Travel musings – Mawphlang sacred grove

Ready to be sacrificed! The sacred groves of Meghalaya have such stone formations (built by locals of course) to perform sacrifices to please the Gods and to maintain the purity of the groves.

Travel Haiku – Laitlum, Meghalaya

Watching me scold our kidsWith motherly rantsYou continued smiling In those torrential brawlsWhen I criedYou eventually smiled And now as I watch you dieBarely able to hold yourselfYou continue to smileLeaving me in oblivion Caption taken from my poem “Your Smile – I”

Travel musings – Meghalaya

Tripping on your coffeeOn our first dateI hid my smirkBehind a nervous gaitAnd yet you smiled. Caption taken from my poem “Your Smile – I”

Travel musings – Meghalaya

Was lost in someone else’s world Wading through those dreary doldrums Yet you always held my hand Your heart never forgot my essence. Caption taken from my poem “11 years of love ordeal”

Travel musings – Laitlum Canyon

You, with all your flawsSomehow hold your swayOver this silly little girl inside me.How did I start lovingTo laugh at your antics?