Sunday, 30 August 2015

Through the Window

I peeked through the window
There were only buildings.
And people.
Some chasing time; some destiny.
Fiddling with mobile phones;
Nodding to the songs played in ear-phones.

I looked around;
Searched for the birds.
And the leaves that rustles in breeze.
There were neither, I shuddered.
Cacophony of honks maddened me
I closed my window.


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50 comments:

  1. UnknownAugust 30, 2015 12:21 am

    These days you need to close your eyes to hear singing birds and flurring of leaves. The cold breeze flowing giving goosebumps and the calm waters of a lake where you try to look yourself. All these bliss and peaceful surroundings can only be felt with closed eyes, another window.

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    1. LocomenteSeptember 06, 2015 11:14 am

      Yea... Maybe thats why meditation is propagated more now... But my worry is will the coming generation even know how they might so :)

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  2. Destination InfinityAugust 30, 2015 10:30 am

    Switch on your laptop - search for trees, birds and you'll find it :P If you want cool breeze to go with it, switch on the AC :P :P

    Destination Infinity

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    1. LocomenteSeptember 06, 2015 11:15 am

      really... its so sad... Though I think we kindda do all that now :(

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  3. SandhyaAugust 30, 2015 11:34 am

    Today's situation very well expressed! We have to switch on our laptop like D.I. says to make our children enjoy nature...our mistake...feel sad for them.

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    1. LocomenteSeptember 06, 2015 11:16 am

      I hope we do something to make the impact of this mistake lesser..

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  4. HardiAugust 30, 2015 1:16 pm

    Ah that is unfortunate, although the sound of people moving and living is a song of its own too. But of course nothing is as beautiful as nature.

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    1. LocomenteSeptember 06, 2015 11:17 am

      It is indeed nice sound... But do we get to hear that amidst of maddening noise pollution... :(

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  5. J Cosmo NewberyAugust 30, 2015 5:03 pm

    Sadly true. Truly sad.

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  6. Jae RoseAugust 30, 2015 5:53 pm

    It is a bizarre phenomenon that sometimes outside can feel as isolated as inside..shutting the window seems wise...sometimes our own world is richer than the emptiness of distance...a poem that really spoke to me...

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    1. LocomenteSeptember 06, 2015 11:20 am

      Thanks a lot Jae... Very glad that you liked it and connected to it :)

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  7. MaryAugust 30, 2015 6:16 pm

    Nothing more annoying than a 'cacophony of honks.' Good to be able to close a window to give oneself a break from the noise.

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  8. Sanaa RizviAugust 30, 2015 6:36 pm

    Some chasing time; some destiny.

    We are all chasing one thing or another.. hoping to find success and happiness. Well penned.

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  9. brudbergAugust 30, 2015 9:26 pm

    It's called progress alas... maybe we should take some time chasing the sound of birds.

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  10. Maude LynnAugust 30, 2015 10:21 pm

    I know just how this feels.

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  11. Sherry Blue SkyAugust 30, 2015 10:45 pm

    I can hear the noise and was relieved when you closed the window.

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  12. DonnaAugust 31, 2015 12:17 am

    I think this is why I find solace in nature and my garden...I must have these sounds...and I do not own a cell phone....progress sometimes, many times takes us backward to a worse place.

    Donna@LivingFromHappiness

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    1. LocomenteSeptember 09, 2015 2:58 pm

      Hats off to you... I envy you because you still not a victim of the so called "advancements!"

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  13. NatašekAugust 31, 2015 12:28 am

    So sad not see nature.. and i love that line about people catching time or destiny.

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  14. SusanAugust 31, 2015 2:52 am

    Whew! I've heard that this media access which gives us whatever we wish at the touch of a finger will be the end of Absence, the end of waiting. It may also be the end of nature. Gosh.

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  15. totomaiAugust 31, 2015 4:24 am

    everyone's a zombie. better to close the window :)

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  16. ZQAugust 31, 2015 6:01 am

    Yes, as I waited for more...
    ZQ

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  17. Ph_August 31, 2015 11:55 am

    Soul yearns for calmness the nature gives. Modernization is snatching away simple pleasures like that.
    Nice post!:)

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  18. Lux G.August 31, 2015 2:00 pm

    Oh, so true!

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  19. Gen Giggles September 01, 2015 3:26 am

    The other sound of the world drowned out by humanity. It can be disheartening.

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  20. J.N.T.September 01, 2015 4:34 am

    I know where you're coming from. birds' songs are truly pretty.

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    1. LocomenteSeptember 09, 2015 3:01 pm

      And its a blessing if we could hear one!
      Thanks :)

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  21. Gillena CoxSeptember 01, 2015 5:53 am

    Ah yes what is the concrete jungle today. I too would close my window

    Much love...

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  22. rudraprayagaSeptember 02, 2015 1:21 pm

    Progress in retrogressive way. Very touchy feeling.

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  23. Boisterous BeeSeptember 03, 2015 3:52 pm

    The scenario in this is so ubiquitous.. and with everybody..
    The vivid details that you have written goes perfectly with the flow!!

    Cheers

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  24. XSeptember 04, 2015 4:57 pm

    What a scary world it is once we have pushed every other living thing out of it.

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  25. humbirdSeptember 07, 2015 4:00 am

    Interesting observation how sometimes sounds can be devastating, though sometimes - just what we need....

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