This isn't a typical rain-poem - I wrote it in bus when a few drops landed on my face while peeping out of the window. Raindrops - tiny particles forming a big event !Note : The last line of the poem (deliberately)coincides with the 1969 song by B.J Thomas with the same title.*****************************************************************In lakes,rivers & … Continue reading Raindrops are falling on my head
Sundarban – an enchanting experience
I have deliberately excluded the preface part and started directly from the beginning of our Sundarban excursion. The Sundarban tour package was offered to us at rupees 4500 per head for 2 nights,3 days. When our plan was confirmed in the last week of April, I had transferred half of the amount to the account … Continue reading Sundarban – an enchanting experience
Ghost Rider
This poem is a faint attempt to depict my 'Ridosophy' (Riding + Philosophy) ...*****************************************************************Those unknown paths give a mystic call,It's tempting to find where they lead,The charm of the journey will never pall,To destinations I pay no heedI can't be burnt off by the scorching heat,My breath can't be choked by the dust spray,The mud … Continue reading Ghost Rider
The Jungle King
This is the poem I wanted to write since my school days - I was stumped,as a child,to read William Blake at one hand and Reader's Digest at the other(showing cruelty to tigers);I could never understand how such a glorified animal could be so helpless !!!The below lines depict the Jungle King's ire towards the … Continue reading The Jungle King
A loving wife
Some lines I scribbled out of my experiences and observations over the past couple of years.*****************************************************************When there aren't any demanding missions,And the life is on a normal track,'His' cunning subdues poor man's suppressions,Thus,the desires start to rackThe life seems to come to a halt,And the rawness seems to lose it's might,You think now you need a … Continue reading A loving wife
Life is about being kinetic 