through a keyhole
World becomes smaller
A constricted view of the world
Lost the key somewhere
All the keys are redundant now
Within the four walls
Life revolves around the mundane
Only window to the world
Now hazy with perceptions
Now there is only one way
To look at the world
Holed up within the premises
But only to look though a keyhole
Locked inside aspirations
Never will the key be found
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
In this cosmic journey
We stop here for a moment
And blink seems an eternity
Communicating with words
Carrying in a kernel
The true essence of life
Where have the words come from
If not the legacy we carry
Which blooms in this space
Although momentarily
Our body in a transient phase
Soul carries on the journey
Words will stay back
And we shall carry on with our journey
It’s all the time we have
To speak the words of love
Chosen, to give a stage
For us to deliver the speech from our soul
Make an impact with words
For, that is what will remain
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
Words penned centuries ago
Comes alive each time we read
Taking us back to that moment
Holding hand of those words
And time travelling to the past era
Showing us vivid imageries
Of what the writer has gone through
Inspirations, triumphs, failures, heartbreaks
Solitude, travels and an insight to his world
Connecting with the soul
Through the words penned in indelible ink
Each page, a revelation
Still living in words and within the pages
Faint heartbeat of the distant past
Reverberates in each composition
Immortal through the words
And still holding the rich legacy
Antique words, relevant even today
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
There’s hidden
A precious pearl
Eons have passed
Mentioned in
Various folklores
Hushed tones
Described the
Unknown beauty
Eyes have
Not truly feasted
On it yet
Pearl of Wisdom
Between the
Hidden chambers
Core of the
Universe held secrets
About the origin
Many seers
Have meditated
For time immemorial
The secret of beauty
Love and wisdom
Soul’s eternity
Thus birthed the
Universe from this
Hidden beauty
Many seers will
Meditate eternally
At the confluence of time
In deep trance
Shall try to delve
Deeper into the core
And be one with
The Universe
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
Perfect moments
Made of silence
Eyes do the talking
Feelings mingle freely
Delving deeper
Into each other’s thoughts
Finding the safest abode
Acceptance without remorse
Perfect moments
Hold hands together
Feeling each other’s heartbeat
Not a race against time
It’s till eternity
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
Time wanders away
Keeping a tryst with its destination
Till we realize we have missed ours
Trying to rewind the clock in vain
The balance of hours have depleted
Until we realize, time was not well spent
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
Time is the eternal sculptor
Chiseling away through centuries
To create innovative masterpieces
Where many facets of life emerge
Bridging the past, present and future
Shaping the moments we dwell in
Where events are scheduled
To display the varied installations
Which cannot be replicated
Recorded in the chronicles of time
When our world will fade away
But time will be there till eternity
Relentlessly sculpting for the future
For, time brings change
And everything changes, except time itself
Amitav Radiance Feb 2015
Humanity has a flawed
Self proclaimed idea
That they are the custodians
Of this beautiful planet
All beings put here for purpose
Looking back at an unknown creation
Theories and hypotheses
Till now, we have no conclusion
Humanity decides for this planet
Said who?
We have taken the onus
Of deciding the fate of this planet
Other living beings were here
Much before we arrived
Ruling the vast landscapes
Maybe not in the present form
We claim to have an upper-hand
In taking all decisions
More wrongs, compared to rights
Purportedly by the advanced minds
Brains that can think
Hearts that can feel
And make choices
Where do we falter?
Not thinking enough
Not caring about the right feelings
Not making the right choices
For centuries the Earth has been patient
Watching us make a spectacle
Where are we heading?
Who cares? Even towards oblivion
Shall leave behind a legacy
Which shall forgotten by time
Time will be the adjudicator
Let’s leave it there
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
Between twilight
And Dawn
Is revealed
The most
Beautiful moments
Open hearts
You gain access
To roam the endless
Lines
Bordering insanity
Touch
Sends shivers
Trough the soul
To awaken
The rivers of bliss
Take a dip
Plunging into
The nothingness
Emerging breathless
Before, dusk beckons
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
I kept looking at the clock
Counting minutes and hours
Here, time carried me away
Relatively, to a distant place
Finding myself a stranger
Mind delving in past hour
Where time stops for none
But the clock had stopped
Seconds seemed an eternity
Abracadabra! My mind was tricked
Believing, I could manipulate time
I kept looking at the clock
Amitav Radiance May 2015
Not everything can be comprehended
Although few things might exist in obscurity
Before we condemn and deny their presence
We should either try to look for a path
That leads to the obscure existence
Bring them to the light and let the eyes believe
Or we can live in complete denial and not try
If we fail to comprehend, it’s not a shortcoming
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
Today, let the night rest in peace
I won’t share my day’s experience
Tired soul wants to quietly reminisce
Softly embrace me in your silence
Lilting tunes of ancient lullaby’s
Passed on through the night
Let me take refuge in your silence
A bed of reassurance of the night
And a pillow of your calmness
I can only wait to dream in peace
Awaiting the break of a new dawn
Soon, another day of hope will beckon
Amitav Radiance Jun 2015
Follow the footsteps
That invites you to
A different path
Which leads
To the abode
Where love dwells
Doors ajar
To welcome
The traveler’s soul
Hands hold
Your treasured belief
All encompassing
There is warmth
To soothe the soul
Not weary anymore
After a night’s slumber
It will be a new awakening
Amitav Radiance Apr 2015
Soul held captive by past
Still reminiscing the memories
Traveling through the ages
Gathered much wisdom
Remains speechless
Yet, there’s so much spoken
Series of dialogues
With the heart and mind
Watching the retrospective
Of its past adventures
Sole soul have seen life
Every layer being neatly placed
Amitav Radiance May 2015
Night comes with dreams
Brilliance of starry events
Darkness opens the eyes
When soul sees with clarity
Night urges the mind to dream
Darkness sees soul’s proximity
Into each other’s dreams
Playful night is a celebration till dawn
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
Offer your words
At the altar of poetry
See the words blossom
Into fragrant flowers
Aroma of the soul
In the poems
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
Tonight as I lie awake
Looking through the window
Moonlight invading my room
I can walk up to the moon
Bridging the gap with its rays
Inviting me to visit moonlit land
Shrouded with an aura of mystery
Tempting me to unravel the story
Moon is the muse for many
Blessed I am to connect with it
Yearning to commute the distance
Awakened to a new realization
But sleep has distanced itself
Tonight as I lie awake
I plan to accept the invitation
To travel the milky white path
The pristine land of the moon
Amitav Radiance Nov 2014
Consciousness is a point
where lights are absorbed
concentration is tested
nothing should waver
from the path
alone and lost
only the still
and silent
gets the key
to unlock
the world
where you
and you alone
a realization
beyond
you and the point
will be
one
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
I whispered to the wind
To carry my message
Willingly being my bearer
Wishing every living being
And to the Sun and Moon
Giving my message of gratitude
Amitav Radiance Aug 2014
I have been born to this affluent world
Rich with diversity and nature’s delight
So many wonders mesmerize me
Benevolence is the essence of this abode
The microcosm reflecting the magnanimity
Immediately I was accepted as a tenant
Being fed from the abundance of cultivation
Fertile soils yielding bountiful harvest
Feeding me to make me stronger
I walk upon this earth with pride and joy
To see mankind and animal kingdom thrive
The camaraderie between and nature and us
It still does not say, “You owe me”
We are indebted to this planet for the largesse
Yet, not rich enough to pay back the debt
I am just a tenant, wonder if I can repay
Only way I can do that is by nurturing love within
And not to destroy this space at will
Only I can love the earth with my heart
And help, in my way to nurture its purity
Many more to come after me can be a tenant here
Let this be a reminder, we are not here to plunder
Amitav Radiance May 2014
Do you feel the ‘touch’?
Stirring old memories
Your body awakens
To the familiar ‘touch’
Blossoming the heart
‘Touch’, etched in your memory
Opening the hidden chambers
Where I once inhabited
Passions reaching a crescendo
As we have touched the familiar chord**




© Amitav (Radiance)
Amitav Radiance Dec 2014
In touch with you inner feelings
You create a beautiful world
The charisma of your touch
Will create beautiful ripples
The placid lake of love
Will come alive with the beautiful touch
Genuine touch touches the heart
Creating a lasting impression
A touch that becomes a remembrance
From heart to heart
Touch that cradles with loving hands
That touch etched in memory
Forever, a touch, that inspires
Love and beauty in your touch
Amitav Radiance Jan 2015
The soft touch of poetry
Makes me want more
Words, never the same
Suddenly everything looks bright
The aura of poetry
Surrounds me with happiness
My soul gladdens
With the feel of ink flowing through
Life gets a new meaning
When I look through poetic words
Blank papers sketched
With the labor of love
Soft touch of poetry soothes
The travails of outside world
Life spent in the confines of poetry
Only, not to be contained
In the precincts of this life
Much beyond
You can wander
With poetry as your guide
Amitav Radiance Dec 2014
Look with your heart
Hear with your eyes
Speak with your soul
Listen with your mind
Help with your hands
Pay with your Love
Look past differences
Created by us
Conscience wants to speak
Give it a chance
We are all together
Let’s celebrate the diversity
Makes the Earth, colorful
Amitav Radiance Dec 2014
Never said anyone simple was attractive
Complexity walking away with the cheers
Wearing the gorgeous nothingness
And swaggering away to oblivion
Amitav Radiance Nov 2014
Consciousness is a tiny speck
in this vast universe
Concentration and focus
will lead the way
towards the door of eternity
World of worlds
where there is no beginning or end
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
From the depths of insecurity
And the heights of arrogance
There is no respite for anyone
But to remain secluded in a crowd
Only to recede in one’s own shadows
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
When you have walked too far
And reached the edge of the world
Realizing, you have come beyond
Where the unknown waves to you
Away from the slippery ground
Now you have found a footing
To take the next step towards unknown
No way to explain the feeling
Only the heart knew it all along
Amitav Radiance May 2015
I want to board the train to nowhere
Two parallel track never to meet
Through verdant landscapes
And long dark tunnels through mountains
Through the morning dew
And torrential rains
Between deep woods and loneliness
Let the train travel till eternity
Filled with passengers who does not know time
Winding through the trails of nowhere
This train journey will be on tracks for eternity
Crossing breathtaking bridges
Looking at the dangerous abyss makes us dizzy
Train continues with the journey
Sitting by the window, landscapes scrape by
This train to nowhere, is the ultimate journey
We are all passengers traversing various lands
Two parallel track never to meet
Amitav Radiance May 2014
Sometime you board the wrong train
And you reach a destination, not in the itinerary
Unfamiliar passenger, whom you thought you, knew
But slowly, as the journey begins, you get lost
In the language, you usually do not speak
Unable to decipher, the inner feelings, you feel alien
Sometimes the parallel tracks look familiar
Maybe, they will lead you to your preferred destination
You so wish for the parallel journey
Willing to board the train on that track
Wishing to talk to the driver, about your feelings
If he could just bring the train to a halt
The train coming to a jolting stop
You may have to get off midway and board another train
Your train of thoughts has led you to the train
This will take you to the destination you have dreamt
With the right passenger the journey will be a breeze*





© Amitav (Radiance)
Amitav Radiance Feb 2015
Observing the flowing water
There is a feeling of tranquility
Which washes over the worries
Holding the essence of life
An elixir which infuses hope
Take a dip to energize the soul
Cleanses away the negativism
Remember, it’s a part of you
Connecting with your inner self
Rejuvenating the life’s possibilities
None greater force
Which can smoothen the rough edges
Life’s a tranquil flow
Amitav Radiance Feb 2015
Cosmic energy
Felt in silence
Sonorous voices
Ushers the truth
Audible to the
Destined one
In complete silence
From the core
Emanates the power
To elevate
The earthly being
In a state of levitation
Forces negated
And defied
At the higher realm
Of existence
Anointed by the power
To rise above all
None to discriminate
Among the equals
Amitav Radiance Mar 2015
Transient happiness
Drought in our heart
Emotionless
Passionless
Love’s an oasis
We are
Weary travelers
Unaware of
The ramifications
Of unloved Earth
Nature’s revolt
Will encage us
Within our faults
Overzealous we are
Perilous future
Awaits us
Amitav Radiance Jul 2014
Sometime we bask in the warm morning sun
Then we also feel the harsh summer heat
Over time seasons do change
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
Trapped in bubble of illusion
Believing it to be the only reality
Future didn't beckon
Amitav Radiance Dec 2014
We create a web around us
With our feelings and emotions
To secure us from any danger
Getting caught in that world
Unaware of what’s happening around
Obstructing our vision
Somehow getting caught in there
And realize quite late
The world has changed and moved ahead
Leaving us behind
Only to reminisce what has been
Before we realize, it’s too late
Amitav Radiance Oct 2014
Sometimes, the why’s are too many
And we do not know the how’s
Left without any answer
Faced with conundrum
Trapped in between
Amitav Radiance Sep 2014
When you have traveled so far
From yourself, it is difficult to retrace
The steps which connect you to the roots
You live everywhere, but within you
Weary steps take you to unknown destinations
When the branches have dried up
Leaving you exposed to the harsh sun
The dried trunk becomes a load too heavy
Carrying the burden all along
A lonely traveler, bereft of the soul
Losing yourself in the midst of nowhere
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