Anomalies

ANOMALIES

(Or 70 in 07).

 

On June 23^rd, I sat down with my second cup of coffee and turned the computer on. Right there staring in my face, the question, do you know who is a Cancerian, accompanied by photos of Dalai Lama and George Bush. My jaw fell. I could not think of two diametrically opposite characters if I raked my brain to the back of my skull.

 

Two Cancerians

All about self

One exploring self

The other self-absorbed

For one, the world is home

For the other, the world is his to own.

 

And here I am,

The third Cancerian

Groping my way in the dark

Searching for a spot

To set my foot

Like the celestial *Dwarf

bracing up to burst forth.

 

And then I read that the local community leaders announced lifetime achievement award for a professor at the same time the university has canceled the course after offering for over forty years.

 

The year is 07 and I am 70. Is that the reason everything is looking topsy-turvy for me?

 

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* Vamana, one of the ten incarnations of the Lord Vishnu.

 

 

(NM, 70,07)