I was but a faded verse
Annotated on a page
Not one stroke could I reverse
Though I struggled for an age
The dog-eared corner of the book
Half-hidden like a venal sin
Turned down, so you’d overlook
The dark inked stain that lay within
And time helped further to erase
And no on thought to turn me o’er
Lighter I grew, darker the page
I merged, and then was seen no more.
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I need to fill this up with much better content than I had populated it with earlier. Why I write a blog maybe? I started blogging in 2009 or thereabouts. I was a newly turned atheist and wanted to converse with others of the same persuasion. We're not exactly a big population group in India! It didn't go very well and I sort of lost interest, posting a few things now and then.
I got a lot more regular over the last few months and have been posting almost daily since February '15. There were many reasons why I gradually became more regular in posting, but one way or the other, here I am! So this blog has taken shape, being at different points in time my showcase, my comedy club, my art gallery, my book club, my therapist, my close friend, my innermost self....but always my little corner of the world. You are all welcome to visit and I hope you stay awhile!
A few points about me because I don't want to lead anyone on(and trust me this does become an issue more often than I'd care to admit).
I'm Indian, the brown-skinned variety; if race, ethnicity or skin colour is an issue, you don't have to get to know me any more than what you see on my blog.
I'm 40, so if age is an issue, please be informed accordingly.
I was a doctor, an ophthalmic surgeon for 10 years before I quit practice.
hbhatnagar 
After searching for the meaning of venal, now I see the beauty of your poem.
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Posted by Indira | 12/09/2016, 9:26 AMThank you Indira.
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 12/09/2016, 10:26 AMLighter I grew, darker the page, so very eloquent. Thank you for sharing your handwriting poem, Dr. Hb.
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Posted by Amy | 31/08/2016, 12:12 AMThank you for checking in even on your vacation Amy! The picture of the handwritten version seemed apt somehow, I’m glad you liked it. 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 31/08/2016, 6:47 AMGreat. Loved the flow of it.
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Posted by LionAroundWriting | 30/08/2016, 10:21 PMThanks Fionn! 🙂
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 31/08/2016, 6:43 AMNice presentation…
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Posted by Sri Sudha K | 30/08/2016, 2:14 PMThanks Sri Sudha!
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 30/08/2016, 2:33 PMWas just thinking of this two days ago . Glad you posted it , esp the handwritten one .
Half hidden like a venal sin – that line stuck with me since I first read it .
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Posted by thatmishmash | 30/08/2016, 10:31 AMThanks Pri. Venal stuck into me too….
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 30/08/2016, 10:52 AMI wish I could say that feeling fades easily ……
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Posted by thatmishmash | 30/08/2016, 10:55 AMYeah, it ain’t ink, after all.
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Posted by hbhatnagar | 30/08/2016, 10:57 AM