With My Boots Still On

With my machines.

Generally, I stick to my native language Kannada to express myself through poetry and in English to express through prose. This one of my few and rare attempts to write in English. 

A Rider’s dream

I want to go further, boots strapped tight,
To distant places, far from sight,
Where few have wandered, bold and free,
Where the roads are calling, out to me.

Goggles down, helmet on my head,
Beard beneath, and wind ahead,
Revving my bike, through dust I tread.
I want to go further, boots strapped tight,
To distant places, far from sight

I want to go further, boots still worn,

To those places, where new paths are born, 
Where few have ventured, unadorned.

I want to go further, boots strapped tight,

To distant places, far from sight

Riding gear, not for show or pride,
Not to look slick, but survive the ride,
An old fool riding with life on his side.
I want to go further, boots strapped tight,
To distant places, far from sight

I want to go further, boots still strong,
To those places that beckon me along,
Where few have been, where I belong.
I want to go further, boots strapped tight,
To distant places, far from sight

Shifting gears, the roads unfold,

Steering clear of vices all untold,
Staying sober, with a heart of gold. 

I want to go further, boots strapped tight,  

To distant places, far from sight

I want to go further, boots still sure,
To the places where the air is pure,
Where few have wandered, hearts secure.
I want to go further, boots strapped tight,
To distant places, far from sight

A good man riding, by the rules I stay,
Setting the course, in my own way,
Still seen as cool, come what may.
I want to go further, boots strapped tight,
To distant places, far from sight

One day I know I’ll be laid to rest,
But until then, I’ll pass life’s test,
With boots still on, and giving my best.
I want to go further, boots strapped tight,
To distant places, far from sight

And when I'm gone, they’ll softly say,  
“He rode on till his final day,  
To that place where we all must stay.

he went further with boots strapped tight

To a distant place & far from sight”

- NSM