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Bihu and beyond

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                                                                                                          Anjana Bora The Assamese community of Houston,  Dallas-Fort Worth and Austin  celebrates  Rongali Bihu with a daylong celebration with sports, ethnic food and snacks during the day  culminating in a colorful cultural function in the evening. It is a yearly gathering of Assamese families all around Texas to celebrate the Assamese New Year. Keeping the traditions of our homeland alive, the day starts with the hoisting of the flag and singing and rendering of “Sreemoyi axomir” followed by fun-filled games for children and adults.   Traditional snacks are served such as doi cera with gur, vari...

The Invite

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The Invite Today if you were here  what would I say,  That I saw a park in an unknown part, That I stopped the car, And embarked. Today if you were here  what would I say, That I lost my way  and just didn’t care. That a cul de sac  with a canopy of branches,  And an empty bench;  Two standing pots of plants, was beckoning at me. So I went and sat. That I heard a rumbling noise,  blending with the siren of a fire truck,  That hurriedly passed by. Now my mind said get up  I am much inclined  To investigate, that rumbling noise  At the periphery of the park. Silly me! this unnecessary quickness,  Just to see, two men with machines, Grooming the bushes! But beyond that what I see is,  Spectacular! Natural beauty. If you were here  There would be perhaps, A different kind of thrill to see what I see. You would say mayb...

The Greater Design

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The Greater Design Let it all come together,  the design the structure. The towering height. What is design but a vision So also is structure but sketches With shape, form, matter. The engineering, the technical literature; that goes with it,  The concrete,   the steel,   the knots,   the bolts.  Is that all? The reason for it to look a certain way, The reason for it to be there. Man the creator  An expression of his own greater creation Running parallel Vivid manifestation Lifting his pride  Beyond imagination. That towers over him Mute in its magnitude More faith on his offspring that colossal that child  that other He lets it stand  Totally assured  Shall not fall He would have his hopes high On his child  to never fail Faultless creation Offspring  Faulty himself  His belief Limited,   But in t...

Receive

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Receive Happy moments ; Sad moments  Are but moments , feelings fleeting. Each of its own highs ,  Each of its own lows . Feel them , do not identify with them .  For you are neither ,  As you could be either. Beyond all these moments is You . Identify that .  Rely on that .  Give life to that. The constant , that is the You . The silent , The subtle ,  The awesome , that is the You. The misguided, that is the You.  The dishonored ,  The egotistical,  The victim , that is the You . And then --The reactive --You  The dissatisfied ,  The disgruntled--You Instead Save You  Honor You  By savouring All that is in You . It is alright to be all that and still be You. Let's not forget ,  The "Is " not the quizzical "what is " has made the human in You . You are but a continuum ,  A long deep breath . You are but the ultimat...

Steps of Thoughts

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Steps of Thoughts Mundane is mundane no more,  When images speak in pitch dark clouds;  Impending downpour and confetti drizzles. Heavy showers, incessant ☔️  rains. Of a tree 🌲  tired of standing upright,  Gently afloat on a placid lake. Of ducks gliding, quacking, pecking. Of a pristine white swan on a swift overdrive. What if those birds were paper planes ;  Children with hands outstretched, Birds turned into planes would land,  Onto their giddy delirious selves. Mundane is mundane no more,  When pigeons unafraid, Settles and croons, on a bench that stands;  In testimony of some Loved One's loss engraved. The five-pointed Texas Lone Star ⭐️ , The pine trees like Christmas chandelier; I say this which seems mundane to many, Is far far from mundane to Me.

We the Gift

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We the Gift On my Birthday all I have is Love to share through threads of thoughts that bind us all! We The Gift I am everybody's story. Our Paths have crossed or not; Yet I know, I know you ; Our hearts beat the same,  Right now, at this moment,  As we breathe, as we live. How different can then my story be! From the hazy grey softness of the womb,  I emerged ; Light, love, warmth, food, and air. Was not yours the same? Of a different mother, of a different womb,  You emerged; Rest just the same! Moments sometimes come momentous ; Ordinary routine like pass by most times. Emotions stretch high and low; Smiles, frustrations, the search for more. Never anything less, always something more. Unsettled energy lives within me; Unsettled energy resides in you too. As the sun wipes out the clouds and makes its presence felt; I break open the straps and step into life's conveyor belt. You don't see t...

Reasons to Fall in Love

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Reasons to Fall in Love Listen heart, it's powder blue skies above;  Do we need any more reason to fall in love?  Listen, heart , I see a plane gliding down to touch ;  Do we need any more reason to fall in love? Listen heart, I hear music playing into my ears ;  Do we need any more reason to fall in love? It's you and me, then it's a deal,  And the world that lay before us ; Let's not pick and choose, Let's make our heart all loose,  And embrace all that comes to us. It's the air we breathe,  It's the leaves we feel,  It's the birds that fly above us! It's the tears that dry,  Through pain we cry, Yet life continues to support us! It's rage that dissolves, To love that transforms, To uplift and strengthen us! Listen then, you and me, And life that awaits to unite us. Never then should we feel again,  That only a man can love us!  Love that breaks is frai...