Winter
In a pool of miry mud The narrow road floats about Harsh cold and cousin Zephyr wind Snow painting me in sapphire tint Musing of...
The Eudaemonia
Not An Average Life.
Some unexpressed thoughts here, some overwhelming emotions there, a little bit of life, and a pinch of philosophy. Isn't that the recipe for a 'Not An Average Life'?
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Swarnav Misra
- Mar 27
- 3 min
Quick Book Review: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides
“Remember, love that doesn't include honesty doesn't deserve to be called love.” ― Alex Michaelides, The Silent Patient Five shots into...
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Swarnav Misra
- Feb 22
- 10 min
Poem in October by Dylan Thomas: Analysis
Dylan Thomas’ ‘Poem in October’, as the name suggests, is a poem that indulges in nature and brings out the Nemophilist in the poet. It...
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Swarnav Misra
- Feb 18
- 7 min
Tintern Abbey Complete Poem Analysis
Tintern Abbey, written by William Wordsworth, is a vehement poem that evokes the beauty of nature and embodies elements of reminiscence,...
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Swarnav Misra
- Jan 26
- 1 min
If I Could, I Would
And if I could paint you in colours, I would. Thrice a dip, twice a stroke, and a solitary tint Savouring the moist kiss of a tame...
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Swarnav Misra
- Jan 24
- 5 min
Catherine II: Enlightened Absolutism
“I have no way to defend my borders but to extend them.”- Catherine the Great, Empress Regnant of Russia. History has witnessed Emperors...
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Swarnav Misra
- Oct 23, 2021
- 4 min
My Stream of Consciousness
I do not consider myself a writer. I am not a poet either. But I do believe I have a way with words- mold them, sculpt and stamp them,...
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Swarnav Misra
- Sep 25, 2021
- 6 min
Charcoal of Dreams, Hope and, Flesh…
"Naara-e-Takbeer Allahu Akbar!” Cried out the bearded man with a parched face. The summer heat had tanned his skin beyond the seasons....
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Swarnav Misra
- Aug 31, 2021
- 1 min
The Only Moment Is Lost In Yearning And Prayers
Heaps of dust that ruin the acoustics of hushed hallways Smother the silk canopies on the throne of burden. Pietra dura in the frosty...
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Swarnav Misra
- Aug 20, 2021
- 2 min
I Was On Drugs When I Wrote This (Kidding)
What is that one thing you like about winter? If you ask me, I'd say the morning dew- spread all over the lawn like a shiny blanket of...
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Swarnav Misra
- Aug 15, 2021
- 3 min
My Dead Lizard
Marcus Aurelius once said- “You have power over your mind, not outside events.” One of the first thoughts that popped into my mind after...
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Swarnav Misra
- Aug 13, 2021
- 6 min
Akbar and the Din-i-Ilahi
When talking about great dynasties that ruled over the diverse and dynamic subcontinent of ours and managed to unify it under one flag,...
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Swarnav Misra
- Aug 13, 2021
- 1 min
Great Wrath
"διαρραγείης!" ("May you split!) "Thou art gaged to Hades f'r the bloodsh'd of thy blood!" She gazed as she hurdled curses at Pelasgus'...
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Swarnav Misra
- Aug 13, 2021
- 4 min
Understanding “The Myth of Sisyphus”- Absurdity and Suicide; Absurd Walls
The tale of Sisyphus- The Absurd Hero.
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