Remembering Paradise undisturbed

                                                                                             Author:Basharat Shah

Image:  Dal Lake, Srinagar (here)

Tucked away in the mountains far north. It is exhilarating. Hank was 

there for a week way back. The serenity of undisturbed nature was just 

overwhelming. It brought back fond memories to inspire this.

The Kashmiri landscape is to be seen to appreciate in awe. Rivulets of 

clear streams gushing down the mountainside snow-capped mountains, 

with overhanging clouds over most of them are all around us.

Hiking came in spurts. The taxi would leave us at a spot for the day and we
would be on our way on foot but not for long. There were as many lakes as 
mountains. Getting in and out of boats, for quite some distances and resting
for food in between. We were in Gulmarg and Pahalgam and cruised a fair
bit on the Dal Lake. It was all hiking in paradise with no endings until we were 
back in the house-boats in the evenings

the flowers blue skies 
with gushing streams picturesque 
virtually untouched

I remember thee 
Srinagar again beckons!

yearnings rekindled

Frank's at d'Verse Haibun Monday - take a hike