Poem, 16 April 2019 I answer the last Whatsapp. Up-to-date and very satisfied, I flick on the flight mode, Slip my phone into the seat pocket Buckle up and lean back, To plunge instantly and alternately Into my gripping book and deep sleep, Exhausted from the already-long journey Down the mountains. It’s landing time, that…
Month: April 2019
A week in Sikkim
Poem, 16 April 2019 We went for a week to the majestic mountainsThe towering Himalayas, the roof of the world.They rose up steeply and sharply from the plainsCloaked alternately in green and ramshackle construction.Water poured down the slopes to feed a mighty riverNow dammed and prevented from rushing to the sea. The winding road we…