The flight of the lammergeier
Sundar Singh was astonished, He had thought us Ignorant city-dwellers To be the usual tourists Unaware of the beauty of birds. He asked us if we knew any Denizens from wherever we came The long list of my response Astonished him, As was he impressed How do you know so much? Didn’t you say you were an engineer? I smiled, Indeed But a curious one at that Mesmerised even by an ant He took us on a different route Not for the usual Delhites Blasting music from jukeboxes. But alas, mid-day was never good For bird-spotting Despite our route, We spotted just a few common ones Not the treasures of Binsar and beyond, But Sundar Singh was annoyed At his failure He peered in the afternoon sun On treetops, in undergrowth But none came up Our birding guide was crestfallen His own backyard failing him Until towards the end of our walk He screamed in delight There, a staggering L...
