Discard
The garlands
Of grief
In your quest
For peace of mind

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Spiritual embers
Burning bright
In the aftermath
Of religious wars,
Unable to dispel
The hate of others' Gods
Will ashes be the legacy
Of civilization

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a thing

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World wide visas secured. Get on your bike and let's ride!
The world awaits.

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Now that it was decided that we would ride around the country on our motorcycles, it was time to work out the logistics.
In those days we didn't have GPS, no mobile phones hence had to rely on paper maps.
While one of the riders got around to get sponsorship for our long ride, a friend and I got busy with the route selection.
We got a map of India and charted out a route round the country going South and then East followed by riding to the North before returning to Mumbai.
The next step was to buy the maps of States that we would be riding through. Read all about it in my next submission.

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Cradle
Keeps rocking
To the rhythm
Of the sound waves
Lullaby

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It was yet another Saturday evening when we met for yet another drink of rum and Coke. Little had I imagined how memorable it would turn out to be.
The conversation was as usual about how our week was and the interesting people that we had met.
I had started telling them about how I was enjoying my short and sweet bike rides when one of them chimed in with 'Hey why don't you do long rides?'
That was it. 'Why not? Oh sure, would love to do an all India ride. Any of you want to join in?'
'Oh sure' said a couple of them.
And that my friends was the beginning of an epic adventure to be!

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My sanity
My memories
My trust

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The soft morning light
As dawn breaks into a song
Gets my mind jogging

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The spirit is waiting
To exchange places
With me

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