The Midnight Crawl 🐯🚩

from thinking twice,

to enrolling thrice;

persuading few,

to the experience so new..

pushing through the crowd,

noisy, musical & loud;

was the local train ride,

with the scheduled time we could abide..

reaching the nearest station,

feeling like awesome vacation;

waiting for the colleagues to join,

no shops open to buy anything with a coin..

here came in a small cargo truck,

loading us over onto with good luck;

driving through the silent zig zag lanes,

with sleep pumping out of our veins..

we did reach Mahuli Village,

eager to capture some image;

lacing up with trek gear,

erasing the uncertain fear..

Welcome to Tansa Wildlife Sanctuary

we walked towards the Entry Gate,

ensuring to reach there by 12am not late;

clicking a photo for attendance & count,

with clear rules no discount..

testing our head lamps,

did warmup to avoid cramps;

begins our midnight stride,

with our eyes open & wide.. 

taking regular breathing breaks,

with equal ownership & stakes;

climbing through uphill,

craving for some breeze & chill..

conversations started - stories begun,

from star gazing, astronomy, to the Moon & the Sun;

strangers felt like childhood friends,

climbed together uphill, slopes & bends..

reaching the ancient caves at morning four,

in deep sweat & pain down to the core;

did we all choose to rest on the soil,

but few skipped the sleep & kept the water to boil..

never in my life yet did I start my day with pasta,

@ 6am this was served to us as piping hot nashta (breakfast);

with green sprouts to share & care,

accompanied the monkeys to eat & stare..

heading to scale & measure,

to also find the treasure;

within & around Mahuli Fort,

attending through each temple & court..

scorching heat couldn't stop us so to say,

plucking & biting each jamun, karvanda, mango on the way;

finding a cave with chilled water,

time was almost One to a Quarter..

our friends setup a Cloud Kitchen with woodfire,

cooking meals tastier than our desire;

resting under the water cooled cave,

with the limited energy we could recharge & save..

here we start heading back through a steeper route,

up & awake enough - not skipping to taste any fruit;

photo clicks weren't enough to capture the charm,

the aura, the breeze, the peaceful calm..

walking downhill with some rhythm & trance,

magical was the nature around at every glance;

a dozen of lemons, water, sugar, jaljeera & ice,

could relieve our pain almost instantly so nice..

eating everything found in our bag,

crossing each victory flag;

near were we to exit this paradise,

what next? asked a pro trekker so wise..

the pain the missing rain,

the gain the steep lane;

made us feel like never before,

without which we never could discover our core..

here we are Tuning in for More..

Let’s Create an Experience !

It all Begins with the Brain,
Capturing all around before chewing a Grain;
The Face, the Fragrance, the Sound, the Touch,
Great is the creation of God, a Human with a mechanism Such…

The more we Capture, the more we Grow,
The tougher the Rapids, the faster we Row;
The more we See, the more we Be,
Each droplet Adds Much to this expanse of Sea…

The Heat, the Warmth, the Cool, the Chill,
The Anger, the Love, the Experience, the Thrill;
Each has In Us a Role to Play,
Without it we are Nothing more than a Structure of Clay…

In the early days before we Speak,
Our capturing is believed to be flagging over the Peak;
As do the days pass Overtime,
We tend to ignore the nature’s Rhyme…

We tend to settle within the same four Walls,
We stick to be with the same – tumbling over True & False;
We Change our focus – Ignoring the Beyond,
We get accustomed to swim in the same little Pond…

Let’s realize this Inertia & Stagnation,
And push ourselves towards Salvation;
For the Growth remains with the ones who Crave,
Not with the ones standing still - even though Brave…

Let’s die to capture beyond our Sight,
Let’s dream beyond we always Might;
Let’s travel beyond the peaks we See,
Let’s continue to Create Experiences –
to Unleash our Limits of – What More Can We Be!

Let’s speak to people we never Thought of,
Let’s feel the pain we never Dreamt of;
Let’s watch the truth we could have never ever Seen,
Let’s continue to Create Experiences –
before asks our last Sigh - What More Could have I Been!

Are we #Connected?

On a Day we Accomplish – a much awaited Dream,
On a Day we Party hard – not hearing our own Scream;
On a Day we Need someone – to just hold our Hand,
On a Day we wait on the Shore – washing away gets the Sand…

Do we crave for Love or for the Abundant Likes,
Do we Adore people only with Tattoos & Spikes;
Do we know to Speak – if not how to Tweet,
Do we know to be Kind – if not to look Sweet…

On a Day she Accepts to Marry,
On a Day Together we see a movie Scary;
On a Day we miserably Fail,
On a Day we see a cute small Snail…

Do we capture the Moment – even without a Cam,
Do we look Around – or are busy clearing tablet’s RAM;
Do we crave for a Hug – or prefer going Offline under the Rug,
Do we taste the Coffee – or stare at the Selfie stuck on the Mug…

It’s Time we get off our Eyes – Out our Phone,
It’s Time we Laugh Now – than to later Moan;
It’s Time we Respect the Human – behind the Username,
It’s Time We Start Living – before running Out of Lives in this very #DigitalGame…

Wishing you a Digitally Enabling 2017...