Drown me in the dry autumn, drench me in the burning sunshine and love me for my ugly self, for perfection is not half as fun as sliding on the curves of imperfection is!
Friday, July 28, 2017
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Today I Learnt...
I found myself lost thinking about wisdom today. In the ideal world we should be getting wiser with age, shouldn't we? Is that happening? Introspect!
My 10 month old was all enthusiastic for her bath as usual. Standing by the bucket filled with water, she decided to dip her arm in it. Cautiously she immersed her open palm. Under the water, she closed her fingers in a fist and pulled her hand out with anticipation beaming from her beautiful eyes. She opened her palm and wore a perplexed expression to see it empty. She tried a couple of times more with the same result.
To my surprise, she suddenly slapped the surface of the water, splattering it all around us. She looked at me, her eyes beamed with joy! She had a small, content smile on her face. Something just clicked between the two of us. Something that would be hard to comprehend even with a million words! We did it in just one look. She seemed to say "mom look, I was doing it wrong, this is how you play with water". She kept doing it, each time with greater force, allowing the water droplets to drench us both!
While I watched her play, my mind wandered to all the disappointments I had faced in life. They weren't disappointments, were they? They were only opportunities, I didn't know how to play with them! I froze in that moment. My mind was now racing, thinking of all the things I could have done differently. I could have won, each time! The next time you feel disappointed to see your empty palm, you know what you have to do.
I tickled my wise baby, kissed her, she chukled and life continued!
My 10 month old was all enthusiastic for her bath as usual. Standing by the bucket filled with water, she decided to dip her arm in it. Cautiously she immersed her open palm. Under the water, she closed her fingers in a fist and pulled her hand out with anticipation beaming from her beautiful eyes. She opened her palm and wore a perplexed expression to see it empty. She tried a couple of times more with the same result.
To my surprise, she suddenly slapped the surface of the water, splattering it all around us. She looked at me, her eyes beamed with joy! She had a small, content smile on her face. Something just clicked between the two of us. Something that would be hard to comprehend even with a million words! We did it in just one look. She seemed to say "mom look, I was doing it wrong, this is how you play with water". She kept doing it, each time with greater force, allowing the water droplets to drench us both!
While I watched her play, my mind wandered to all the disappointments I had faced in life. They weren't disappointments, were they? They were only opportunities, I didn't know how to play with them! I froze in that moment. My mind was now racing, thinking of all the things I could have done differently. I could have won, each time! The next time you feel disappointed to see your empty palm, you know what you have to do.
I tickled my wise baby, kissed her, she chukled and life continued!
Thursday, May 18, 2017
Happily Married!
I absolutely am not sleepy yet,
But there is nothing about which I want to talk,
So again I go early to bed,
Making an excuse of my morning walk.
He walked right out without turning back,
Without a hug or a goodbye kiss,
I am not surprised or taken aback,
I now don’t expect any of this.
I smile at him when he returns,
And go back to reading my book,
He drowns into his mobile and my heart yearns,
Just for one reassuring look.
I often give in when our opinions differ,
I have no will to prove me right,
Nor do I have an explanation to offer,
Where is the point to start a fight?
We are happily married they say,
They must be so damn right,
They cannot see the dark dismay,
They only see the light!
But there is nothing about which I want to talk,
So again I go early to bed,
Making an excuse of my morning walk.
He walked right out without turning back,
Without a hug or a goodbye kiss,
I am not surprised or taken aback,
I now don’t expect any of this.
I smile at him when he returns,
And go back to reading my book,
He drowns into his mobile and my heart yearns,
Just for one reassuring look.
I often give in when our opinions differ,
I have no will to prove me right,
Nor do I have an explanation to offer,
Where is the point to start a fight?
We are happily married they say,
They must be so damn right,
They cannot see the dark dismay,
They only see the light!
Can't get enough of you!
Oh my God! You're so cute that I cannot kiss you without clenching my teeth!
Monday, May 15, 2017
Dear God
Dear God,
Give me a burst of color, a stroke of darkness, a sprinkle of shimmer, a variety of textures!
Do whatever, just don't let me die an empty canvas!
Love,
Meghna
Give me a burst of color, a stroke of darkness, a sprinkle of shimmer, a variety of textures!
Do whatever, just don't let me die an empty canvas!
Love,
Meghna
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