Snowing continues in the morning No schools, at home too, no learning The kids no fools to sit with books The sky changed the playground looks Last night, in the moonlight. The earth and the sky looked alike. Through my bedroom window Was tough to decide Which was the sky, The one above or the … Read more
Not yet empty my glass of wine, It will, anytime, I don’t mind. Glass is fragile, it will break, Even mountains crack. No wines can drowse me Some friends see stars mid day, And dance on the highway, Not me, but don’t know why I asked ‘Is your colour from my heart? Is your smell … Read more
Anna, namaskar’, I greeted my friend, entering his house. He had retired from Service that day and was opening the gift packet from his office while his wife was enjoying the flower garland’s fragrance. ‘They gave you such a big garland?’, she enquired eagerly her eyes brightening with surprise. ‘Of course. That was why I … Read more
Went to meet a friend. He was eating. Expected him to invite me to share food. No luck. He continued to eat. ‘Enjoy your eating’, I said. ‘Thank you’, he said and continued eating. After five minutes, I said again. ‘Enjoy your eating’ Now he asked his wife, ‘give him a plate. He would … Read more
I dialed a friend at Chennai. He is almost of my age. ‘Chuppu, morning!’ ‘Morning? You found the muhoortam ( auspicious time ) to call me only now? It is 9.00 pm, here. Should we go to sleep or not?’ ‘I’m sorry. Extremely sorry. You must be already on the bed or on your way … Read more
‘Ammalu, comes to memory the good olden days when you used to fan me with a pretty palm leaf fan, standing close to me, almost touching me. Can’t you repeat that kind act, when my friends visit us, this afternoon?’ ‘There were no ceiling fans then. We have a fan now in every room. More … Read more
All the animals in the forest are hiding within us, only to urface under different situations. We hold a forest within us ! —————— Every strike on the surface of a percussion instrument, gives out a sound. Every sin one commits too delivers a punishment. The sound vanishes. The sin doesn’t. it will follow … Read more
‘There seems to be only sleep left in me, not music,’ I told my daughter who wanted me to start singing. ‘You have been over straining your body for the past one year and the accumulated tiredness is having its toll now. Nothing to worry. Let the body exhausts it sleep demand’, said she. Will … Read more
‘Ammalu, I am not complaining, but conveying my disapproval-you should not have wasted so much money on your deepavali sari’ ‘Wasted! My sari is still with me and will be with me for several more years. Where are the crackers you spent hundreds on? All went ‘fut,fut’ in no time like your fancy for my … Read more
Apart from the mesmerizing winds passing through the opened windows of the sleeper class train, which kissed me all over, hugged again and again, shared some secrets and sang a Pallavi, there were other interesting aspects during my recent return trip from Kerala. I have, in my blog, already an emotional story on a similar … Read more