Journey To Heaven

This lovely journey

I want to talk,

In the himalayas

I love to walk.

 

It all started

From heavy traffic of plains,

To the not so busy

Single lanes

 

On one side

There were mighty hills,

On the other

The valley thrills.

 

The company of a river

With no end,

Now we were passing through

The uttarakhand.

 

On the way stopped by

Sunset and rain,

Morning dip in ganga

Journey started again.

 

On the banks of Ganga

A place I found,

Had piece of mind

With no one around..

 

Waterfalls on the way

Soothing to our vision,

Trees laden with fruits

It was the apple season.

 

A board was saying,

Way to Yamunotri,

But we had to go

To the Gangotri.

 

Reached Gangotri in the evening

Just before sunset,

Shivering in the cool breeze

As we were all wet.

 

There we had a glimpse of

A mountain called Sudarshan,

It looked shiny golden

Taking its color from the sun.

 

Everyone was ready

With a heavy backpack,

The next four days,

We all had to trek.

 

Trek started from Gangotri,

Pines and deodars all around,

We saw goats called bharals

And birds with sweet sound.

 

We were tired and hungry

Took off our boots,

Had brunch at Chirbasa

Of bread and fruits.

 

From Chirbasa to Bhojwasa

The journey was thrilling,

As we went higher and higher

The wind was chilling.

 

Reached Bhojwasa in the evening

Enjoyed hot tea from a stall,

And took our dinner,

Chawal dal, that’s all.

 

After a tiring day,

What we needed was a sound sleep,

Warm clothing and many blankets

We all had to keep.

 

Morning wind was so cold

Dry and red were our cheeks,

We had a lovely view

Of all Bhagirathi peaks.

 

Next day heavy boulders

We all had to scale,

Going up and down looked risky

But we must not fail.

 

At Gomukh, the glacier

It’s visited by only a few,

The origin of Ganga

Gave a magnificent view.

 

Next part of the trek was

Not for the weak,

You walk on the glacier

Surrounded by snowy peaks.

 

Last one hour steep climb and

Reached Tapowan at around seven,

Believe it or not

It was just like heaven.

 

A stream Gupt Ganga

And there were no trees,

In the daytime it melts

During night it freeze.

 

Surrounded by mountains

It’s an alpine meadow,

Sunrays making it shine

Clouds casting their shadow.

 

It looked like a place

I had never ever known,

I thought it’s the home

God has made for his own.

 

Meru, Sumeru like brothers

And beautiful Shivling,

You are sitting in their laps

Never experienced such a thing.

 

Few green patches on the ground

Water was all frozen,

To see such a natural wonder

You must be one of the chosen.

 

I and my friend were stunned

We asked our wives,

Can we all live here

For the rest of our lives