Good Morning Lovely People,
I’ve been gone for some time now, have I not? I hope with this piece I’ll be more regular on the blog and in reading your posts too.
It was written aboard a flight. I took several pictures too of what inspired this piece. Like these –
The pictures aren’t that great but then I’ve never been a great photographer anyway.
This whole post is dedicated to Man’s genius and his handmaiden – Technology. Read on to see why –
I see them stretched out
For miles and miles.
White, bright,
Like ripened pods
Of a cotton crop.
Here you may find
Salt flats and Dead Seas,
Cold, vast deserts
And ever changing dunes
Of white, poofy silt.
Dark tufts of blinding light,
And thunder, ready to explode,
While the tame, little ones
Herald rains
To the greens below.
Plateaus shaped
Like an eagle in flight,
Or a flying squirrel, if you will.
Canyons and hills afloat on
Turgid seas of white foam and blue.
Here and there, where they thin out,
You see our beloved earth,
Its mighty rivers reduced to trickles
Its mammoth mountains reduced
To mere bumps on the terrain.
And man, the mightiest
In brain and industry,
Nowhere visible
To the naked eye.
Save his creations,
His spider-web cities and roads.
That resemble a giant’s veins,
Snaking their way through every
Mountain, plain, plateau and vale.
And yet this far up,
Close to the heavens as we know,
Wingless man is the only
Creature you will find.
To think we fly in a metallic bubble
In the realm of clouds, ghosts and angels.
That we look ‘down’, like Gods,
When we were meant to be looked down upon!
Miraculous, is it not?
Please visit The Perfectly Imperfect Bunch Blog where we are covering Tools For Writing this whole week. It’s amazing how technology has aided us in writing and how much easier it has become to write now than it was before when there were no MS Word, no delete options, no typewriters, no printing press. Makes me respect our earliest writers even more!
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While I’m not into poetry, i love the way you have tried to write about flying experience. Those pictures look like it was taken during monsoon. Yes, you have been missed on blogosphere. Hope all is well with you!
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Hi Arv. Thank you for asking about me. I’m going well. How have you been?
Thank you for your compliment on the poetry. Yes, those pictures were indeed taken during the monsoon. They were from around Pune, when I was about to land.
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You can make out from the colors…. I’m okay. Went for a short visit to UK! ….in India 😉
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Really? To where?
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Dehradoon!
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Oh! I’ve never been there more than once but knowing that I have so many families there just makes it feel like home. I hope you enjoyed your visit ☺️
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Connecting with your friends and family is a great excuse to visit doon. I always feel at home when I am in UK, don’t know why. It was to attend BNLF. You must have heard about it.
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Yes I have. How did it go?
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It was amazing. Met many new bloggers. There were few from Pune too. You should attend it sometime.
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Haha! If only I could just go to places. 😌
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You might get lucky if they hold one in Pune
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Hopefully! 🙂
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🙂
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May I also add, you’re so lucky to be able to go to Uttarakhand
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I know. But I never crossed the valley into mountains – the real charm of UK!
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Oh! But even being to the valley is good if you’ve been to the good ones. May I ask where you went to?
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I guess I got you confused. I was referring to doon. Many people refer it as doon valley. Already answered your question in the other comment. 😃
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I saw 🙂
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Spiderweb cities, giant’s veins, realm of clouds, ghosts and angels …☺️
Beautiful imagery, Pradita!
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Thanks a lot Lee 😀😀
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Love the poem the and pics
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Thanks a lot 😊 😊
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Well that was a beautiful visuality of your journey with words. Hats off!!
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Thanks a lot 😊 😊
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Miraculous indeed. As for the poem. Deftly done. A very evocative and interesting poetic travelogue. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks a lot for that Simon. Made my day 😁
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Where was the girl flying to?
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I was heading home from. Delhi to Pune. Went visiting family there. Was very emotional on the way back. I guess that’s why this poem came out 😀
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Nice Pradita. Most importantly the promise to be regular for your followers
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Thanks a lot KJ. Yes I hope I will be regular from now onwards 😊
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Looking forward to it my favourite blogger Pradita
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Thanks a lot KJ 😀 😀
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Intense words expressing a flurry of emotions and excitement look down from the plane. Such views are stunning.
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Thanks a lot Vishal. 😊😊
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Love your photos, it is awesome!
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Thanks a lot Hussein. How have you been?
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A picture perfect scenary with the uplifting tempo of your verses that give flight to the imagination. It’s a beautiful poem Pradita.
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I don’t know how I missed this. I did write a reply. Guess it didn’t post here for some reason. Thanks a lot Madame V! You’re always too kind 🙂
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