Poem: A Walk in the Pristine Hinterland. By Ali Hamid Khan

When you are tired and frazzled

When the going gets tough

When the roads are crooked

When the burden weighs you down

What you need then to do to free yourself

Pack your bags and head towards the woods

Walk towards the quiet soporific village

Just roam around aimlessly soaking in the peace

Away from the harsh and crowded cities

Away from the clamorous traffic

The wilderness is lovely and the quiescent beauty enrapturing

Lie down under the shade of the tree, relax and let the world go by

Admire the bees and the birds and the bracing breeze

Soak in the beauty of the serene and somnolent wilderness 

Take a dip in the crystal clear water of the flowing stream

Here the mind is free and the body relaxed 

The sound of the rustling leaves is music to the ears.

This is the place where the mind is free to roam