Halcyon

Final Author's Note

Well. Here we are.

What can I even say?

I have finished writing 200 poems! And, trust me, this is no diminutive feat. My fifteen-year-old self would have been so effing proud. I had finished penning them long ago, in 2025, but had never found the time to follow my ritual of extricating them during New Year's Eve. Well, I have now liberated them...from my soul and, from me.

Halcyon, my second poetry collection, holds a special place in my heart. It is rawer, truer and more mature. The very definition of Halcyon means denoting a period of time in the past that was idyllically happy and peaceful. The thing is, you never realise how happy a moment or a memory is until you descend to shades of gloom. If you have been following my work for some time, you'd know that, for me, things have been incredibly demanding and so rough.

These poems were born out of that. Much of which may or may not reflect the situations, life choices, and glooms that I have been through. Either way, they carry the residue of that time.

Truth be told, writing these poems wasn't easy. Once upon a time, writing was my only escape. But this year, so many things broke the very essence of what that escape once was. The shock was so intense that, for a long time, I simply couldn't write. I restarted slowly...through scattered lines, half-formed thoughts, and random poems. I haven't yet reached the level of fluency or success I once had, but I am working on it. And hopefully, I'll find my way out of this mess soon.

But there is one thing I believe in: behind every elusive event, the universe will gift you with something more beautiful. I know, it is hard to believe that, but hope is what drives the world, isn't it? Hopefully, by year's end, I'll have you meet with version three, or even version four of my poetry, and some progress on my novels as well.

May you all find the silver lining in 2k26, that'll make you fall in love with your lives and yourselves. I pray god blesses your lives forever and forever.

If you are still here, thank you so much for giving my work a chance!

It means more than I can ever say.

Signing off,