Konkan

 

If I had to go back

To find the both of us today

I would return

To Konkan’s golden sands.

Those endless stretches –

Harihareshwar, Diveagar,

Vengurla, Kashid

Countless more.

 

If you go there,

You will find me

Already there

No footprints

But a smile on the face;

And that smile will continue

As you come forth;

Perhaps you too will smile

 

The day behind us,

Just the calm of a late dusk

The last sliver of the sun

And a lonely boat

Melting into the Arabian

But the skies all aglow

Reminding us

It was always a beautiful day

 

The sea breeze will waft

The casuarinas will sway.

Both of us silent

Because there is no need to speak

And the Konkan will dream

As it has always dreamt

Even when none of us

Were ever around…

 

26^th Feb’ 2026