On a hot yellow afternoon of 99
In a sleepy little town on the banks of the Ganges
Leaving for the summer trip to the village
I packed a box of clothes and all necessities
And a mixed tape
Of carefully assorted music, moods and melodies
On the roads in the back seat of the car
Gazing at the trail of trees guarding us from far
The flowing melodies fuelling the excitement of vacation
Started past the hustle of the town with rural peace to precision
My favorite songs of dreams and romance, of life and carelessness
Pausing only with outer chaos – a truck’s horn or a conversation
The songs transcended me and made me one with them
Losing my sense of present and merging with the words and sounds
Imagining myself in all those dreams and fantasies abound
Of growing up, finding love, success and happiness all around
Immersing into the trances of musical quarantine
Of happiness, sorrow, hope, nostalgia and all such themes
Hours flowing into moments, as the village roads ended the wait
Some songs still left, on the other side of the tape
Which, like the hot summer afternoons had no haste.

Where has the music gone?
This hot summer of 2020, fizzled by the freezing air of conditioners
In the urban village of glass facades and sky-scrapers
Has lost the music, lost its charm
And the patience, the silence, the proximity to nature
The notes of music have begun to quiver
As the songs have moved to the touch of a finger
Gone are the melodies and gone is the wait
Music is what, just a click-bait
Where is the time to lose and give in to the trance?
No mixed tapes and no curation
Just a medley of breathless beats and mindless dance
Of chasing deadlines and instant gratifications
The music in our lives has reduced
Replaced by spurts and pieces of concatenations
Rather than a companion to soul and heart
It has become a background, from afar apart
Where has the music gone?
Good effort.शान्ति की खोज में गांव की ओर चले हम।शहर की भागम-भाग से दूर पेड़ो की छाँव में, ताल तलैया के किनारे देशी खाने की खुशबू तले
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Next time, I would expect a more in-depth analysis of why music within Bollywood is falling. And I know you can do it. Because you have both the knowledge and passion for it.
Okay sure 🙂
Its a very nice write up i must say. Good effort. I could visualise every sentence you wrote. Hope to see you grow into a big name soon. All the best 🙂