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Ende Keralam !

Waking up from the horrible jinx,

Like the proverbial phoenix,

With Guruvayurappan's blessings in plenty,

Tour de Keralam started super heady!

 


Waded through the sticky narrow-lane maze, 

To reach water-fronted West Wind Homez.

Devoured delicious appams with stew,

Leaving luscious memories to chew!

 

With the awesome Alleppey house boat,

Navigated nature's scenic carpet.

Clicked abundant videos and pictures

To live another day ruminating these archives!

 

From an unceasing yoghurt hunt puzzle, 

To couples in a never-ending tussle,  

And to juicy middle east gossips,

On the go, tantrums rolled down in heaps!


A wide-eyed Kochi water metro,

Surely upped everyone's tempo!

The Kochi Fort tour via the toot toot auto,

Helped relive the history in retro!

 

Blessed to visit the revered Chottanikkara

And experience the ecstatic aura!

A belief system, so strong and deep,

Unfathomable is its power and vibe!

 

'Cooling off' at the Athirappali falls 

Turned not true, but false!

With the rocky terrain baked by the scorching Sun,

Nature showcased one's place yet again!

 

Humbled souls looking for an antidote,

Finally tumbled at Vadakunathan's abode.

All in all, 'God's own country' did live up

To its ubiquitous slogan's hype!

 

-   Radha Konda 

8 December 2024

 

Comments

  1. AnonymousDecember 11, 2024 at 1:48 PM

    NATURE IS GOD.KERALAM FILLED WITH NATURE .EXELLENT DESCRIPTION RADHA

    ReplyDelete
  2. AnonymousDecember 11, 2024 at 3:10 PM

    By reading itself I felt I am in Ende Keralam.super

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