Saturday 23 November 2013

Why does it bother me?

Why does it bother me? 
Even though the accusations are false? 
Why does it bother me 
even when I am not at fault.

Maybe, because its a mourning of a sort,
Mourning that will never end 
because the one who is mourned is still alive

I have regrets though ,
that my time spent with you 
was one I missed with my own

But I have to say 
that I never spoke ill of you
that I never thought ill of you 

But I shall tell myself to feel at ease 
because I assume that you are at peace now
that you have emptied your heart out
by saying all those things to me 

I hope it makes you feel better
I hope it makes you feel you have achieved 
something fruitful 
because , then I shall let go 
by telling myself that at least one of us 
have benefitted



Thursday 11 July 2013

New site

Hi all those who occasionally drop by this space.
My site is now moved to
http://vistara-urban.com/

Hope you continue to visit!

-Devina

Saturday 12 January 2013

Sunday 16 December 2012


". .. the 'real world' is to a large extent unconsciously built up on the language habits of the group. No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds not merely the same world with different labels attached."

Edward A. Sapir, Selected Writings in Language,
Culture and Personality (1949: 42}

Saturday 15 December 2012

Continuity




New places
New encounters
Familiar moments

New people
New faces
Known relationships

New job
New school
Old work

New food
New clothes
same rituals

Seeking knowledge
Discovering art
Looking to the future
referring to the past

New paths to
old goals
New methods,
Same intentions



Sunday 4 November 2012


Honor by profession,
by craft,
by art,
by hard work and humility

Respect brought by the honor
Honor that brings status
Status that massages the ego
That fuels greed
The greed for power
The power and its illusion
Fear of the loss of power
The fear that fuels aggression
The fear that breeds hatred
That makes enemies
That brings war
Insecurity

Where is the honor now?
I don't see it anymore

Saturday 3 November 2012

"Architecture does not exist, what exists is the spirit of Architecture"
- Louis Kahn