journey awaits

my boat is ready to sail
eagerly it waits for me
bobbing up and down in gale
it urgently calls out to me.

we have been together
from the mountain top silver
kissing the crisp clear ether
since we rolled down the river.

we descended winners
depending on one another
we came down victorious
battling rocks, through lather.

stones tried to pierce her
foams tried to smother
it was such a fun to maneuver
all that rock and lather.

we crossed sleepy villages
and the fields and valleys
heard the sweet stories
told by wind, land and valleys.

now she is waiting in ocean
calling out to me andantily
to endless journey in ocean
to abandon ourselves merrily.


Sharmishtha basu
26.10.10

Journey of life

Life is not a dream, it’s a journey.
its more like a boat travelling
in a river than sitting on the bank
to watch the river flow from there.

Its more like a roller coaster ride
than the seat of the operator
We have to go up and down
and stay as much calm as we can.

Its more like tossing and turning
in a turbulent ocean on a boat
than watching that from the shore
and feeling the power of storm.

Don’t expect life to be a plain
chartered, well planned path.
It’s a journey through unknown
you have to take the up and down.

There will be uphill, plain, downhill
There will be storm, rain, silence
There will be laughter, love and tears
There will be question, answer, fears