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Mohika Mudgal's avatar

Happy birthday, Anagha! Wishing you a year filled with poems waiting to be written and moments that feel fully, wonderfully yours!! The imagery of midnight as ‘dark foil’ and the hyphen of the lowlands is so striking—you captured the soul of a birthday!

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Aw this is too kind Mohika! I'm really touched. Thanks for reading, and I'm so happy you enjoyed those bits of imagery.

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Tamsin's avatar

Happy being born day

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Thank you Tamsin! <3

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Mahdi Meshkatee's avatar

Happy belated birthday, Anagha. You’ll always be a week younger than me!:))

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

I always will be! I find that thought comforting for some reason. Cheers to 27 for both of us :)

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Thomas Rist's avatar

Happy birthday, Anagha. I hope it was joyful!

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

It really was! Thank you, Thomas :)

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Lisa Jensen's avatar

Goosebumps! This is stunning. And happy birthday!

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Thank you so much, Lisa! I'm really flattered

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Bailey Reutzel's avatar

These last lines are so sweet and true:

“Somewhere, this poem always was.Somewhere, in the secret air, beyond where our desires and illusions collide. All I do is write it down, as I turn through the years. And then I call it: mine.”

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Thank you Bailey! I think those are my favourite lines in this piece, so I'm really glad they rang true to you.

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Paul Wittenberger's avatar

Happy Birthday, Anagha, and thank you for sharing your words with us during this past year. I look forward to reading even more when the new year arrives.

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Likewise Paul! And thank you :)

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Martin C. Fredricks IV's avatar

Lovely. What can we truly label as our own, ever? I wonder. And I think maybe that's a good thing, but the melancholy can feel overwhelming sometimes.

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

I completely understand! These dualities haunt me. Thanks for reading, Martin.

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Leon Brown, Jr.'s avatar

Love it! Happy Birthday (love your writing.....)

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Thank you! For the birthday wishes, and for reading.

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Maia Duerr's avatar

Happy birthday, Anagha! And thank you for the gift you give all of us through your poems. I love the rhythm of your words and sentences. This one feels like a song of celebration, well deserved.

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Thank you Maia, for all your support and engagement. Here's to celebrating each other!

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Uzomadii.'s avatar

Happy birthday 💕

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Thank you!!

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Anagha Smrithi's avatar

Thank you!

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