Milestone - Haiku

look at it or not
it stands there alone-
the milestone
...
sun or rain or snow
it sticks to its ground-
the milestone
...
how much gone
how much to go still
o milestone ?
...
how many went
never to return this way
o milestone ?
...
song of distance
song of nearness - hums together
the milestone
...
full of risky bends
is road - wish me well
o milestone
...
Dharchula
ninety six kilometres-
thank you Mr Milestone
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(first published in Mirror, Oct. 1983)