Unmarked Helicopters

Ask the wind that blows
Which one will be the next to go?

I Will Follow You Into The Dark

In the evening
The horizon lights up
Swirls of pink and orange
Fading to blue and purple

There was really something very beautiful about this particular sunset over the Ganga in Varanasi.(where you normally tend to get golden or pale bronzed sunsets)

The title is inspired by a song by Death Cab to Cutie.. and specially in Varanasi having just seen the Burning Ghats it described my state of mind very aptly

If heaven and hell decide
That they both are satisfied
Illuminate the no's on their vacancy signs

If there's no one beside you
When your soul embarks
Then I'll follow you into the dark

The Dream of White Orchids

The Dream of White Orchids, originally uploaded by The Wandering Hermit.

Orchid Perfumes rise
As incense Wafted
By the Wings of Butterflies
- Basho

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Afterglow

Afterglow, originally uploaded by The Wandering Hermit.

In the wake of the vanquished sun
The golden Afterglow

The Haunting.

I'm haunted by the Ghost of Memories from a time long past.

Watching the rain always induces a kind of nostalgia for me.. Sometimes when I sit watching the rain coming down through an open door or window (car window in this case) I can drift so far away from the present.. and the curtain of rain acts like a screen replaying images of faint, half forgotten memories of times past.

Haunted in the Rain., originally uploaded by The Wandering Hermit.

I often delve into the spoken and unspoken language we use to create closeness or to distance ourselves from others.
What subtle agreements are made in the exchange of energy between two people?
We all nurture ideas about ourselves, others and the world in which we live.
We believe in the truth that these ideas hold for us.
Do these truths exist anywhere except in our own imagined reality?

The Lotus Eaters

Pale watchers weary of watching stars
That fall, and fall, and forever fall,
Tear-worn and troubled with many scars,
They seek the Lotus and end life's thrall.

Where Do I Begin...

Begin at the very beginning, perhaps before the Dawn of Time itself
Begin at the very precipice of darkness before light first flared up..
Begin in the instant before the universe burst onto the scene....

The search for answers (if there are any) perhaps will one day satisfactorily answered
and maybe the answer to that ultimate question of Life, The Universe & Everything
will be something other than 42..

Till then keep wandering and wondering Across The Universe.

Fiona Apple Cover Version of Beatles original on YouTube