Let us go for a walk, my friend.
Somewhere, anywhere,
In a forest, a park, a street, many streets.
Let us take turns we haven’t before.
Let us sit down on a bench
and talk a little or a lot,
or say nothing at all.
Let us walk for hours,
and wear out our soles.
— Simi K. Rao.
It wasn’t just a grove. It was a magical, mystical jungle of living, breathing giants that left Shaan awe struck. Neither of them spoke as they ambled slowly on the well-worn dirt paths and listened to the trees, some almost two thousand years old, as they related tales of times gone by. Of emperors, and kings and queens, and of battles fought for love and for greed.
A sudden transformation came over Ruhi when they came upon a fallen tree. She leaned against the dead trunk; her frame dwarfed by its girth, then closed her eyes and whispered in a voice rife with melancholy. “Who am I but a speck of dust this poor soul can’t even see?”
Shaan couldn’t keep his emotions in check. He hauled her into his arms and they wept together as they grieved for their mutual loss.
San Francisco: China town, Street Performer, Lombard Street, Fisherman’s Wharf
Yes! You don’t need a ton of moolah to see this eclectic art, all you need is a pair of good walking shoes and curiosity in your heart.
Street Performer (SF- China town)
Apne dhun mein magan (lost in one’s tune)
On my recent visit to California I was treated to an awe-inspiring sight
of a lone surfboarder bidding farewell to
2014 in his own unique way.
Tomorrow is another day
Lets go home
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
(Location: Laguna Beach, CA, pics courtesy Emrys)
Wishing all my friends and readers who’ll be welcoming the New Year before me A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR! It’s an Ocean of Possibilities out there!
Pics taken on the Santa Monica Pier-Edits by Emrys
Carnival of Life
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As the earth spins
And time rolls on
Affection becomes an obligation
Lines deepen into wrinkles
The present becomes the past
And the past history
Front in line steps back
As the weary spine sags towards the ground
The carnival of life stops for no one
It simply goes on
Photo credits- Simi K.Rao and Emrys
The concrete jungles of California aren’t without their share of peaceful spots—the Japanese Gardens in Balboa Park in San Diego, Hsi Lai Buddhist temple in Hacienda Heights, and Huntington Library and Gardens in San Marino, California.