Triveni Journal

1927 | 11,233,916 words

Triveni is a journal dedicated to ancient Indian culture, history, philosophy, art, spirituality, music and all sorts of literature. Triveni was founded at Madras in 1927 and since that time various authors have donated their creativity in the form of articles, covering many aspects of public life....

Through Shifting Sands

Adolf P. Shvedchikov

Through shifting sands of remembrance
I sneaked to my childhood.
I found a familiar path...What a dissonance!
But my cuckoo no more cuckooed.
My copse is withered, my brook is dry,
My ravine is overgrown with weeds...
The picture only makes me cry:
Where is my childhood indeed?
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Overacting is self-indulgence, while underacting comes either through a lack of talent or through a lack of courage. We should not inflate our local discomforts into epic complaints.
- Gregory Peck.

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