An innocent child or a wily lady of the night..?

Bryant Par, 42nd and , it is a perfect summer afternoon; lazy, overcast and cool.As I sit on a bench alone with just my thoughts for company, I feel that I belong. Somehow this city is like an innocent child belonging to whoever welcomes it with open arms, and a smile.. Or is it more like the wily lady of the night, who is everybody's to have and yet nobody's to keep?

I wish I could bottle up this moment of solitude, calm and clarity. But moments time often are like small " one time use" bottles of perfume. Just one whiff as you savour it and then it lingers on in the memory.. Bewitching, tempting and a little romanticised. We tend to romanticise our experiences, the good, the bad and the forsaken.

So then.. the is the question whether this moment is really that beautiful or am I romanticising it?
No,it does not really matter.. even if it is romanticisation.. it is mine..

City of blinding lights and liberation...

A city full of sites, a city full of life.. a city where inspite of the busy architecture there is so much air to breathe. Breathe in the freedom, non-judgemental glances and clarity of thought. In a city which is so busy, for a stranger the pace of life is unreal. I felt like i had stopped in time and the world was moving at an unbelievable speed. Rushing by, and as it rushed past me it highlighted the still state of mind i was in. This stillness stemmed more from confusion than peace, sometimes for you to have perspective you need to let things settle. Just like in a whirlwind, it is not clear what all is being blown away, so it is in a cluttered mind. When you let things settle, you realise what really it was that was bothering you.



As I sat at madison park at 23rd and 5th.. I saw people rushing to work, to life, to deadlines, to meetings, to new beginnings, to never ending meetings, to the usual, and perhaps not mundane.

There I was, as far away from everything that I knew.. and yet to hold onto something comfortable, i was listening to jagjit singh and rafi. The familiar melodies, helped me acclimatize.

NYC, it is an easy city to get lose yourself, but an easier one to find..