‘At the Window of Paradise’: Kashmir.

‘At the Window of Paradise’

On waking up every morning in Brein,
a locality in Srinagar that’s divine —
it overlooks the magnificent Dal Lake,
Moghul Garden is a half hour’s walk away.

On my left is the well known Tulip Garden,
that’s a five minute stroll from my stay —
whereas the famed Nishat Bagh
to my right is a half hour’s brisk walk
I take morning and evening, on my own.

I first open the windows to gaze at a Sunrise
over the Dal lake, that slowly lights up —
the March drizzle and haze as curtains lift up, with the blue of sky and water parting ways.

A brown Persian house-cat plonks on my bed,
his name is Habibi — love of my life,
acts like he knows me from his past soul —
he’s been raised with love, by Basharat,
drinks mugfuls of water to quench his thirst — wrapping me in his flurry ball of lovable antics.

I view sunshine light up picturesque sights,
indulging my photographic sight with joy —
breakfast with Kahwa is far from my mind
for I’m feasting my heart on scenic delights —
as if collecting alms, from doors of Paradise, aptly the name of the owner of this home.

— Shuvashree/ 11th - 26th March 2025.

The entire photo album is here: https://www.facebook.com/share/1BMFkL...

PS: After 15 days in Kashmir, I spent 12 days in Uttar Pradesh on a work assignment till a day before the terrorist attack in Pahalgam.
In several cities of UP I happened to visit most major and many small temples and Hindu monuments serially, yet as a Hindu I don’t find the need to flaunt my religious practises and attack other religions just because of some faithless terrorists who do not belong to any real faith.
You have to dip yourself spiritually into any faith — to come out sanctified with the true essence of any religion as they all teach you humanity. If not for the incident in Baisaran I would have been sharing my UP travels but as of now I prefer to remain in solidarity with Kashmir, as well as with the families of the bereaved. Propagating hate is not my agenda, as I don’t go with its flow.




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