A blanket of
glittering stars
Meshed
across the widest sapphire skies
The smell of
old books
Reminds me
of cake and something nice
The yummy
smells from mamma’s kitchen
That made a
happy belly
The times my
stomach cramped up
From
laughing myself silly
That hot
cuppa we shared
Laced with
cardamom and ginger
Dunking
biscuits
Debating
trivial matters
The
overwhelming tenderness
When I catch
the innocence in a baby’s eyes
The excitement
to share with friends
Of something
I saw and liked
The tears
that rolled down my face
When I watched
my favorite movie
Tears that
would change to anger
As I watch
you laughing at me
My shameful
eagerness
With which I
still welcome my birthday
And you
running out of ideas
To make it
special yet another way
Lost to the
beats
As the hours
sashay away
I will still
dance tirelessly
When my song
is played. Again and again.
My book and
my thoughts
Make for
lovely company
Sometimes I
long for precious moments
When it’s
just us three
The times I
shut my room
To deal with
exam stress
I would look
up and burst out
As you
pulled off a pathetic Elvis
New and
charming cities
Never
ceasing to fascinate me
Innumerable
magical moments
Captured and
filed away in memory
All those
lazy afternoons
Huddled on
the floor
Playing Scrabble
for survival
Skeptical of
words unknown
Age and
money may flounder
Against the
test of time
But I have
my treasures
These will
always remain mine
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