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February 17, 2024
Ruhani and I crossed paths a few years ago when we were living in Dublin. She's a lovely person and an even lovelier poet. This debut is a triumph!
Ruhani's beautiful words are best enjoyed with a flavorful cup of chai, next to dim lamplight. These are some of my favorite lines in the book:
"I knew that these times would become grains of sand I’d never be able to shake from my clothes"
- "High School"
"I, too, become more powerful when crushed"
- "Basil"
"And just like that, he found power in the fragility of a cloud, but refused to see power in his own"
- The Boy & the Cloud"
"Every sip I take, is a chance to swallow the pit in my throat and begin again"
- "My Parents Drinking Chai"
"He was a pillar of memory and dreams"
- "Nana Papa"
"So Joy spoke louder, rushed for time I didn’t realize she had so much to say and I let her shout until she had to leave"
- "Coffee with Pain and Joy"
"Another one told me to receive a blessing by holding my hand to its flame. Cover my eyes. Feel the warmth enter my temples but not to linger"
- "Their Chatter"
"You were the sun setting between New York City avenues and the willingness of the busy to marvel no matter how often they tell themselves to keep walking"
- "Gold"
Ruhani's beautiful words are best enjoyed with a flavorful cup of chai, next to dim lamplight. These are some of my favorite lines in the book:
"I knew that these times would become grains of sand I’d never be able to shake from my clothes"
- "High School"
"I, too, become more powerful when crushed"
- "Basil"
"And just like that, he found power in the fragility of a cloud, but refused to see power in his own"
- The Boy & the Cloud"
"Every sip I take, is a chance to swallow the pit in my throat and begin again"
- "My Parents Drinking Chai"
"He was a pillar of memory and dreams"
- "Nana Papa"
"So Joy spoke louder, rushed for time I didn’t realize she had so much to say and I let her shout until she had to leave"
- "Coffee with Pain and Joy"
"Another one told me to receive a blessing by holding my hand to its flame. Cover my eyes. Feel the warmth enter my temples but not to linger"
- "Their Chatter"
"You were the sun setting between New York City avenues and the willingness of the busy to marvel no matter how often they tell themselves to keep walking"
- "Gold"
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