There’s something about darkness,
Which makes you adore the light more.
There’s something within us ,
Which guides us to our soul !
What is it that keeps your fire alive,
In spite of losing your shore ?
Maybe the churning darkness within,
That makes you adore the light more !
©2022 Piyush Singh
The picture above is of Manali valley, shimmering under the clear night sky. I surprised myself by capturing this stunning photo with my smartphone.
Darkness truly have it’s worth…..
Those noble thoughts which unite us as true human beings beyond religion, are nothing less than God.
These thoughts, which seek pleasure in the joy of others, which crave strength in the strength of others, convey the true meaning of God which most of us fail to understand.
We may fight in the name of religion, nation and wealth but one thing will never forgive us for our sins , and that is Nature, our planet earth which is equivalent to God. What we do with nature it will give it back to us, it is our Karma. It will punish us for our sins.
I can only hope we understand it in time before it is too late…
The pic above is from Manali which I captured recently…
Your feet have to suffer,
As your climb is too high.
Your will churns in sunlight,
Shimmers with sweat in moonlight!
That path made of embers,
Blowing fire , giving you scars.
Let them heal with your calmness,
Let your courage soar high!
©2022 Piyush Singh
The picture above is from my recent trek to Kuari pass. This trail was very thrilling and a misstep here and there could have thrown us falling down, 300-400 m below. An adventure I live for.
When nothing in life makes sense, when you feel lost in the polluted urban jungle which you call home, then you have to go back to your roots, the wilderness from where your species evolved. That place, those mountains from where you truly belong.
After another difficult year , I decided to go for another Himalayan trek in the last week of October 2021 and my destination was Kuari Pass which lies at 3876m height (from sea level) in the Garhwal region of Himalayas ,Uttarakhand.
It was an autumn season in the Garhwal Himalayas and the entire trail was coloured in green , brown and golden colours. You can only see snow above 4100 meters at various mountain peaks that surround you through out the trek.
Some of the peaks that takes your breath away during this trek are Mt. Dronagiri (7066m), Mt Kamet (7756m ), Mt Nanda Devi (7816m) and the nearest to Kuari pass, Mt Pangarchulla (4575m). You feel their presence like a shadow through out the trek.
The trek starts from Dhak Village in Joshimath (about 513km from New Delhi) and from there the entire trail is a steep ascend. The trail takes you through beautiful Deodar and oak forest called as Tali . From your camp in tali forest , you ascend above tree line, walk through golden bushes and various ridges to reach Kuari pass summit. And from there you return back to your camp in Tali forest.
From Tali forest camp you then trek to magnificent Tali Lake and descend to Auli via Gorsan Bugyal, a breath taking green meadow. From Auli you finally return back to Joshimath via ropeway which in itself a breath-taking experience. The entire duration of the trek is 4 days.
The entire trail is covered in snow from December to march and since this trek was firstly explored by Lord Curzon during British rule, it is also known as Lord Curzon Trail.
The Glistening forests , the shining bushes, walking among clouds and the stunning view of the lake were the hallmarks of the entire trek. Camping in the middle of a Himalayan forest and the stunning milky way galaxy watching you from above during chilly nights , is an experience that you will never forget.
These wilderness pushes you towards your roots, which is free from all tainted thoughts you have spoilt yourself with. And when you finally get to know what wrong you have done it is often too late.
So travel, trek to these places and see yourself correcting yourself with each heavy breath you take during the ascend.
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High above the mountains,
They come to greet you,
For what you have done,
The obstacles you’ve overcome !
Your sweat against adversities,
Your tears drenched in equanimity,
Together they come to hail,
With the clouds they all sail !
“O mighty soul! I bow to thee,
For the pain you’ve gone through,
Your bruised feet and mighty will”
Those clouds sang, a sight to behold!
©2022 Piyush Singh
The following pics are from my recent trek to Kuari Pass in Garhwal Himalayas, Joshimath Uttarakhand ( about which I will write soon). It was like a fairy tale, the clouds greeted us when we were descending from the summit . It was a mesmerizing, poetic moment that took away all the pains we have gone throughout the ascend.
I hope you guys equally enjoy this….
Life churns in the lap
Of the wilderness of white.
My heart savoured the
Glistening spectacle of white!
My body shivered in
The icy breeze with delight.
As my soul got drenched
In the magic of white !
©2022 Piyush Singh
These moments were captured by me in the extreme cold condition at Sissu , Himachal Pradesh ( -5 or -7°C). I was completely mesmerized by this face of nature and it was tough to take the photo with my bare hands, the cold was cutting through my bones. But I was adamant to capture these moments by testing my limits.
I hope you guys equally enjoy this…
Don’t curse yourself,
For all the disappointments.
Don’t blame your self ,
For all the things which
Weren’t under your control.
Don’t shed tears ,
For the people you lost this year.
Your day may end today,
But with the hope to see
A new sunshine tomorrow!
Your tears may flow today,
But Not without sowing
The seeds for tomorrow !
Let’s begin again,
For the people who
See you as their only hope !
Let’s care for the ones,
Who wait for the Angels,
From the sky above !
Let’s begin again and do it once more !
©2021 Piyush Singh
Happy New Year Readers
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It is the inherent quality of humans to look for something to cheer about but there has been very few things to celebrate this year.
One year ago I wrote about the horrific year which had gone by because of pandemic, little did I know that a much bigger storm awaited us. The Delta variant brought us on our knees, exposed our health facilities and took away many of our loved ones.
I lost few of my relatives and I have seen their families finding it difficult to get back on track. It is a testing time for entire humanity but ‘hope’ is something We would never forget even on our death bed.
Each of us is bruised right now,
But that would not hinder us
From finding our feet once more,
To stand again and look for sunshine
I am not expecting anything in the future or in the upcoming year and it would be more prudent to stay in this moment a bit more and feel each second which is going by in joy.
Lets make our ‘now ‘ as beautiful ,as joyous as possible. There is nothing we can gain with hate and we would never know how much time we have. So our each act is extremely crucial and can make a difference in a positive way in this world.
Let’s be responsible and do it together….
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Suppressed by your own fears,
Shaken by the jolts of failures,
You’ve carried this load
Far too long .
How long can you live like this?
Injuring your soul with frustration,
Melting your life
with every second !
It’s tough to rise from this muddle,
Try to Squeeze your grit one more time,
Hold this ground and
Push for the sky above !
Breathe your life With every step,
Breaking all shackles of your mind.
Find your joy on the path above,
Breathing happiness of a free sky !
©2021 Piyush Singh
Underneath this skin,
Something deep within,
A fire burning ruthlessly,
Brewing the missing pieces .
Rebuilding the hope
Which was shattered
Long ago ‘cause of fear,
‘cause of loss of someone.
Keep breathing in the fog
Until the smoke turns weak
Until the suffocation loses
The battle against your will !
©2021 Piyush Singh
The Perceptions Square 