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నిన్నటి నీడలు

  జీవిత గమనం ముందుకుండగా  గతానికి మనపై పట్టెందుకు? వదిలిన చీకటి చూపునాపగలదా? మరి గడిచిన దుఃఖం దృష్టినాపుతుందెందుకు? వెలిసిన వాన నేల తడుపుతుందా? మరి మునుపటి విషయం కళ్లు తడుపుతుందెందుకు? దాటిన ముళ్లు కాలు గుచ్చుతుందా? ఏండ్ల నాటి మాట మనసు గుచ్చునెందుకు? తీరిన ఆకలి కడుపు కాల్చుతుందా? జరిగిన మోసం గుండె కాల్చుతుందెందుకు? మనసు మోయలేని బరువెత్తును ఎందుకు? మనం వర్తమానంలో ఉంటే ఆలోచనకి  గతానిపై మోహమెందుకు? జ్ఞాపకాలకి  కాలాన్ని మించిన ఆయుష్షు ఎందుకు?

[Book Review] The Gene: An Intimate History Book by Siddhartha Mukherjee

  I had limited knowledge of subjects like DNA and gene therapy before picking the book. Though we have witnessed major accomplishments in genetic engineering techniques in recent times, I did not appreciate the complexity and significance of everything related to genes. This book has changed it forever.

[English Poem] Trip to Florida

I wrote the below poem while returning from a trip to Florida. We were 7 friends who visited Florida for 4 days. The poem is about our experiences on the trip. Bursts of excitement, frenzies of panic is how it started  With a plan that was never total, journey started with a day at Hollywood Looking at with surprise, we went about discovering her as Florida has a soul of its own We reached Key West feeling  it on the way, as it is more like a poem than a place  Jumping out of a plane, snorkeling like a whale  Confidence floating sky high Word impossible was invisible for a day Watching sea swallow the sun and then flaunt hats of dark clouds  Lines between dream and reality were blurred for a moment How long can you stare at a wall? How powerful is the visual art? Wynwood walls changing answers to these questions How beautiful can a beach city be? Miami mimed and said there is no limit Both turned out to be shocking discoveries  With bunch of friends around ...