Description of the Book:
 
Why Heydays?

Humans are mortals. They have a liveby date whereas a work of art cannot be restrained by the chains of time it breathes forever. And my work is no different. Being a mortal, why would I ever let go of the possibility to give life to something immortal?

'Heydays' is a synthesis of my cathartic releases during the COVID 19 epidemic. While the pandemic urged to fasten my feet with shackles, the bird within me broke its hibernation and took several flights back to my prime days! Perhaps my mind merely followed the renowned poet Gulzar's school of thought, "Dreams heed no borders, the eyes need no visas. With eyes shut, I walk across the line in time. All the time". This book is both a reminiscence of my prime days and a pursuit in patching the ruptures they left within me. ‘Heydays’ captures an assortment of themes viz. utopia, hope, nature, love, lust, yearning, soul searching, death and others.

Not everyone discovers the pearl inside the shell of poetry. But if you listen carefully, the air is heavy with poems, ripe for plucking! I'm hopeful that the readers would experience a relatability quotient and generate food for thought as they stomach my musings. And if the book serves as a gentle nudge to at least a handful of the readers in milking the vacuum created in their lives by this dreadful viral attack, I could say the purpose of its release, from a writer’s point of view, would be halfachieved. The poet Edgar Guest once said, "I'd rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I'd rather one walk with me than merely tell the way." Well, walk with me and I shall tell you the way to reach your soul!

Wish you all a contentful reading experience!