THE RAJ & THE ROSE 37,000 ft Across Europa we ... - damowords

Bus driven by two mad alcoholics,
These by breezy motorcycle bypass’d
Til last, a white car of the Rajput caste,
O lawless highways death-dark angels stalk
You know, it’s a nice day, I think I’ll walk.
Mount Abu
Green peaks rise up from Rajasthani dust
The oldest in the world - or so I'm told -
The desert heat cool'd by the breezy gust
Wings butterfly & dragonfly take hold:
An upland breeze
Kept out the lowland heat,
An Englishman at ease, a cool & scenic treat.
Vashistha was the sad guru
The world knew as their teacher
Who with the cow Kamedhenu
Defied the laws of nature
& found the forest of Arbhu
When King Vishwamitra
Challenged this mystic's fame to no avail,
For he preferred these hilltops to grow frail.
Yon Tunbridge Wellsian Toad Rock
Some Hindu New Year's Night,
Then thousand flock to share the shock
As sunset settles bright
& when she dips such cheers rise up in praise of sacred sight!
Jaipur
This short, Byronic sortie to the East,
Sometime tourist, sometime adventurer,
Sees sublime sunsets as each new night pieced