Himalaya Micropoems
written by: Satis Shroff
@SatisShroff1
Lights flicker in Mahabharat mountains
The air smells of rhododendrons
The splendour of the Himalayas.
* * *
I stay in my tent
Dream of cherry blossoms
And a blonde in kimono.
* * *
The fishtailed one appears
Gleaming in silvery moonshine
Mirrored on placid Phewa lake.
* * *
Winter is here
The magic of snowy landscape
Out with the snowboots.
* * *
Snowflakes falling from Heaven
Frau Holle is dusting blankets
Gott sei Dank my heater works
* * *
Clouds waltz in the sky
Men are out to conquer
The holy Himalayan peaks.
* * *
Sudden monsoon rain
Soaks the mountainside
A landslide causes screams of agony.
* * *
Baptism of monsoon
A landslide washed the road away
Groping and cursing uphill as a child.
* * *
The large ice chunks leap
Crash upon the fragile tents
The base camp’s a crevice.
* * *
Snow in my tent
Earthquake
Tremor in my heart
* * *
It’s April
The air is getting thinner
Avalanche growls.
* * *
The Alsatian’s muzzle
Sniffs and buries deep
A hand is uncovered.
* * *
The black cat prowls at night
A long day of napping
Lied ahead in Namchebazaar.
* * *
Beneath my tree’s canopy
I sit and sip
My cuppa Darjeeling
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