AATHREYA - SOJOURN

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AATHREYA – USA

and INDIA

Aathreya it has been quite a while away in USA

Bala Krishna a little while ago is back in India

From USA

after a two year gap

Back in India

to Mother's lap

Jet lag to overcome with a nap

A goodwill sojourn in USA

for two years

How the time flies , for none it waits

Bridging the distance between two nations

Winging back to India

over two oceans

Flying USA

to India over

two continents

Assimilating the best of two civilizations

Leaving behind the memories of 2008 in the past

Looking forward to a Happy New 2009 the present

What a welcome change and what a contrast

From the land of plenty and utilities

To the land of plurality and diversities

From the land of solitudes

To the land of multitudes

Two lands of multi

ethnicity

Love both as a single entity

From a nation of 300 million

To a country of one billion

All belong to one human population

From the land of snow

and rain

To the land of

sunshine

From SUVs, ORVs, ATVs, Humvees

To bullock carts , rikshaws

and autos

Fords and Lincolns to Ambassadors and Tatas

From trucks, trailers, freight cars and Amtraks

To lorries, mopeds , goods trains and Rajdhanis

I love them all and what a welcome change

From the land of right side travel with me in the

left side driving seat, where driving is science perfect

To the land of left side travel with myself in the

right side driving seat , where driving is an art subject.

To the all familiar scene of street dogs who for me have no

respect

Happy to see holy cows

towards whom I have a lot of respect

I look forward to a peaceful tranquil stay me being an optimist

I am Murthy thanks to al;l far away yet near for ever

with boundless affection for all those near and dear.

 

AATHREYA – Dr.BalaKrishna Murthy Ramaraju

-- aathreya- r.bala krishna murthy