Poetry
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Syllables of Slate and Deodar
A quiet, sharp-edged poem and accompanying essay capturing the physical weight of cold and silence in a high-altitude Uttarakhand stone hut.
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Verses on mountain ridges, pine needles, and high altitude silence.
A quiet, sharp-edged poem and accompanying essay capturing the physical weight of cold and silence in a high-altitude Uttarakhand stone hut.
Free verse observing the sudden descent of autumn mist over the deodar ridges of Landour, where the silence of high altitude outlasts human hurry.
High-altitude mountain verses on the smell of raw sheep wool, firewood stacked against stone walls, and the quiet dignity of preparing for Himalayan winter.