As I liked it!!!

You can call it laziness or utter forgetfulness, wrote this poem to capture the finer moments of my trip to Ladakh, but never found time for over a month now to edit and post it. Finally, after much effort, here are the Things I liked in the trip to Ladakh:

Mighty Mountains stretched all the way!

In all shades 'n' colours - green, brown and grey

One was even pink, topped with some snow

Like a chocolate cake, or brownie sundae!

They held us in awe

By their sheer size

No hills i saw before

Were as tall as they raise

Roads curved into loops

Or spiralled down the side

With bridges big and small,

Built for a smooth ride

With landscapes rolling past

Like a fast changing dream

They took us through the passes

Close to valleys and streams..

Streams ran across the roads

Marked with funny sign boards

"Be soft on my curves", was a good one

"I love you, but not so fast",to slow down the run

Rapids not so fierce,

Made rafting a fun,
Paddling thru the waves

which tossed us in return,

At night we camped, near Zanskar

Watching the sky, spotted a few shooting star

Pleasant were the Sounds of the river flowing beside

And sight of the moon dancing on the tide

We crossed a weary desert,

To reach Pangong,

Our pains were forgotten,

Its beauty was worth a song

Pagal Naala's chilling waters,

Put us to test,

We formed a human chain

And crossed the river with zest

Zozila pass was God's beautiful stroke

On hills with Clouds rising like smoke

As if rays of sun was kindling the fire within

Dazzling the valley and the river flowing in

Off to Srinagar to spend a day on Dal,

A Cabin by the lake and ride by nightfall,

Fireworks and flowers brightened our stay

Better than the gondolas in gulmarg, i would say!

We hoped to see the Golden temple

By sunrise

But rain poured in

Picture perfect in our eyes

A note in the end

About the food we had

Fried Makhan fish

And tandoori chicken to add :)

Those were the nicest

Memories i picked

Too long for a poem

Much short for an epic!