There I Am

 I used to drive up and down  participating in events wearing a silk saree, jewels  making myself presentable. Draped in a starched cotton saree   wearing just a chain, a bangle   ear studs,,I spend time in   with my companions – books and laptop. Writing I do, a passion and a practice. with interest.   it is for satisfaction,  never with a desire to see them in print.  I know mine is…

Pleasant as ever   open the door  early in the morn  the sun rises in tone  over the lawn green   I espy a brown and yellow sheen  a pair of mynah’s hover  so close could be lovers  gleefully chirp  busily peck  tiny worms cling to their beak  fly away in a freak  seeing me unlock  the gate, The pair flocks  towards the flower beds  roses pink and red jasmine and lilies white oh!…

I come across a new word  “Plaster face”.  The epithet  takes me by. surprise. Visualizing a face plastered   for bruises my first take   is deemed as prosaic. Going deep, could that be one modified by plastic surgery.   considered a medical phenomenon. Still more into, a stone like one, unemotional, nay that is stone faced. Penetrating further, discover the one that hides the…

Soft is lovable   The usage stretches farther  a soft spot one says connoting a special place   for the loved one.  Goes all the more soft corner int he heart  directs to an unexplained  liking for a person  beyond comprehension. A soft person in the making,   gentle and genial, a  figure distanced from   the assertive, unfortunately most look down on the softies. The sweet tone …

Inspecting my lawn.  green, lush it shows up. Laying, cost me a fortune\   tending is  costlier. The verdancy exhilarates.  a slight variation saddens. Recent, weeds are seen  initially in the border.  slowly finding way  to the middle.  Experts want to apply weedicide  chemical for immediate. relief I harp on organic, using  neem oil and uprooting.  A long-drawn procedure  warn my…

The three black stripes on her  pale brown. peculiar to the Indian one .A peculiarity aroused my curiosity.  The distinction goes back to the  era of Ramayana.  when Lord  Rama and his brother Lakshmana were about to cross the Ocean, pause for a few minutes petrified  by the vastness. right before, pause. Hanuman offers help, they refuse He nails an idea, by throwing a big…

A ceremonial oil bath is a must for me on Fridays.  I diligently go through the bath,, applying oil,  washing with Shikakai,  Drying my hair with sambrani powder smeared liberally. over the red-hot cinders placed in a brass stand,  I leave the hair free,  tie a knot at the end. Quickly string jasmine flowers, run them   between the strands.  To the melody of M.S Subbalakshmi’s…

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A feigned world around me siblings, children, relations. speak and do the contrary  very hard to believe. I perceive their performance  wide mouthed as If the  Ten Commandments. is played  before me. The words come so sweet,   appear genuine, I listen to them  as if they are incarnation of Krisna   imparting lessons of virtue. So naive and ignorant   I am in this world  of…

 I used to drive up and down  participating in events wearing a silk saree, jewels  making myself presentable. Draped in a starched cotton saree   wearing just a chain, a bangle   ear studs,,I spend time in   with my companions – books and laptop. Writing I do, a passion and a practice. with interest.   it is for satisfaction,  never with a desire to see them in print.  I know mine is…

 Hard water stains spoil depositing sediments of calcium   the bath looks shabby. A relative of mine casts her evil eye  on the upkeep of the house. On the face value it was an appreciation. I am not a subscriber of superstition.  Few days after, I find my bath tiles  turn whit with deposits of calcium  Once in a way. hard water stains  create an issue. This time it takes my life…

Waking a deal assigned  to the early hours readying for work gobbling a quick breakfast Stride on toes.  Midday, with the sun atop  slows down the piquancy  pulls down to a dormancy.  a hefty lunch invigorates. Legs drag and falter. Dusk enlivens, a regeneration  on the move., a closure   a desire to be with the family  enlivens. Heart races, A run with glee!  Sapped of energy  it…

taste so peculiar They mix and match so well As felt the mouth waters  eyes shrink when sour  turns wide when the sweet   drips unassumingly.  Half ripe, a little yellowish  mostly green the mango  round and robust shines   with no cosmetics. on.  Underneath the wrinkle  free skin lies the fleshy pulp. Unable to resist the temptation mercilessly, I cut the fruit  into diamonds which…

Fiery red and pure white take honourable status  in the prime slot. Sweet pink and bright yellow condescend to the dignified   position of the next, not anyway less Double coloured ones stand a step back  acknowledging their mixed   pedigree. Tall creepers express their fecundity  in volumes mostly in bunches   professing a bow. The rose blossoms deliver  an unblemished status,…

Snowing, I never heard   in my region all these years. The hilly areas record  minus 4–10 degrees A day before, Ooty, a hill station   In South India experienced snow fall. A climate change, I vouch a northward move, I presume.  This trend is universal, not confined  to my region, South to North and vice versa. Could there be a split? pushing continents apart. an oceanic aggression…

Hide and seek out theresun comes out staysfor a while, disappears. A light drizzle for minutesdownpour for seconds. dry for hours. it is the rain play. The day passes as suchtottering and tetheringNature holds control Birds foresee disasters, animals react in advance. it is man who stays ignorant. His pursuit for worldly richesdistances him from the environmentstays   dumb and deaf, Material…

An entry ebullient.The feet that touched the head displaying a serpentine posture, the legs that struck to the cadenceexactly like the trot of the peacock the knees that squat elegantly while dancingunlike the shoddy exercise ones the hip that swirled and whirledlike a windy breeze. not too harsh.  Staying stagnant.The nimble feet have turned woodentoggle and struggle to walk, the slender legs…