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..

What Next! ✨

12+ years

Overcoming fears

Chasing Life

With Spouse/Wife

Learning things

Opening wings

Swapping for Double

Jumping off the Trouble

Running the Quest

Without any Rest

Discovering new

With the closed few

Less of Black more of Grey

More we Earn less we Pay

Many have found their path

Few Introspect after every bath

What Next! ✨

Make Growth - Truly "Republic"

Long ran, few men Alone,
Within our land Republic;
Empires built, trumpets Blown,
By the laboured Public...

Having a Constitution Alone,
Speaking of Equality for All;
Didn't budge the wealthy, rich & Grown,
Since, Coffers of Cash stood Deaf & Tall...

For years since Then,
More than Public, few Men;
Chose to have it All...

For times since Then,
More than Public, few Men;
Pushed others to make them Fall...

Today, is the Day,
For All of Us to Rise;
To Push Open the Way,
And defeat the Cruel Wise...

Today, is the Day,
For All of Us to Stand;
Discover & Conquer,
The Snow, Dust & Sand...

Now, is the Time,
For All of Us to Start;
Sing the Rhyme,
Become a Part...

Now, is the Time,
For All of Us to Shine;
Together & Collective,
Beyond Me, My & Mine...

Let's Come Together
& Make Growth - Truly "Republic"

Let’s Communicate 360°

Often to Interact is meant to Speak,
To Discover is meant to Seek;
Often to Communicate we need a Voice,
To get Noticed we speak louder than the Noise...

Times are Rare,
When we ask & she gives a Stare;
Unable to Hear, 
Not easy though - she attempts to understand Without Fear...

Times seem not to be Fair, 
When we keep shouting & he maintains silence to Bear;
Unable to Say,
What all he wished he could he May...

Times do Scare,
When we see her crossing the lane and Dare;
Unable to See, 
Perhaps she is more confident than Me...

It's time we Notice, 
Communication beyond Voice;
It's time we Interact, 
Without creating Noise... 

No Eyes can See, 
No Ear can Hear;
No Tongue can Speak,
Without Willingness - With Fear...

It's we who Create & Define, 
The Boundaries of our Communication...

It's we who Can Change & Design,
How Inclusive would be our Communication...

It's Not their Inability to Hear, Speak or See, 
It's Our Inability to Communicate, Can We? 

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!

To Discover or To Adapt – Change !

It all starts with the day we open our eyes,
We see people are already smarter & wise;
The day we take our very first step,
The marble awaits us neat & hep…

The day we utter our very first word,
We see people already understand our absurd;
The day we put up a cute very smile,
The smartphones seem to be clicking from quite a while…

The day we meet some peers around,
We realize they have learnt the same action & sound;
The day we find a companion very cutie,
Very soon we are told about something as Gender & Beauty…

As we grow and are ready to be learning more,
We realize there’s something as a School - already awaiting outdoor;
As we get admitted to the School outdoor,
Teachers await us to assess & score…

As we sit on a bench & wait,
We learn the story of Time & Date;
As we learn to listen & speak,
We learn the concept of Strong & Weak…

For all this while,
We cry & we smile;
We Follow We Adapt to,
The Change given to us…

Here comes the much awaited time,
To assess the value of our own wind chime;
Either continue to Follow and Adapt,
Or let’s Discover our own mighty raft…

Either do we become the Change,
Or keep craving - to be adapting to it;
Either do we write our own Rhyme,
Or keep humming the tunes we heard & sit…

There are roads laid before we wanted to Visit,
There are flights before we ever wanted to Fly;
There are equipment before we ever dreamt of Diving,
Is the Change being discovered or is everyone just striving…

Are we ready to Discover our own Might ?
Let’s better be Early – before dims the Sunlight…

What do we need ?

From the sudden Dawn,
To the delayed Dusk;
From the Queue for spoons,
To the Quick tea dips in rusk…

We feel so anxious to chase a target,
Keep running through to lead the market;
We get soaked into the ocean called volume,
By EOD get banished almost like a smoked fume…

Given a chance to pursue your heart,
Leaving the strained routines apart;
Gifted an Extra Leave or two,
Let’s think what New would we do…

Apart from gazing at the TV within four walls,
Apart from keeping busy updating posts – attending calls;
Apart from lazing on the beloved bed,
Or visiting our HomeTown instead…

Is there something which we love to do,
Some hobby undiscovered – Some interest which we never knew;
Is there something more loved than Sleep,
Shall we dig into ourselves down deep…

Let’s pursue what we Never paid a heed to know,
Let’s get a Direction – instead of just being a part of the gushing flow;
Let’s discover Ourselves before it gets too late to know,
Let’s Cultivate our minds before it starts to snow…