A dreary morning slipping into bleak nightfall; day after day. One cannot help but think: “As soon as this ends…” “As soon as I move out…” “If only, I get that…” “If only, my relationship were…” Our eyes then crinkle with radiance, “…And I will be happiest soul; guaranteed!” Necks strained, intoxicating gazes fixated on the highest gleaming golden tip of the snow-kissed mountain; perceiving it to be our final destination—bound to mercifully assuage infinite yearnings laid at the very bottom of our hearts that drizzle through every trudge, sigh and clench. Or, it may diluge—an outcry of enduring landslides and cold avalanches; and yet still, rises unannihilated. Life, as they say—is like an ascend; with every being eyeing the top, Argus-eyed; for the highest peak overlooks the most splendid view—a view of awe while one lords above it all. An unmatched feeling of liberty. The climb may be exhilarating; emitting a whiff of euphoria tugged by trepidation while swirls of fai
Nose submerged in beads of sweat and taking in long, deep breaths of chilly autumn air, I set my foot abut the trunk of an alpine. Amber rays break through the tawny midday sun at its apex—blanketing the small, lonely yet serenely beautiful town I call home; revealing its classic simplicity in all glory whilst highlighting innate imperfections admired just as much as its untouched beauty running abreast. Eyes aglow and transfixed, taking in the panorama view with nature’s ambient music of a trickling stream afield, striking stridulations of mountain crickets ambushed behind Chir Pines with their soft rustlings and sweet singing of House Sparrows, kindling every nerve in my body while drawing it into an eclipse with my soul. I feel the gush of wind from northward lovingly caressing my cheek—perhaps having passed through a myriad of solemn towns, happy towns— cities throbbing with warmth and life, districts with heart-wrenching tales—carrying the atoms of every one of them; each with