I’ve been watching a show on Amazon Prime called ‘3 Caminos’ about 5 strangers who become friends while walking the Camino de Santiago in Spain. What used to be a pilgrimage of 800 kms in ancient times to the tomb of St. James, today attracts people from across the world to walk either in its entirety or to cover a portion of it.
A few years ago when I was planning my trip to Spain, this was something I really wanted to do for a week, which would of course only be about 1/5th of the actual walk. As exciting as it seemed, I didn’t end up doing it because I was nervous about being in a new country and walking the distance by myself.
The past year has been difficult for most of us in so many ways. While I really have nothing to complain about having work that I love, family and friends around me and all the comforts that I could want, I go through days feeling incredibly restless for adventure, for seeing places and for meeting new people.
I put the show on pause so I could write the following lines and share them with you in poetry form. A form that I’ve rarely written in.
An overwhelming feeling went thru my heart
For something new, for an interesting start
To create a story and make a new friend
The beginning of something and memories to tend
An adventure for me to come across and explore
In a place I’ve never gone, never been to before
I want to make a new friend
Who laughs easily or even drops a tear
Unafraid to follow his heart
Goes thru life without a fear
I want to make a new friend
In a bar that I happen to find
Exchanging stories over a beer
Filled with wealth of a different kind
In a place that I don’t live in
In a place I only have in my mind
I want to make a new friend
Sing songs at a karaoke
Or silently listen to the sounds of the sea
I want to make a new friend
With someone who is most unlike me
Leading a life that I’ve never known
In a place that I don’t live in
In a place I’d like to be shown
This isn’t the life I choose to know
The smile behind the mask
We’re afraid to show
You may be happy within your home
With people you love
And people you’ve known
But I need to make a new friend
A friend I’ve never met before
In a place that I don’t live in
In a place that I so wish to go
24 comments:
Superb just remember Im always there when u need ne .
I know I should always be here when u need me but I'm always there
Beautiful
Simplify love it
Beautifully worded thoughts as usual
wowww and absolutely Wow-some
👍🏻👏👏👏👏
excellentRatan👌👍
Simply awesome. You are so talented. You continue to raise the bar in every piece you write.
I can relate to every line in the poem and which is why it is not only the placement of words but the sheer depth of the piece that overwhelms.
Ratan it is simple and yet touching. Each time I read it did bring about a new perspective. Awesome.
Beautiful ! You have created the exact feelings that i have most of the time .
Yeah bro...knowing your nature this past year must've left you real restless..I really want you to find this new friend ...seems to be a fun person 😊😊
Beautiful words and beautifully written
You are indeed very creatively talented
I pray all your dreams come true and you be happy and cheerful just the way you are now.
That poem was brilliant! Loved it to bits!
For starters it rhymed but the beauty lies not in the rhyme. It lies in how well it conveyed your restlessness, your desire to get back on the road, your need to meet new people, new places, forge new bonds. Prose could not have said it any better! Poetry says it all in fact.
Hoping to see more of this 'Robert Frost'y side of you. And hoping that in 2021 you do all that you want to do.
Sounds good Ratan. I'll watch out for the '3 Caminos'. I enjoyed the movie 'The Way' with Martin Sheen. It was visually beautiful, quite emotional and very inspiring. Your Poetry had a similar effect on me. May we all find new Friends and new Adventures in a safe new World very soon.
Lovely.. so true..totally relatable..ur quite multi talented..
Wow!! This says a lot abt what we are or have become, the anxiety that we live with. Yet there is hope and belief that there is a future that promises to keep us going.
Wow Ratan, lovely poem. I think if this Covid lingers a little longer, we will have a full book of poems by you soon. Hahaha... Cheers buddy...
Very beautifully and aptly put!
Wishing you well!
A excellent piece of writing. Strikes the right cords. Waiting for your next write up.
Ratan, beautiful and flawless writing.
You've blossomed as an amazing poet!
Read your article. Your style never fails to keep me hooked to the last letter. Keep sharing. Cheers
Wow Ratan !!!
Tusi seriously talented ho ji.
Love it ... it’s really great .... u know what... as I read it , I actually lived it myself for those few moments.
The poem is very very very touching, unusual and imaginative. I loved it!
Beautifully articulated. And I can relate too! Coming to know people you haven’t known before is so energising, very true!
Wow! The sentiment resonates with everything we have been feeling this year, and more as the pandemic drags on. Lovely words; thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing this! As usual, your words are a fantastic work of art! This was perfect in every way! Definitely encapsulated all the feelings of being trapped at home and shielded from the human emotion communicated through smiles and other facial expressions. Soon enough the world will be safe to navigate and no one will ever want to go home and there will be plenty of opportunity for socializing! Hang in there! Great post! Looking forward to the next one so you can tell about more of the things we're all going through and don't realize it until you point it out!
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