As I recollect of my town...!

As I recollect of my town...

As I recollect of my town
the spiritual mornings, the carefree days,
the chirpy evenings, the nights awaited,
the carefree people, the welcoming town,
the merry animals, the chirping grounds,
the fragrance of the town as I walk by entering my nostrils
awakening the sense of belongingness,
sense of living free,
sense of living to the entirety,
sense of oneness
that no other place in the world can ever bring me to.
The roads that take me back to its world
everytime I come look back
to how heavenly blessed I am.
The Ganga Ghats I spent my childhood along
the pillars of greatness,
spectacular architecture, yet richer heritage
the stairs of the ghats that elevates me as I walk up
the pious place I feel
takes me to a world in itself.
When I draw my feet into the Ganges
which is believed to wash all the sins of Kalyug,
I feel to have experienced
the serenity of being.
The boat that takes me to the
inexplicable, boundless deeps of tranquility
the harmony I draw myself to,
The Ganga Arti I go to
brings me closer to who I am.
The illuminated Ghats on Dev Deepawali
stay with me the longest.
The prayers of longevity
seem to have benedicted me all through my life.
The markets famous of their offerings
to pilgrims, to preachers, to shoppers
Bless Me a life so colourful as
the bangles they offer
and as royal as the carpets they create
I may go high, I may go down,
Amidst all these I can never
forget to smile, shine and hold on
As I recollect of my town.