Songs of the Rooks Quotes

“No more I can wander into that solace,
For the fossilized floor inept my hefty frame.
No more I can pursue the holy grail,
For the murky walls devour my spirited nonage.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“So now, I sit beneath the banyan tree
With humility, devotion, and tranquillity
To listen, learn, and experience
The songs of the rooks.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“O mother, I come before you
Naked
Embrace me once again,
And feed me the elixir from your breast.
I promise to unlearn, relearn
And practice your way
Of love!”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“It’s time to search the rusty key from nonage,
That unlocks the fountain of distinct verity
To build, nourish and explore the Utopia within,
Which rests with we and not I.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“So it’s my humble request lady,
Kindly let me ride by your side,
By unlearning the mastery of fencing
And sleep peacefully under a banyan tree.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“Pluck the flower and unchaste the fragrance.
Paint the flower on the canvas to immortalize.
Praise the flower that preserves true beauty.
Protect the flower from being killed by the blind mouths.
Preach the flower’s selfless love as the guru of peace.
Perceive the flower’s flow of energy into the self.
I am in the flower, ye in me, and I in thee.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“When will time knit
A pestilent affair for these helmsmen
To reconcile harmony and cherish liberty?
Or will they bound within sycophants
And persist tyranny like Macbeth?”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“When darkness sucks you in,
The silence will have a short stay.
Because the illuminating soul will glow again,
To celebrate the life that never ends.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“When darkness subdued the cold mountains,
The song faded beneath the croaks and chirps.
Will the mountains echo this legend again?
Will the dawn remember its past?”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“Tell me friend an honest answer
Who is insane and who is not?
Are we pursuing a kind path?
Or are we shadowing insanity?”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“My soul split thus to two
Half human, half animal
Unwillingly oppressing the other
For the oppressor to rule.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“My journey thus gained more meaning,
A purpose, an aim, a delight,
As I walk alone.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“Today, I discover them in museums
Secure within a security fence.
A few changes to it though,
Some broken, some dusty, some faded
And a few folks staring at them
With grimace.”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks

“I heard a storm pass, our bodies froze
And he whispered in that darkness
'I love you'
I touched the fresh scar on my chest,
Replied,
'me too”
― Vinod Varghese Antony, Songs of the Rooks