To my Monroe...with love

 

How do I know???

I hadn’t met her before

What do I hear???

A shrill and deafening din

 

Precious few once a year

Fun on a cornucopia

Hide and Seek to name one

Chatter just a load of 'baloney'

 

Jaywalking under the blazing sun

Shopping garments and trinkets

Exhibitions and Ferris wheels

Restaurants new and old

 

From sweet nothings

To adolescent chinwag

From falling in love

To healing heartbreaks

 

A 'roomie' for long

The secrets tumble unsure

Jealousy from one in particular

Life's still at its best

 

A chance on me

When am down and out

Lots of song and dance

And some mortifying moments

 

A marriage on the cards

I will never be ready

Then the going away

A wheel comes undone

 

Husbands and Boyfriends

Embracing responsibilities

Life juggles on the express highway

A family expanding on the go

 

Excursions on the threshold

A new foursome

Forging new bonds

Back of a journey abroad

 

Long distance tête-à-tête

Not giggly anymore

Adult to adult

A little baby talk now and then

 

Welcome road trips

Trials and tribulations

Amidst the highs and lows

The journey still an upward curve

 

My first trip to her new world

And many more that follow

Fond memories always

With progeny in tow

 

New secrets unfold

Not on guard anymore

Judgements not lurking

Sarcasm for good measure

 

Fun and frolic age defying

New age recipes keeping us fresh

Opinions and advice unabashed

Growing old is just a state of mind

 

She is my best friend

At the end of my extended hand

Can’t ask for more

Perfect as it is now

 

Friends can be chosen

Family comes on a well laid platter

Blessed is an understatement

I have both rolled into one

 

Love you and miss you !!!

An Illusion no more!!!

 

A feeling of warmth so overwhelming

When I reflect on our last rendezvous

A smile that's hard to conceal

A daydream bright and sunny

 

The day humdrum

Albeit I still see you

Chuckle and Waltz unaware

A panorama in warm golden light

 

A welcome cup of joy in the offing

From a pause on the rota

Thoughts travel back to the future

Can’t wait to catch a glimpse of you

 

Moments elapse

The clock ticks away

Hours scuttle through

The time is near, still no sign of you

 

Darkness looms inside

The colours outside

From sunglow to sunray to orange

Brilliance indescribable, defying logic

 

Immersed in the grandeur

In the comfort of my terrace

Cool breeze and coffee in hand

Warming the cockles of my heart

 

Romance is all I feel

Am in a trance

Through the burst of colours and textures

I see you in full glow

 

Eyes wide open

So I don’t miss the spark

Can’t take them off you

Spellbound and in awe as I am

 

You fade away into the horizon

A sense of solitude befalls

A poignant recital in the making

You're not an illusion anymore

 My beautiful sunset!!!

 

An Oxymoron!!!

A phantasmal dream

In the still of the night

One day on a pedestal

Another in a cloud of confusion

A nomad all the way

Yet, that which never wavers

In freezing chill or a ball of fire

Is the feeling of ecstasy

  

A smile on the lips

The heart that aches

The eyes wide shut

The silent yearning

  

A ballad in the making

A romance in languid whispers

A river of  joy

A quiet turmoil

  

Written down in history

Cut down by words

Side tracked by habit

A dot on the canvas

  

The love lingers

Etched on stone

Rising and falling

Like the sun and the moon

The heart loathes

What’s on the horizon

Knows it’s not meant to be

Like the tide of certainty

  

Life waltzes along

A picturesque boulevard runs parallel

No end to potential

The sweet smell of success

Yet, a trail frequently embraced

Free spirit and a life of solitude

A mirage of new and few

A phantasmal dream indeed!!!

An open secret!!!

I am 2 and am loving it!!!

I wake up to a string of morning wishes

From mummy to daddy to grandma

Can’t wait to get my mojo on

With milk, and a basket of toys

It’s time to sparkle my pearly whites

How I dread the time on the potty

Love my mummy for that hot bath

She lets me play with soap and water

Glued to my favourite nursery rhymes

A whiff of my piping hot breakfast

My favourite meal of the day

Can I have my fork and spoon???

Mummy is ready for work

I shriek out my good-bye

Daddy goes with her too

Will return soon enough though

Daddy works on his computer

I sing and dance to the mirror

Love my time on grandma’s bed

Must see, to believe

Hear grandma call my name

It’s time to talk to her plants

Little does she know

I just want to spray around water

My eyelids start drooping

Have had a lot to do

A short nap should suffice

To re-energise the bunny in me

A big glass of milk for energy

While I pick out toys to play with

My favourite is the drum

It’s cool when the stick hits it

I love reciting ‘ABC’ and ‘123’

Grandma listening intently

Swiftly move on to ‘Teddy Bear Teddy Bear’

Grandma and I laugh ‘Ha Ha Ha’

I sense my lunch time

Empty vessels make much noise

Nanny gets into the act too

Can’t I play with them instead???

I push away in haste

I’m too busy, I remind

They don’t seem to heed

I don’t get to decide

Time for a nap, says nanny

If I want to go out after

I wake up all refreshed

More energy from my banana porridge

A glimpse into my wardrobe

Am dressed to the tee

My friends downstairs waiting for me

Love the space, open and free

Back home, nanny says bye-bye

Another glass of milk, toys strewn

Mummy and daddy still away

Grandma and I rehash our day

I eye some spicy snacks

While I go merry go round

Grandma spilling the beans

Mummy and daddy making sense of it

Meal time it is, grandma standing by

Familiar clatter from the kitchen

Oh Lord, I just don’t understand

Why can’t I just skip it???

I sing and dance

To my favourite jingles

Mummy, daddy and grandma looking on

They laugh, egging me on

It’s time to bring the curtains down

On my very eventful day

A few minutes of playtime on my bed

And, Manasi is sleeping, goodnight!!!

Happy Birthday Naannu!!!