trip

life's calling

Bags and caps,

hammers and maps

gathered together,

in the land of sands

Shoes and soles,

pricked by thorns

waters in bottles

Emptied…

one by one

Groups and pairs,

scattered everywhere

in broad daylight

on cool winter air

Boulders and pebbles

were dry and hot,

shrubs and streams

calm and lost

Ridges and grooves

high and low

many were coloured

rest did glow

Trends and patterns,

bands in sands,

looked so simple,

yet so grand

with shouts and giggles

and strumming of strings

the fun frolic days

used to begin

One such day…..

My eye caught a spot

a strange looking rock,

Gleaming…

In the scorching rays of sun.

I raised the hammer,

to break it away,

Right then I heard a voice

“hey im awake”!

At once I knew

there is life around me,

they all have a heart

im yet to feel…..

the beat.

beep...beep...and bah!

25th May,2:15 p.m
Shreya:kire jhore ki korli?
bhotta:are r bolish na,jata simply jata...aj grup study ta hole ja hoto na...torder okhane ki case?
shreya:amar pasher barir aam gach and amader neem gach dutoi bhenge amader pechonerdorja ta upore pore ota k block kore dieche,tai kholar cheshtae achi,chaate othar shiri ta ekhon bhenge gelo

i switched off my cell for sometime to save the batteries.


9p.m
Suchi ban:tata,bye,alvida,ciao!r dekha hobe na.the entire fifth floor is about to fly away along with the inhabitants

Bhotta:Na dekha hobe,a little after u take off!emniteo ei floor e theke labh nei,no lyt no water,feels like an island.

Suchi ban:but its an out of the world feeling re!sply d wailing,whistling n howling wind..Almost as if it has a story to telln no1 who'd listen..lyt nei bole d entite thing is more eerie

bhotta:Its Dangerously fantastic.I was stranded today morning,it was whistling kan k niche!ooh!butiful.Its givin me sm kind of energy,dunno how but its working through the monotony.

Suchi Ban:i know!!!wn nature shows its superiority-its definitely worth a watch..there are beauties dt satisfyz d eye but none as dese dat work as food for d soul!

Bhotta:gaeya is in v.high spirit.I want it to continue for a day extra..today i admired it,jus want anoder day to feel it.ki pride re..nature ghyam niche!!!!

Suchi Ban:arey byapok ghyam niche re!shez flaunting her power,paying back all for disreguarding her..Pran khule hashche..n as much intimidating as it is,i dz bring true smiles..

bhotta:ya,true smiles,how long id wait fr dem.scortching heat to killer storms,and the show continues.

Suchi Ban:yeah cholche cholbe..Rain storms make me feel happy..dnt knw y..n @ these point of time u remember d most imp pages of your life

bhotta:makes me think of old,but makes me feel the youth.now its a bit silent here.Just imagin wat earth felt 4.5 by ago!!it was way louder than dis!!!!

Suchi Ban:Gaeya was in her nascent being..Enterin adoloscense n dats d time of most turmoil,dey say!but js thinking about itwat wdv bn like 4.5b.yrs ago...it makes u wonder

Bhotta:abar shoitani korche....wanna sit beside the window and touch it.how is it there now?

Suchi Ban:d windz stil howling n d hoardingz hav bn all torn apart n broken...d water body dat can b seen from d window has overflown n waterz running on to the VIP road,

Bhotta:"FaaaanntAAAstiK"!!!its one of ur marlboro moments

Suchi Ban:u bet!!! absolutely smashing,truly marlboroficient!!!!

Bhotta:in few minutes my ph will knonk off,gudnyt..all d best for the night show.
Suchi Ban:Yeah,gdnyt to u n after a long time tonight wil b sweeter dan d dreams....our power is back,lucky u!!
muah,hugs..

two days after
Bhotta:ups die cell e charge dilam..power still nei.we r stranded,dirty hoe ache shob..kono kaj hoche na...porchish fatie?

Shreya:toder south er shob special byapar to...tai ektu time lagche..Tui chinta korish na...and hai porchi mane...3-3 ghonta pore pore sala ghumachi byas...and jama huto choshma pore fatie dichi.amar ebar bhoy korche.

8:00 p.m 27th

Manjima:kire amader current eshe geche,shobai rosogolla khelo!!!!
Bhotta:amra niche mistiri der shathe lyt er patta nei..du din holo no current ki dirty lagche..k bujhbe.huh!ei to system amader,ekta hurricane o na,tatei ei.huh

1pm
Bhotta:esheche...EEEEEEsheccche!!!!alo dekhe eto anondo konodino hoyni!!!!
suchi:had to be...i wished it!

next day morning

Bhotta:and then there was light..wer saved
Manjima:amader ta abar geche.the dark powers dsnt seem to leave.

fiery storms, fill in oceans,
the lights are all out and its pitch dark night,
The waters swell,swell up so monstrous,
the wrecked boats floating here n there,
Its then,
my blue moments soak..
in the dark salty waters.
moments dip
and rise.....
and then
An eerie call calls me near
across the dark salty waters,
and I know its there
lies my Euphoria.

A time waste

We went to the lake that day,lazed for two hours under a huge tree,smiling,staring and humming to the tunes of various song.This 'lake' amidst this big city is serene and solitary...it gives you that space to escape from reality and spend some hours to feel free. We did not attend any classes that day,we neither mean to 'bunk' but after a movie 2 hours of mental rest was a must!!and SO...we were there,because...because..of nothing.
I had been experiencing a lot of first timers from the day I stepped in college, and this afternoon was one of them. I was 5 minutes away from my house yet,those 2 grand hours made me feel on a holiday.
Accident has gifted me pals who floats and dips in surrealism,' nonrealism'!! and 'feel goodism'...few among the 15 of us at the lake spoke of everything that mocked reality...sentences we spoke comprised of quotes,proverbs,one liners and looks.....(yeah lately we have been obsessed by it)!
time ticked away,minutes utilized in wasteful talks.....suddenly my cell phone buzzed.....'ma calling'.
I was 2 minutes away from where she was but, she was miles away from where I was.....
tick tock...tick tock...
Sipping away few more minutes in a Rs2/- cup of lemon tea,we stood and then walked back home. As we walked on the streets,we were again exposed to the regular hustle of our city.So many busy lives around us...a big life ahead of us and we?....in a pair of faded jeans and converse a worthless bunch of busy heads walking......waking

I had been to Rajasthan with the budding geologist team last December.This shot was from the Amber fort in Jaipur.Memories and memories I have..this is little of what Iv shared