Friday, May 16, 2008

DEDICATED TO HER - PART III

(series continued...)
(http://aukatmeinraho.blogspot.com/2008/03/dedicated-to-her.html)
(http://aukatmeinraho.blogspot.com/2008/04/dedicated-to-her-part-ii.html)
Yet another transition...I have started missing her
Just want to see her...talk to her...
But what...?
I have nothing to say...just want to stay close to her

I have started demanding from her
Who has given me the right?
may be a self proclaimed one

She was not a part of me two years in past
and may be...who knows...
She won't be in my life two years from now...
a day I worry most but am sure of...
But who cares and How does it matter...Today I need her...a reason I search for

When I am with her..the time just stops
and I love those static moments which I just enjoy but cannot describe
Morning when I stood in front of the mirror...I could see her reflection in it...
I am not sure...was that an illusion?
She is around me everywhere
I am trying hard to forget her...but the more I try...more the image becomes prominent

Should I say "I love her"...
Do these words carry the meaning and the feelings I have for her...
certainly No...and I just can't do that...Why?
Whenever I love someone...the destiny takes it away from me...
I am afraid of losing her...I will never say...
I hate her...I want her...I need her...Please...don't play with me this time...

Can someone be loved so much...?
As for me, to love her alone, to make her happy,
to do nothing which would contradict her wishes, this is my destiny and the meaning of my life

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Aap se Tum, Tum se Tu ho gaye
ju kurbat badhti gayee, woh betakalluf se hogaye
tha nakab palkon ka, aur haya ka chilman
benasheen aahista aahista beparda ho gaye
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Sunday, May 4, 2008

Lonavala Hunt : Pavna Lake

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.…A plan not thought of…becomes reality and you start living and enjoying it…like a dream…but with eyes open wide…

Vivek (henceforth to be referred as Mr. Wild) and I decided to explore Lonavala…. As planned, mind you the only part of our journey we planned for, we met at Kurla station…Mr. Wild, to my expectation, stood there reading a news paper and a heavy bag on his back….As he describes it is the bag he generally carries with him for trekking….But I am yet to understand the use of a Laptop…YES…A LAPTOP…on a trek?… :-)

I carried with me some boiled eggs for I didn’t get the time to have my breakfast in the morning…so thought of having a traveling breakfast…excuse me for introducing a new term…but if you can digest working lunch…traveling breakfast can be taken…I started filling my tummy with it but two child chicks (eggs) were sufficient for me…While I was thinking of what to do with the other two left with me…I heard a voice... Sir, Can you give it to me…and I turned my face to find a cute small girl standing with hands spread and request in the eye…so innocent and pure…I happily handed it over to her…receiving a precious smile and priceless thanks…all expressed at once…for no cost at all...

With absolutely no plans in mind we started off from Vashi, taking a volvo to the destination…the Centre Point of Lonavala….Vivek….Oops..Mr. Wild did a quick survey to find out which lake we should grace with our presence…We chose Pavna Lake about 25 Kms from Centre Point…We hired an AutoRick for to-n-fro journey…We passed through picturesque surroundings, beautiful hills covered with flora and fauna…pleasant to eye and refreshing to nerves…

Pavna Lake is a virgin lake…unknown to most of the people…beautiful lake and clear water…with birds never seen before…and sand n stones untouched for centuries…The mountain range surrounding the lake isolates it from the rest of the world like a precious jewel…kept aside…protected…n safe…

We decided to explore more of Pavna Lake and its surroundings. A beautiful hillock attracted us but when we went up of it...two birds, similar to cuckoo came threatening us to leave their place at once…One of them even tried to give a beak treat to us…We thought may be it has a right not to be disturbed…and considered it's request or a threat…Mr. Wild tried his hands and feet on a nearby hillock…I don’t know what pleasure he gets in climbing rocks…he calls it adventure…huh…

We then moved to lake....took some photographs…Mr. Wild couldn’t resist seeing clear water and beautiful girls playing at some distance from us…He quickly…mind you it was really quick…removed off his clothes…save apart a piece…. and jumped into the water...I too joined him but not in a semi nude attire :-) Thereafter I performed ablution (wadoo) with the lake water and offered afternoon prayer…Believe me the feeling was precious…an isolated place….the water waves kissing the shore stone…and you are only with Him…

There is also a boating club nearby which gives a good option to take a ride of the lake…We then went to Pavna Dam…A beautifully crafted masterpiece…You can also walk on the pathway of the dam…to monitor the ecological imbalance we created…Yes…but for a greater cause….

We then traced back our way through serpentine roads back to Centre point, Lonavala…and then back to Aamchi Mumbai…not so pure…but still…home good home…A short but memorable hunt came to an end occupying few blocks of memories forever...for sure...
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