You and You Alone (Himalayas)

Tried to revive this lost song that I’d written as a Wedding Anniversary song for my brother and sister-in-law 7 yrs ago and had not sung it since then. Acoustic rendition I recorded in Sitla village (Uttarakhand) few days ago. Thanks to Brandon for composing and Justin for collaborating. Words: So many years have passed…

Crossroads in My Life

Started writing this on the midnight of 11th December and recorded a sketch version the next morning. Just a folk poem with a simple melody. Still working out the chinks in the music. Hope you mates enjoy it! Words: Now I’ve come to the cross-roads In my life and I will say I still dream…

Days of Sorrow

As I while away my time in India on vacation, I would like to share an old ballad I wrote a few years ago, which I chanced upon as I was turning pages of my book on my Father’s book rack. I am also thinking about composing it. Wishing you all peace and serenity!! Today…

The Final Hour

I was going through my old writing pads and found this that I had written in December 2005, towards the end of yet another Michigan Winter. I’d like to share this with you all along with a short melody I recorded this afternoon. I don’t know yet whether I will take it forward or keep…

The Singing River

I shot this little video at Charleston Park, which is right beside Google’s Main Campus at Mountain View, California. After doing my laundry this morning, this was the first when I actually went to check out the park. I thought of tying the video up with a poem I wrote couple years ago. Enjoy! There’s…

A Lonely Shadow

I wrote this back in August of 2003 and strangely quite a few people liked it back then. I just found it today hiding beneath my stack of sheets. So I thought I would put it up here.  The photo is of Kalatop Rest House at Khajjiar, Himachal. Peace~ Stopping by the house on my…

In An Alley

I found this little something in my stack of musings. An old piece from my college days.. Last night while strolling through an alley I heard the north wind blowing right around me When all of a sudden I thought of you Was it the chill of the night Or just the silence in my…

The Road Not Taken

A few friends asked me to put up this poem of Robert Frost after I put up his famous work, Stopping by the woods. This one is another great piece of poetry with inspiring words. Enjoy the poem in the Poet’s Own Voice! Here is the MP3 of the poem. [audio:http://gautamrohtak.googlepages.com/RobertFrost-TheRoadLessTraveled.mp3] Words: TWO roads diverged…