September 2020
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And glide…
What would I not give To be a majestic kite Soaring up into the heights Of the pinkish blue sky And feeling the wind beneath me Keeping me afloat as I glide… And glide… And glide… Continue reading
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Oh Orpheus!
If only you had had a little more faith, Orpheus I was walking right behind you If only you had had a little more faith, Orpheus I was coming from the underworld to join you. That fateful moment When overpowered by doubt You sealed our fates By turning your head— I can’t help but think… Continue reading
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A tangle of thoughts
Nothing is more fascinating to watch Than a human wrapped up in the tangle of his thoughts Who tortures himself endlessly with his half-cooked beliefs Of what has been, what is, and what could come to be Who can’t seem to get over a painful bitter hurt Who can’t let the past go for the… Continue reading
About Me
Nehaan in Persian means ‘secret’ or ‘hidden.’ In Japanese, the same word means ‘nirvana.’ In these pages, I will make an attempt to explore, and if possible, partly or fully reveal what lies hidden from our view in our day-to-day lives. The path will be characterised by a certain lack of method which I think is characteristic of human intuition. I write and shall continue to write only when inspired to do so. This also means I might occasionally make forays into varied fields such as science, music, philosophy, language, linguistics and poetry, to name a few. I hope this would not put off new readers and tire the old ones! But who am I to complain–even the lovers of fine wine feel repulsed by the first drop and still, quite strangely, dizzy by the last.
Nehaan 