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My tryst with wordsmithing

World news today

The morning newspaper is becoming a pain read, filled with negative stuff. Today I thought I will try something new, of creating a poem with the headlines in the world news section  of ‘The Hindu’. I enjoyed this creative exercise, hope you find the poem interesting/fun.  So here is me reporting to make you ‘alive’!

The slip

With a heavy heart I have to DNF after reaching Thirsk 400km in the LEL. The details At 120km I nicked the curb and fell down. Just some scrapes on the kneee. Washed it with water, rode to the control 80 kms later and put savlon ointment. Rode to next control abut 97 kms on the night with another German leisurely . Hamstring tightened up by the time I came to control. Sleep for 2 hrs…

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Oh, I miss the…

Riding the peaceful countryside of UK, I seemed to miss the chaos of Bangalore traffic. Written at Harlow, UK. Oh, I miss the honk Oh, I miss the jam Oh, I miss the chaos Oh, I miss the potholes Oh, I miss the dust Oh, I miss the jaywalkers Oh, I miss the humps Oh, I miss the kisses Oh, I miss the near-misses Oh, I miss the … Dear BLR traffic