The Amazement of the Journey to India - December 2022

  The Amazement of the Journey to India

By: Advaith Shyam

Getting on the plane, I started the show.

Sitting on the seat, I felt ready to go.

As the plane took off from the runway,

I felt like a seagull taking flight from a bay.

Taking a 16-hour flight sure was tough.

To Qatar then Hyderabad, the landing sure was rough.

The heat of the humidity on my head, it made me love,

the true beauty of India, I felt snug like a glove.

Meeting my family, I was hoping to do since forever,

Even though it had only been a month, not never.

Once I landed we didn't waste time,

Meeting cousins and going to the city, shining bright like a green lime.

Taking a flight to the city of Chennai, it was tropical.

Feeling the ocean breeze with the mango juice, it was magical.

Arriving curiously to the cold city of charming Amritsar,

Seeing India's history and colonial effect through a banister.

Shining bright in the water, a symbol of hope

A signal to all, that we are connected through a rope.

The temple covered in gold, like a Sun in the lake.

They said come here only to give, not to take.

Arriving home, memories to the brim they were filled,

it's crazy to witness the world that we build.

The food, the sights, the family, oh brother!

This trip has been like no other.