Nothing tests patience
Like a long traffic Jam
On rickety roads
Of a hill station in India.
On a rainy day
The roads get muddy,
Tourists get annoyed,
Same irritated questions
On all the restless faces.
How long will it take to get
Where we were going?
How long until
We get to the scenic site
Where we can relax and
Take in the beauty?
How long until
We can finally be happy?
No one looks outside
Their car window,
No one sees the leaves on the sides
covered in the pearl-like droplets,
No one sees the trees getting drenched
Dancing in the mountain rain,
No one sees the clouds kissing
And caressing the mountain tops.
No one rolls the window down
To feel the freshness of the air on their face,
To smell the rain, to hear the music it makes.
No one stretches their hand outside the window
To feel the rain in their palms.
Happiness was right there,
Outside the car window
Waiting for someone to reach out
And grab it.
No one did,
Everyone missed it,
Busy trying to get
Where they were told
Happiness lives.
-N
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September 28, 2017 at 3:12 pm
Yes Niharika, happiness lives in unusual places and in company of extraordinary people 🌹
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September 28, 2017 at 3:20 pm
True! It’s all all around us and inside us waiting for us to grab it.
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September 28, 2017 at 4:17 pm
Well said Niharika. Thank you very much
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September 28, 2017 at 5:45 pm
No, Thank you! 🙂
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September 28, 2017 at 4:26 pm
You ended so beautifully. There is so much beauty to be taken in right there and then, often.
I am getting used to your style where your poetry begins and then takes a turn somewhere midway …I love it 🙂
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September 28, 2017 at 5:45 pm
hahaha… Thank you. 🙂
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September 29, 2017 at 2:53 pm
You are very welcome 🙂
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September 28, 2017 at 7:20 pm
What a great poem! I loved it!
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September 28, 2017 at 7:37 pm
I am glad you enjoyed it! Thak you for the feedback, it means a lot. 🙂
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September 29, 2017 at 11:44 am
very nicely composed Niharika 🙂
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September 29, 2017 at 5:55 pm
Thank you Radhika, kind of you to visit. 🙂
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September 29, 2017 at 1:33 pm
Right, lost on the way and always on the way…
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September 29, 2017 at 5:54 pm
So true!
It’s about the journey.. 🙂
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September 29, 2017 at 6:25 pm
The last lines are utterly true. Beautiful Poem!
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September 29, 2017 at 7:02 pm
Thank you! I am really glad you enjoyed the read. 🙂
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September 30, 2017 at 12:51 am
So true! So true!
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October 1, 2017 at 8:21 am
So well written and thought provoking, it’s pouring with rain here today so I’m going to go and explore 😀Thank you 😀
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October 1, 2017 at 8:22 am
haha…Thank you! Hope you have a good day. 🙂
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October 1, 2017 at 4:13 pm
*their* and *rolls*
I liked this post because it reminded me of many many happy trips to Darjeeling, one of those hill station places and I loved every minute of the ride! I’m the one who DOES stare out of the window and makes loveheart eyes at everything I see 🙂 ❤
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October 1, 2017 at 5:46 pm
Me too! thank you. 🙂
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October 7, 2017 at 4:12 pm
Simplicity at its best
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October 7, 2017 at 6:23 pm
Thank you love! 🙂
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October 30, 2017 at 1:47 pm
Great poem!
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October 30, 2017 at 2:33 pm
Thank you! 🙂
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October 30, 2017 at 2:42 pm
Well, if you don’t mind, can you please check out my collection of poems and give some feedback?
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October 30, 2017 at 2:51 pm
I would love to.
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November 28, 2017 at 7:35 am
this looks beautiful. i always like to drive in rainy season. hills are my favorite spot.
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November 28, 2017 at 8:28 am
Thank you, I like long drives in rain too. I like them a lot.
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January 9, 2018 at 1:46 am
I loved this! Give me a follow
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