We Loiter

अन्य होंगे चरण हारे,
और हैं जो लौटते, दे शूल को संकल्प सारे,
दुखव्रती निर्माण उन्मद,
यह अमरता नापते पद

- पंथ रहने दो अपरिचित, महादेवी वर्मा

Those feet must be someone else's, which were defeated,
Which returned, surrendering their resolution to obstacles,
My feet are different: unafraid of sorrow, eager to create,
My feet measuring immortality
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- Mahadevi Verma

An untitled journey Vasu was off to a great start today. She was ready for office, well in advance to relish a steaming cup of chai and eat two parathas at an appreciate-each-morsel pace. On most days, breakfast was a…