Monday, March 30, 2009

it's one of those days and i've been hit by the rain and the blues and the feeling that I'd rather be somewhere else. maybe betla, maybe shankarpur, maybe just about anywhere along the road.

i miss being on the move. i miss driving past the green fields and the villages. i miss looking up at a sky full of stars. i miss the dhabas along the way. i miss knowing that i'll be somewhere else tomorrow night. i miss the ghats. i miss the scarecrows. i miss overtaking lorries. i miss watching the sun set and the moon rise. i miss the hills, the beach and the forests. i miss the slightly chilly air late in the evening. i miss the rivers and the bridges. i miss the strange road signs and the milestones. i miss counting lorries and their funny slogans. i miss the backless-topless. i miss the uncertainty and the anticipation and the excitement. i miss the prospect of seeing sher shah's tomb or going for a boat ride. i miss the dak bungalows and the dogs that always seem to accompany them and i miss the chicken curry at night. i miss elephants and seeing the odd morichika in the afternoon. i miss playing the strange game of what-lies-beyond once darkness sets in. i miss the smell of woodsmoke and the moonlight on the hills.

I miss.

8 comments:

Unknown said...

oh man! now I feel like going for a road trip...

Or kawthha thaak, tumi onno kawthha bhebo,
Shaamner maashey tomar nouka kiney debo!!!

March Hare said...

morichika kothay dekhli?

yippeehippie said...

@march hare: berate gele
raastar opor majhe majhei dyakha jay.

Unknown said...

yeah, man. since you say it all..... I feel you sister!!! everything. and u know I speak the truth.

Oshtorombha said...

cho road trip ay jai. You drive, we drink.

Sucharita Sarkar said...

I totally flipped over the title of your blog....and this post touched a chord...Thanks

yippeehippie said...

@ Sucharita Sarkar: why, thank you. I'm glad you liked it! :)

Roy said...

road trips are awesome especially in the rain