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! ✨

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…

Repair the Trend...

The trends that we wear,

The friends that we care;

The things very rare,

We think before we tear...

All the money that we own,

Each of our muscle & our bone;

The blood within that flows,

The fact that each of us knows;

Is here not to stay,

Will soon vanish in some way;

Few may sustain a bit longer,

The ones a bit stronger...

So eager are we to dream of things,

So high up we want to fly without wings;

So soon do we forget what we got,

So early do we think of next what not...

A thing or two we use,

We love them & also abuse;

With us does it run for a while,

Someday it suddenly stops with a smile...

Most often we do think to get the new,

Quite rare do we wish to renew;

Is there anything money can't buy,

We have enough to spend than to wait why...

No we are busy to check our phone,

Having a thousand friends we are still alone;

We have so many to click that like,

No we can’t even run without wearing a nike...

Can we not think before we dispose,

Can we fix it suppose;

Can we not invest sometime to repair,

Like the relationships we fight but still care...

It's time to think before we throw,

Even though we earn riches & we grow;

Can we not step up towards the unknown,

To try & learn things about the worn...

Trust me it would take a day, a week or a month or so,

Will make you learn much beyond what you already know;

Will make you change the way you see things around,

Will teach you the power of attempt you never found...

& then we keep talking about Go Green,

Do we just say or do we actually Mean;

The change needs to come from Within,

No victory without a fight is declared as Win…

Are we Ready to Change the Trend ?