Flickers

The bangs echoed everywhere. One after the other like answering calls.Huge gigantic balloons going bust together. Lighting iridescent the black night sky, outshining the million blinkers a million million miles away. The sheer rapture of the light overwhelms the dark. Illuminating perfectly,with discretion. Careful of what it bestows its glorious light on.

The exquisitely finished weatherproof paints of mansions. The humble whitewash of unknown slum walls. The heavy gold and diamond of time ticking away. The shampooed-after- a-month limp brown hair. Shining sprayed tresses.The exotic sarees, 'crafted to perfection'. The gaudily glittering clothes struggling to feign gold. The smiles. Brilliantly glowing, golden and silver. And the eyes, unrecognizable, illegible behind the bright light filming them.

The darkness dispelled, the pretentious sparkles dancing their way around halt. The golden wrist watches still the eyes of some by their glitter. Other pupils, are more vacant, having nothing to reflect. Just the blankness of being once the sun exposes it pitilessly to them. Like the doleful charred catherine wheels that would never pirouette again.

But for one eventful night all was right with the world.

51 pumped it:

quite descriptive....

October 31, 2008 11:44 PM  

farahhh!! aaiyooo..wht an amazing description gal!!

"Other pupils, are more vacant, having nothing to reflect. Just the blankness of being once the sun exposes it pitilessly to them. Like the doleful charred catherine wheels that would never pirouette again."

AWESOME gal!! eng hons is bringin out d best in u!! mere se toh bas frustration nikal raha hai :P

November 1, 2008 1:06 AM  

thats good too see .. a new post from farah.... cool.. hopw you can watch youtube videos now

November 1, 2008 2:58 AM  

omg, what happening to you ya!
Ekdum abstract thoughts overflowing you.. needlessly to say they are brilliant. Keep them flowing!
Cheers!

November 1, 2008 4:34 AM  

@lash ..thanx
@tinni..sach bolun..mujhe thoda crappy laga. ekdum restrained. like mary wanted to say something ..but...

November 1, 2008 5:53 AM  

@chriz ..ya will c ..2 the end of d month if i still hav limit l;eft ;)
@swetz arey u don't know ..wen u cant write abstraction comes naturally ..u confuse everybody ansd get confused urself

November 1, 2008 5:54 AM  

I absolutely Love this post. It's one of the best pieces of writing I've read on the blogosphere. Fabulous!

The picture it painted in my mind was fragmented, sure, but it grew clearer towards the end, and I was awestruck when realization struck. :D

However, call me a cynic, pessimist or whatever, I don't think "all's right with the world" on Diwali night. Heck, I think it cannot happen ever. (But it sure does make a very effective ending)

Brilliant piece of work! :)

November 1, 2008 6:07 AM  

u r a marvel on ur own!

Keshi.

November 2, 2008 10:00 PM  

I wish if could be well all the time....sigh...

Loved your narration Farah !
Have I been here before ? Cant recall it but feel so....

Lovely blog anyway.
:)

November 3, 2008 12:12 AM  

Beautifully expressed the stark reality of the world, Farah
:)
:)
Loved it.
Sorry i'm late
:)
No i'm not dead, i mean i'm late to comment
:)
And please mere irregularity ko 3rd december tak nazar andaaaz kar dena
:)
Xms ke baad, jee bhar ke comment kar doonga
:)
Apna khayal rakhna
:)

November 3, 2008 2:38 AM  

osum farro!!!
"Other pupils, are more vacant, having nothing to reflect. Just the blankness of being once the sun exposes it pitilessly to them. Like the doleful charred catherine wheels that would never pirouette again."
can't help readin it over n over again!!

farah, gettin bak 2 bhopal 2nite :(
dadi's very very sik :(
loads of packing 2 b done :(
mama's forcing me 2 take loats of food 2 bhopal :(
finally managed 2 add ur blog to the following list :) :).. couldnt do so previously cz of sum dumb error they used 2 gv me..

November 3, 2008 7:59 PM  

@alok ..thaku guruji ...thats a really inflating bit of parise

@keshi..luv ya

November 3, 2008 10:01 PM  

@cindrella ..yup u've been here...always welcome

@sid...no problemo bachcha ..i will nazarandazo? btw i dint get that new blog invitation

November 3, 2008 10:03 PM  

Great pic.

November 4, 2008 4:31 AM  

I LOVED the last line.. that pretty much IS the spirit of Diwali.. but i will remember this line for a long time..

November 4, 2008 8:40 AM  

Oh, and for God's sake, DON't run out of ur internet hours again please!

November 4, 2008 8:41 AM  

@hobo..thnx
@how do we...promise ..i wont ..at least not this month

November 4, 2008 8:30 PM  

effortless flow it seems..!!

will visit again for sure..!!

:)

November 4, 2008 10:36 PM  

wow farah !! everything is so perfectly described. love love love the 1st paragraph. awesome!

November 5, 2008 2:04 AM  

what?? WHY CANT GUYS COMMENT??

Scribblers Inc.

P.S.-Its a good post...thats what I wanted to write initially. -_-

November 5, 2008 2:47 AM  

great pic

November 5, 2008 3:31 AM  

good post.. amazing description...
happy blogging

November 5, 2008 4:16 AM  

wow! y dont i get such bizzare thoughts :O
the last line was brilliant!

my blogroll never shows ur blog as updated :( am late again!

November 5, 2008 5:08 AM  

someone please gift me a dictionary for the sake of humankind...!

The description is awesome and I simply loved it.. but please spare a thought for dyslexic people like Darsheel Safari.. hehe ;)

Khush! Aap bulao aur hum na aayein!

November 5, 2008 7:59 AM  

I mean how.. How do you people write so awesomely..

November 6, 2008 4:21 AM  

@vinz ..effrotless? no yaar i nearly burst my head ..i cud hardly get the words
@hp ..sachchi? luv u :)

November 6, 2008 8:18 AM  

@scribbler..arey everybody can comment ...c i chngd it too
@shrey thanx..

November 6, 2008 8:19 AM  

@sarath *bows*
@div...giv ur blogroll a kick ..ganda bachcha...n dont hope for such thots..they come wen u go mad or dumb

November 6, 2008 8:20 AM  

@abhi...thanku thanku thanku ..n plz tell me ...there isnt a single word anybody wont understand ..i am dyslexic too :D
@urv..just like u vanish every few days

November 6, 2008 8:22 AM  

uff dat was damn beautiful!

November 6, 2008 9:27 AM  

he he :)

November 6, 2008 9:10 PM  

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November 6, 2008 10:44 PM  

Hey great post Farah...came to your blog via Trinaa's I guess..(not very sure bout it though)....Really liked the flow of thoughts which were equally and brilliantly matched with beautiful words that it was difficult to decide (who am I to decide though) what came first to your mind...the words or the thoughts...its great to see such a wonderful writing on Blogosphere...Congrats on having such expressive thoughts and excelling in expressing them so wonderfully..

November 6, 2008 10:47 PM  

@neha..uff puff
@toonfactory..whoever's blog u came thru ..u r welcome

November 7, 2008 5:41 AM  

i am unable to add ur blog to my blogroll or follow it... i have no idea why...

farah ji is quite descriptive as usaulll!! :D

ps: my name is vinay, not sid...sid is riversoul of silent recollections fame... :) dont get confused ok../!!? ;)

November 7, 2008 5:42 AM  

i know sid is riversoul ..when did i adress u as sid?

November 7, 2008 6:12 AM  

The description...yes..I agree with everyone.
It is shaking.

The picture..it stirs me somewhere deep down..


Pretty!

November 7, 2008 7:34 AM  

this is reely a very beautiful write up dear..u talk sense..

description was cool

btw I cudn't see any updates on ma broll tats y I missed it..sorry deerrr

:)

November 7, 2008 8:33 AM  

wats ur feed url ?

November 7, 2008 8:37 AM  

Where did you get this template from?

November 7, 2008 9:08 AM  

terrific...fabulous...

what did u had before writing this???

November 7, 2008 11:23 AM  

no doubt the words used are good... but still i found it quite confused and deceptive writing... (Trust me i have read it seven times... and every time i became pretty firm on the comment passed).

November 7, 2008 8:57 PM  

An ornate piece of writing...the art is dazzling, but what a wicked piece of work, ma chère... :)

November 8, 2008 4:12 AM  

@crystal ... i dont remeber where i got the template frm ..ill check ..shayad blogcrowds
@priya ..i thot so ..isliye i reminded ;)

November 8, 2008 8:36 AM  

@vick thanx..i think i must hav had sleeping pills
@ayushi ..arey ..mere ko wicked kyun bola? u updated ur blog yet?

November 8, 2008 8:37 AM  

@big omi ..i don't know y u think its confused ..the pic is quite clear in my mind..i don't intend to spell out everything thing ...i intend whoever reads my writing to put his own imagination into place...but thanx for the authentic criticism

November 8, 2008 8:39 AM  

awwww... farah.. such a strong description, beautiful narration.

The last line is just too good!! :)

Loved everything in this piece :)

November 8, 2008 10:23 AM  

@lena ...thanx sweety

November 8, 2008 8:57 PM  

Oh thats really appreciated.. and am really happy that you found authenticity in my comment.. and didnt took it other way round.. :)

November 9, 2008 6:56 PM  

Girl how do you come up with such descriptions?Awesome imagination! :)

November 24, 2008 5:21 AM  

Good Morning!!! nownforevr.blogspot.com is one of the best informational websites of its kind. I enjoy reading it every day. All the best.

December 12, 2009 12:46 PM  

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