Friday, June 25, 2010

A few pieces, here and there

It has now become my habit to blog about my experience during the run. So this time I thought, instead of doing that, I will put down some nice quotes I noticed during Bangalore Sunfeast World 10K 2010 and Bangalore Duathlon(marriage of running and cycling) with a couple of photographs. So here it goes:

· I would rather wear out than rust away. (This one truly captures a runner's mindset)

· The race for education has no finish line. (How true!)

· I felt like running. (Is there a better reason to run?)

· We are a team in a solo sport. (My own creation - a tribute to my Runnerhood friends)

· If you are not going to cheer them, why did you come here? (Overheard a mother scolding her son who was not too enthusiastic about cheering runners)

My favorite memory, though of those runs, turns out to be during Bangalore Sunfeast World 10K 2010. As I passed by Cubbon Park Library, I saw a girl holding a banner bigger than her size with the message “My daddy is the best”. One of our Runnerhood members, Rajesh, reached to her and said that he also thought her daddy was the best. Later on, while we were feasting on apples, we came to know that she was daughter of Gopal, our fellow runner(Bib no 1550 in below photograph)!





Thursday, June 3, 2010

बारिश

द्वंद्व खेलते काले घने बादलो से शुरू होती
गरजती, असीम आकाश के प्रचंड रूप का प्रचार करती
टप्प टप्प गिरती ठंडी बूंदों से, मासूम हंसी सी
ह्रदय के द्वार पे दस्तक देती है ये बारिश |

पेड़ों पे जमी हुई धुल को उड़ाती
मानो बेजान इंसान को झंझोद्ती
हवा में सरसराते पत्तो से सिमटकर
उनको फिर से हरा कर देती है ये बारिश |

स्वयं को नष्ट कर देने की चाह लिए
अविरत गिरते ये बूंदों के मोती
धरती की रगों में खून की तरह मिलकर
नए जीवन के आरम्भ का एलान करती है ये बारिश |

कभी तो प्रियतमा से दूर अकेले प्रेमी को
बेचैन बनाती, विवश करती, तडपाती,
तो कभी दुनिया की भागदौड़ में भटके इंसान को
अपने आप ही से मिला देती है ये बारिश |||