The horizon or skyline is the apparent line that separates earth from sky, the line that divides all visible directions into two categories: those that intersect the Earth’s surface, and those that do not. At many locations, the true horizon is obscured by trees, buildings, mountains, etc., and the resulting intersection of earth and sky is called the visible horizon. When looking at […]
Author: aquilla
Adi 20-08-1993 They always got lost in the woods and the smoke which fumed out of my chimney is their map to safety, or so they assumed. I saw your car approach the mansion and knew why you were coming. I knew it was you because I saw your car three days ago in town […]
Ahalya Raghavan 20-11-1993 I was gazing at the vast stretch of mountains, standing on the balcony. The mountains stretched forever and the view looked like a painted canvas filled with splashes of light and dark brown everywhere. I could see no life in this stretch of barren land. No trees which bore beautiful flowers nor […]
Non-Existent
For the first time I learnt how it is to feel non-existent. I had to meet my bestfriend and his gang for lunch. I was reluctant because I had never hung out them a lot, but I agreed to go as I had always thrown a fit about that. “Why do you never call me […]
Revival
Abyss. My heart wondered its depth. How long will I be stranded here in this deep dark well of nothingness. This land where I’m lost is a loop, there are days when I’m perfectly alright and I can almost see rays of sunlight. I climb my way up, higher and higher, I’m almost there, I […]
Unsaid
I’m screaming. But there is no sound, there is nothing heard because my mouth is sealed shut. I always have a gazillion things to talk about, but when it comes to you, I can’t think of a single thing to say because I have too much left unsaid. My thoughts are piling up, they are […]
le début -1
He leaned down and whispered something in her ear which made her eyes widened with delight, she blushed. I smiled. From the past 20 minutes I was blatantly staring at a young couple sitting at the table across from ours because every act of theirs reminded me of a certain 17 year old girl who […]
I peeked from my laptop screen to get a glimpse of him, sitting opposite to me.His body was sprawled on his black rotatable chair with both his elbows on the armrest and his fingers lightly clasped on to one another, his eyes glued to his laptop screen. He had a light stubble and his hair […]
A puzzle
Blank. I blinked and rubbed my sweaty palms against my jeans to give it another try, I looked up and channeled my mind towards her trying to get anything, a vibe, a feeling, a reaction anything which will give me an insight to her inner self and couldn’t find a single clue. I felt like […]
Perception
He saw beauty in unusual places and unexpected things. I stared at him as he was gazing at something ahead of us, as he continued scrutinizing the sight he obviously found so interesting his eyebrows pinched together, right before his eyes widened a little and his lips parted slightly. I turned front to find out […]