{"id":149846,"date":"2026-03-21T10:14:30","date_gmt":"2026-03-21T04:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/?p=149846"},"modified":"2026-03-21T10:40:57","modified_gmt":"2026-03-21T05:10:57","slug":"the-alchemy-of-your-gaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indusvalleytimes.com\/news\/the-alchemy-of-your-gaze\/","title":{"rendered":"The Alchemy of Your Gaze"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Dr. Santosh Kumar Nayak<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your mien is a magical mystery,
your aura is an arcane art,
aspect an alluring arcane alchemy
that turns plodding pace to prismatic pictures,
monotonous moments to miraculous manifestations,
that turns my humdrum hours
into shimmering scenes and glided gleams.
When you look at me, flaws become festive finery,
mistakes become masterful mosaics,
sins become shining symbols,
and defects become dazzling decorations
mending misery’s mark into magnificent marvels,
and galvanizing grimy gloom into gleaming gold.
Even my weeping wounds
wear wondrous wings.
Love is the chemistry
that converts crash to crystal, crevice to crown
and chaos to corona.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(The poet is Asst. Prof. of Odia and HoD, O.E.S.-I, P.G. Dept. of Odia, F.M. Autonomous College, Balasore-756001. He can be reached at Mobile No.- 8328909157; email ID- skn16031991@gmail.com)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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