The Battle amidst the winds

He pulls hard with the wind at his back,
It's a war he can't afford to lose.
His skillful hands manipulate the string,
the destiny of the battle he will choose.

He wipes the sweat off his brow,
and licks the bruise on his index finger.
The bruise burns as the fresh cut heals,
The taste of blood on his tongue lingers.

It's a taste not alien to him,
It's the taste of victory against the odds,
He squints as the sun enters his line of sight,
as he looks towards the abode of the gods.

The wind god he knows has been kind to him,
For the breeze lifts just as he has got the upper hand.
He pulls hard, concentration writ large on his face,
He tugs hard and his kite dives down towards the land.

The moment pauses as the final move has been made,
His little frame tenses up as the target enters his sight.
The string slices through in an arc towards the ground,
The enemy is pulled back and then goes limp in mid-flight.

He breaks out in a smile of little pearls,
as the little child in him comes to the fore.
His fist punches the air as he looks to the sky,
Another victory to add to his invincible lore.

- Pranay Rao

O Re Maajhi

IMG_0265, originally uploaded by Pranay Rao.

Finally dragged myself out of bed and reached Princep Ghat camera in hand in an attempt to capture a picture with my new camera. We (Anubhav and I) kind off missed the sunset so I resorted to trickery with longer exposures (whichexplains some of the haziness) to get some pictures.

Really not half as beautiful as the place really looks at sunset but still beautiful enough by my yardsticks. Kol has it's bright spots, it's just that we are blinded by our own benchmarks.

The both of us then headed to New market which is very similar to the Muimbai fort side and walked through streams of shoppers before buying some stuff. Capped the day with a brilliant salad and a sub.

Doing my bit to get the fun back.

Luv,

Pranay

The light at the end of the tunnel

DSC02404, originally uploaded by Pranay Rao.

Ever had that feeling that your life has suddenly lost it's excitement and you seem to be just going through the motions. It's fun but predictable. I've had this feeling recently where my mind has been feeling numb with boredom, with the lack of something interesting, something intellectual to do.

This doesn't happen in Pranay Rao's life or so I thought but it has though I'm having this premonition that there is going to be a light at the end of this tunnel and it's going to be great. I don't know what and I can't imagine what but I know.

BTW that's a picture captured in Himachal while travelling by the toy train from Solan to Kalka. It's a picture in motion, unedited, unaltered. The light is always more beautiful when it appears at the end of the tunnel. Trust me :).

Like Rakhee keeps saying in Karan Arjun 'Mera light Aayega' :),

Luv,

P.R.