Thursday, February 29, 2024

Friendship

 


Meeting an old friend after forty years. The heart felt as if it was on a roller coaster ride. So many memories washed across an ocean of time. Such a feeling of unbeatable joy flamed up the senses. Maybe this is how moments are framed on a spectrum of emotions. The teary pools enveloped us in a time machine.

I passed through many doors over decades to capture those little moments of joy we shared, when we didn't know what friendship was. We were just innocent kids who felt that life was incomplete without each other. The days passed on wings and time stood still in the tiny hands of mischief. 

I mostly remember the summer days. Twenty-four hours were not enough to fill the itinerary of things to do. Climbing mango trees, picking up the ripe mangoes, eating them, messing up the clothes, getting spanked by mother for the handprints splashed on the clothes, playing hide and seek, gilli danda, and even marbles. Not to forget  the nearby hills to pluck the ripe cashew fruits and pick dropped cashew nuts which were not eaten but used as pawns while playing marbles. Going in search of wild berries like KANDA, BORAH, CHUNNA without any bother about the thorns strewn across the patches of dry leaves.... the list is endless. Then, there were the tempting waters of the village stream. Imagine the gang of young swimmers making a queue from the small bridge to take the plunge and splash with pure joy. Some would have their shorts on and others didn't even bother about them. The world belonged to them. The free-spirited souls. Childhood does not believe in the etiquette of the worldly wise. Nature is the only god.

If I go on writing about all those memories, I would not be able to fill it in a page. The plethora of anecdotes need a huge canvas to pour my feelings and nostalgia into a fitted space.

Wednesday, August 23, 2023

Chandamama

 23 August 2023... India makes history on the moon!



No nation is small
No nation is big
Where dreams are concerned
We all go the extra miles
To find meaning and fulfill goals
A distant, unimaginable dream
Has become a reality
When a nation
Scarred by colonial clutches
Finally, made its own history!
With the message of peace and ahimsa
the triranga lands
on the bosom of the moon!
Jai Hind!


Sunday, May 7, 2023

Red

 May-7 Summer Vibes

Haiku-7


pic credit:sunita


a velvety love
cruises through the blood untamed
cupid flies on wings






Saturday, May 6, 2023

Orange

 May-6 Summer Vibes


Haiku-6


                                                                   pic credit:sneha


autumn left behind
courageously beautiful
a passionate blush


Friday, May 5, 2023

Green

 May -5 Summer Vibes 

Haiku-5

                                                                           pic credit:sunita



a panorama
meets the eyes with nature's glow
life lives within us









Thursday, May 4, 2023

White

 May-4 Summer Vibes 2023

Haiku-4


                                                              pic credit: sunita


hope is purity
mankind needs to co-exist
peace is a weapon


Wednesday, May 3, 2023

Yellow


May-3 Sunday Vibes

Haiku-3


                                                                           pic credit: sneha




fragrant hues flourished
the earth smiled again with joy
spring at the doorsteps
 

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Pink

 May-2 Summer Vibes

Haiku-2


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 silently whispers

the shy dew on the petals

    love is in the air.   








                                         

Monday, May 1, 2023

Purple

 May-1 Summer vibes


Haiku -1


                                                                    pic credit: sunita



beautiful morning
danced in lavender shade
sunny summer smiled


Sunday, April 30, 2023

In Defiance of Choices

 Day-30 NaPoWriMo-2023

 Prompt: Write a Palinode.


                                                            Baked and clicked by Sunita


Somebody pointed out,

"I never knew you could bake"

How true the statement was!

Never liked the stuffy kitchen

Always a wanderer, a born free spirit loved

The outdoors, where the heart laughed and smiled

The feet felt trapped within the four walls

The joy was exploring the rivers, bird's nest

And getting carried away by the woody scent of nature

Tides change, as they say, " Time and tide wait for none"

Got caught  in the grip of destiny

Tightened claws of monotony

Decades of forced mundane choices

Ended into something which was not expected

Experiences do count as time changes phases

The voices around changed their tune

"You really bake well"




Participating in : NaPoWriMo-2023






Saturday, April 29, 2023

The King of Fruits

 Day-29 NaPoWriMo-2023

Prompt: Write a two-part poem that focuses on a food or a type of meal. At some point in the poem describe the food or meal as if it were a specific kind of person. Give the food or meal at least one line of spoken dialogue. 


                                                                       pic credit: sunita


1

You grow abundantly
In my mother's backyard
The luscious king of glory
A childhood memory.

Every seed inside
Flourishes into many
Sweet joy of wanting
Seeing a bunch of crowns in bloom.

You melt in the mouth
Cutting softly like an ice-cream
How your melting sweetness
Left a memory on the tongue.

Every summer 
Little eager faces
Watched ardently
The change of colorful skins you wore.

Green to yellow, yellow  to orange
There was also a race for an early worm
A real challenge among
The monkeys, squirrels, parrots, and humans.


"Who would taste me first?"
You softly chuckled
With your crown shining
Waiting for the toss.


2.

"Why don't you eat me anymore?"
Your voice echoes in my conscious 
How the taste buds eagerly waited for you once
Now, the blood veins sing a different tune.

The temptation is inevitable
You stare from the top
To see a happy smile
Looking at your luscious whorl.

But, life is treating you cruelly
You have been a favourite
Cherished vitamin of childhood
Now, the blood sugar avoids you totally!







Participating in : NaPoWriMo-2023




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