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Droplets on the Windowpane

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                               Droplets on the Windowpane You, me the cosy rug and those droplets on windowpane.. You in your splendid ginger gown, me resplendent in my coffee  brown, Purring in harmony were our identically white manes.. You, me, the cosy rug and those droplets on the windowpane.. You ruffled my whiskers, misses nitpicking my flaws, We exchanged angry hisses drawing our claws, Bickering over that last piece of tuna was bloody insane.. You, me, the cosy rug and those droplets on the windowpane.. Still remember the afternoon when you were on heat, My cacophonous cat calls were sounding surprisingly sweet, Your piercing glare, But your piercing glare had had my confidence drain.. You, me, the cosy rug and those droplets on the windowpane.. And the Christmas of 2014 wasn't exactly merry, We were lazing all day  binge watching Tom and...

Anything but a Travelogue : Chikmangalur

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24th Dec 17 - 5:45 am Bengaluru Breaking dawn.. My spirits were effusing with the boiling tea on flames.. Dash of ginger.. providing  a mighty nitro boost to my already cranked up engine.. Soon we'd  be hitting  the road,  embarking on yet another excursion into the unknown..  excitement paramount.. 24th Dec 17 -  11:35 am Coffee Choza homestay, Chikmangalur Gorgeous sun, hint of a chill in the air,  thick foliage against the breathtakingly blue skies. I was soaking it all in, infusing  it with.. This is my first ever travel diary,  as the hopelessly naive report on our trip to Karnala bird Sanctuary back in school days doesn't count. All "white lies ", as the only bird species we'd managed to spot then was a lot of pigeons that spray painted our bus before it started on its journey. So to cut a needless digression short,  I want to make an impression and I've read somewhere that linear writing is dull and drab.. (That author...