I have a recording task at Bheemavaram. Miss.Srivalli the Padutha teyagaa fame singer agreed to sing Bharatavarsha keerthanas at Vihnu Bheemavaram. Since she lives in Bheemavaram I fixed the recodring deal at Vishnu Radio. They offered me very generously without taking money. I started to Bheemavaram by Honda Splender before dawn. I was cutting through the veils of fog. The sonnets reveal my experience.
Winter Morning Ride
I set out to Bheemavaram on a foggy morning
It was still dark in the wee hours, I haven't seen crows
The potholes on the bumpy road are a warning
Through-out, the rugged landscape a big challenge throws
Sometimes too thick is the fearsome cloud of mist
A one eyed truck sights , comes on to my motorcycle
Like a boulder the mist rolls on the road and hits my chest
Many a danger in the semi-darkness is likely to kill
The truck vanish't, schools, temples, churches cheer up mind
Here and there I saw the wonderful quaint villas
All run fast, backwards my childhood remind
My heart glows warm with quiet bougainvillas
The mist slowly melts, the temple bell rings
The day grows bright, the church choir sings
Way side beauties
The weather is bleak and wind blows strong
The birds shiver on the branches around
The herds on the choppy road I get along
The way side reeds wave heads on marshy ground
The fog was hanging like a white curtain
All along the road stretches the canal
It looks like black and white movie for certain
But the villas and bougainvillas are never banal
How hurriedly passes the willy jeep
At Hundi it raises the dust like a broom
How merrily walks the sheep
Oh the golden sun rays my feelings groom
I remember that I am nearing my dream
Yahoo I what a lovely journey I scream
You are adventurous, You are ready to take any risk to reach your goal
ReplyDeleteWhere there is a good heart there is beauty. How beautifully you described a journey to a small town!!!
your support is the greatest. It can bring out the best and glorify both language and the place. Finally the writer and the reader share the same heart.
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