The first most striking aspect about the book is its presentation.. its done in a way which is sensitive to the moods of a reader, realizing the ability ( testing their patience) of a reader to dwell on a single page - depending on the thoughts that that page is carrying the burden of.
The cover design, pardon me, for my nonchalance in leaping into the book directly before commenting on the cover - is so perfect that drove me ecstatic to see what lied within without a moment wasted.
The title of the book : Eternity And A Day - when I read it - came across exactly the opposite of what the poet meant as he verbally expressed its meaning inside. Where the author implies to add a day after eternity has passed... to me, it came across as - a comparative where ... eternity conflicts with a day as though a day can hold within itself eternity and vice versa.
I simply finished the book in full within an hour literally. I think the poet mutely expresses his respect for the readers time and values it heavily. He understands his poems are such that they simply need a touch, that's all, for the essence of his thoughts and motives to spread afar.
I attended the book launch too of the poet. It was at Thackers in Mumbai on 29th October 2017 Sunday and was eloquently done gracing the guests with an enjoyable evening with exchange of muses.. his mother who is a singer also performed melodiously in the show despite her sore throat.
I'd like to quote few excerpts of the book :
"Man aches when he learns -
he is a slave to nature
A mere vessel in the scheme of eternity... "
Expresses the poets surrender wherein elsewhere in the book he himself speaks of -
one knows grief due to having tasted laughter and joy in the lap of sorrow.
Another such quote is -
"woman is the best thing that happened to man.
she speaks and soon,
how soon he forgets the boredom of work
and takes pleasure in gazing at cows"
this one taps the wit of the drunken poet who uses a simile, wherein,
he is associating a woman to a cow.
hats off to Kartikey for gauging the flow of the emotions within the reader
and inserting perks of jokes
to keep the reader going..
Few other words that will string a chord within you can be found on page - 52, 54, and 58.
With this I end this review and wish the poet the very best!!
