The Rising of Mankind...

"I heard a thousand blended notes,

while in a grove I sat reclined,

In that sweet mood when pleasant thoughts 

Bring sad thoughts to the mind. 

To her fair works did Nature link
The human soul that through me ran; 
And much it grieved my heart to think 
What Man has made of Man."

- William Wordsworth

Peace

"I do sit there with you,

alone, with sunshine on your face,

& your smile on mine,

forgetting all the worries in world,

& I for the first time feel the peace."

One of the few photographs which my friend really likes.

The Old Man & The Mountains

"The clouds will but pass,

and the sun will shine again.

The winds will but calm down,

and the breeze will then flow again.

But the mountains will still be there,

and so will the rocks be. 

A little weathered may be, 

a little old definitely.

Some of them will change as the clouds & the sun,

but I will definitely be the same, waiting.

Not for the ones who change but who are still there,

a little old, a little worn off, but still the same."

P.S - Dedicated  to my friend Sid, who understands what I write, or at least seems to!

Cherishing the memories

"And there I sit on a slow afternoon,

When I have seen seventy odd years,

Sipping a cup of slowly brewed coffee,

Lazying in the bright sunshine,

And gazing into the blue eyes of water,

Fondly cherishing the memories,

I gathered here in the warm blood of my youth."