Wednesday, May 16, 2012

'Julley' - My experience in/with Ladakh



















Miles and miles of ruminant tranquility & hours together of rutilant snow
Ensconced among esoteric peaks lies an alembic land not many still know

Each young pebble on its riverbed is a passage from a picturesque poetry
Each old grain of sand raised by the byrr, bows before its rugged ancestry

Every night an inky cover, conjures up a million charms from far and wide                                
Only to reveal the marmots and the magpies when the sunrays pull it aside

Adorned by austere ferns and flowers, numinous streams pleached to one
It hails the solitary spirit seeking enlightenment, into its ascetic kingdom

Every smile here is a precious treasure, to be gathered all along your way 
As you tread across this medieval moon land, greeting everyone a ‘Julley’!