by Swetha Ramachandran
[box] Even memories are a shadow of what they once were, says Swetha Ramachandran, as they try to cling on to inanimate things. Swetha Ramachandran pens a poem to represent the December 2010 theme, ‘The Past and the Future’.[/box] [box type=”info”]MONTH: December 2010
THEME: THE PAST AND THE FUTURE
CONCEPT: December is a month which positions us in the brink of change. A perfect point in time to look back and reflect and look into the future and dream.
FEATURED PERSONALITIES OF DECEMBER 2010:
Dr.Michael Petraglia, Archaeologist
Bhavani Prakash, Founder and Editor, EcoWalktheTalk
With the last issue of 2010, we wanted to look back and look forward. Therefore, an issue themed, ‘The Past and the Future’. We featured two interesting personalities in the month – an environmental activist and an archaeologist. It was quite an exciting time for us in other ways too. We had begun deciding on our next step forward, as Spark headed towards the completion of its first year. We wrapped up the year with a fairly light issue and truck loads of plans for our first anniversary issue. [/box]
Within the folds of a dried petal,
Fighting for space inside old diaries,
Hanging on to gift wrappers,
And clutching the frayed edges of a letter;
Memories take refuge,
Through words and scents,
Through colours and things.
Sometimes manipulated,
Sometimes well preserved,
Memories are,
A shadow of what they once were,
Pruned and altered by time,
A figment, an illusion,
Is how they remain.
When the hands of the Past wither,
The memories begin to die too,
But not wanting to let them go,
It puts their soul into things old and new;
Sometimes within a petal,
Somewhere in the pages of a notebook,
In shiny gift wrappers,
Or a frayed old letter!
Fantasies, wild imagination, dreams, poetry, creative flashes, randomness, philosophy, silence, blah-ness; a little pinch of everything maketh Swetha. All that it takes to get her quirked up and enthusiastic is a dosage of good books, music or movies! Studying Advanced Zoology and Biotechnology, she has now started spinning dreams about her specialization in genetics. So all you guys who want to make yourselves a clone, better get to know her!
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