Cycle Stands of Life

My blogfriend Kavi Arasu, the original person who encouraged me to start this poetry blog, is back again with this very interesting capture.  The systematic parking of cycles, the slightly different cycle models to the right ,  and the existence of non-dug-up sidewalks probably means that this is not Mumbai.

Never mind.

The message conveyed by the scene is surely universal .....


(photo by Kavi Arasu) 

A sinusoidal life
replete with peaks and troughs,
allowing speedy zooms
then
a momentary
resting at a base.

Some though,
constantly on a curve,
cycle through life,
eyes only ahead,
and miss out
on the
Rivers,
Trees,
and Peace.

The troughs
are the
Cycle Stands of Life;
where you
realize
you have land legs,
a deep breath
inhaling leaf fragrance,
a pebble
creating ripples in the water
and a sudden thirst
for the beauty around you..

Snacks and Leaders

This is a photo posted by my friend Sangeeta Khanna, who is a botanist, researcher,nutritionist, trekker, nutrition advisor, and a proponent of food as medicine. And a photographer . She blogs on cooking using the freshest and most seasonal ingredients, thanks to her green thumb and her amazing garden. 

Walking in a light drizzle in August, in Delhi, amidst quaint tiled/blocked grounds strewn with leaves and branches, presumably enjoying the season as much as the bloggers, this scene reminded me of Snakes and Ladders, a board game we played a lot in our childhood, which was devoid of Angry Birds, FB,Need for Speed etc etc


(photograph by Sangeeta Khanna)

In this life game
of
"Snacks and Leaders",
it's so much fun,
to walk,
firmly forward,
leading your mind
from event to event...

Sometimes you slide down
slowing a bit on a green,
as it
puts you back
a few squares in life.

But sometimes,
the greens call,
and
you have the most fun
harvesting
your thought garden
as you
cook amazing things
and the "Snacks"
make you jump so many squares up.

I guess at this age
we don't
really like to play
hop scotch with food ...