I drive a
dusty bumpy bouncy road,
with
gurgling brooks,
and milky
splashy waterfalls galore.
mountains
towering above,
steep
cliffs situate along,
amid trees
of assorted blush,
an autumn
tint in air.
Birds
chirping and butterflies hovering,
squirrels
skittering and an eagle scanning
the
mighty river flowing below.
Even
more…
a caravan
of strong mules
laden
with varied loads.
nature crafting
music,
too soft
for the rattling car.
The dust
envelopes,
and
disappears-with the cold wind.
I drive
this enchanted realm,
70 miles
alone and alien,
I reach
an isolated school,
beautiful
yet lonely- the buildings modern,
and the
setting innate,
amidst fresh
mountain breeze,
bamboo groves
too,
oak trees
with falling leaves,
whistling
thrushes slipping away,
unfamiliar
tweeting birds,
I felt
the mountain love.
My host
was warm,
as his
room was,
with
smoke chimneying,
from the burning
hearth.
Dusk
visits soon,
and
darkness follows suite,
A candle
lights up
the
water burbles,
in the
big pot on the bukhari.
The
delicious dinner,
served by
faithful friend’s wife,
a
sumptuous share taken.
Time
fleets,
with
reminiscences revisited.
The
candle succumbs to the flame,
to be
replaced by a new stick.
The dim
room fills with laughter and life.
In this wintry
place,
blessed
by the untainted mountain beauty,
and my
friend’s hospitality,
with the
warm hearth,
and the
thick heavy blankets too,
I felt
the cold warmth of the mountains!!!