Travel Thirst! Poem by Naga Vamshidhar Ratakonda

Culture & Heritage,
Nature & Landscape,
Weather & Wonders,
Pleasures & Splendour;

Languages, that I
Learn & Practice;
Ways of Life that I,
Embrace & Accomodate;

Customs & Costumes,
Of their Unique Own,
That Mesmerize Me &
I Observe So Keen;

Food & Drink I'm Wary,
But Odours & Flavours,
Tinge of Tastes that,
Tease Me & Elude Me;

Travel Thirst a Strange,
Human Hunger Quest of,
Age Old Tradition Zest,
No Conquest Ambition Tryst;

My Escape Reasons,
From the Usual Routine;
Makes a Tourist Almanac,
And an Explorers Guide!

I Travel to Unravel the,
Hidden Mysteries and,
Their Reflections on Me,
Travels Lengths of Time;

Changing My Life Forever,
Broadening Perspectives,
The Wanderer Navigator,
Awakes in Me Every Sunrise!