HIMALAYA MICROPOEMS (Satis Shroff) I stay in my tent Dream of cherry blossoms And a blonde in kimono. * * * Lights flicker in Mahabharat mountains The air smells of rhododendrons The splendour of the Himalayas. * * * HIMALAYA MICROPOEMS (Satis Shroff) The fishtailed one appears Gleaming in silvery moonshine Mirrored on placid Phewa lake. * * * Winter is here The magic of snowy landscape Out with the snowboots. * * * Snowflakes falling from Heaven Frau Holle is dusting blankets Gott sei Dank my heater works * * * Clouds waltz in the sky Men are out to conquer The holy Himalayan peaks. * * * HIMALAYA MICROPOEMS (Satis Shroff) Sudden monsoon rain Soaks the mountainside A landslide causes screams of agony. * * * Baptism of monsoon A landslide washed the road away Groping and cursing uphill as a child. * * * The large ice chunks leap Crash upon the fragile tents The base camp's a crevice. * * * Snow in my tent ...
