Srinagar, Dec. 7 -- The nip in the air sharpens your edges

Ensheathing you in swirls of chill

The ninth month originally

November showers spiritual spas

The one plus one of eleven gears you up for another life

A double whammy in life's high rise buildings

A benediction in after life

Swing to the music of the gale

And let your skirts flow in His Grace

It's the days of reckoning yourself

Eyes downcast in humility

While the symphony of russet leaves sets off a spring in your stride

It's Thanksgiving time my friends

To rejoice in His fathomless bounty

Love is in the November breeze

And "Thank you" is on my lips

The Chinar Leaf

The chill was crawling into her world weary bones

Clinging like moss on an ancient stone

Making her ...