Why don’t you come over sometime? .
There’s your old boombox
Gathering dust atop the TV.
We could sing along to
Kishore or Kansas,
Or to Jingle Bells, if you fancy. .
There’s a photo of us
Sitting by my bedside,
It reminds me of those merry times
When I was the center
Of your protected, charmed life. .
I’ve saved the last wine
You gifted me on Mother’s Day.
It lies unopened,
Still swathed in its shimmery gauze,
Waiting for the perfect day. .
I’ll whip up your favourite cakes,
Nevermind that I’m diabetic.
Or would you prefer pakodas or kulfi?
I know you’re health conscious now.
I swear I have a guilt-free recipe. .
The phone doesn’t ring anymore.
No, I’ve paid the bills like I should.
It’s because you just text now and then,
And all the rest are dead,
But I keep hoping, still. .
You stopped coming over on weekends,
Then on holidays too,
And now altogether.
The last time I saw your bonny face,
Was on a magazine’s cover. .
I know you’ll never come back to stay
But your room’s always been ready for you,
As if you’re only out at school.
Should you ever want to come back,
You’ll feel like you never left home. .
There are times when I wonder
If my life is unfair;
That when you needed care
I was always there.
Yet in my twilight years, there’s no one here,
My cherished nest lies bare. .
No, I’m not complaining,
I understand
you have work in the city.
I just need some reassurance,
A call, a hello, a hug, from time to time,
A reminder of my only family. .
So, won’t you please cover over sometime;
Tell me that you still care,
Or pretend to,
just for old times’ sake?
These arms, they seek
your comforting hug,
Before it is too late.
.
In memory of my grandparents, wherever they may be...
.
#poetry #grandparents #mourning #loss #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry
Amazing pictures woww !!
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Thanks 🙂
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Wow! Great train of thought and amazing how you came up with the perfect picture to accompany each of those emotions ☺
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I had to search high and low for the apt pics. Thanks. Glad you liked them 🙂
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I can imagine how hard it was! Your hard work paid off. 😊
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Thanks again 😀
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My pleasure 😊
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Beautiful pictures!! 😍
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Thanks 🙂
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Picture perfect, complementing the emotions so well. Good job Pradita 👍🙂
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Thanks a lot for your unfailing support as always 🙂
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A pleasure 🙂
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“why must humans be the only ones considered humane?” I wonder the same. Powerful post!
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Indeed, why? Thanks a lot Anthony 🙂
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While humans are actually the most inhuman. 😄
Lovely post!
Great choice of images!
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Exactly! Thanks for stopping by. Did you show the last post to your class?
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The poetry surprise will be on Monday! 🙄
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Aah, I see. Well all the best 🙂
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Rare photos.
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Thank you Sir 😊
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Glad to have found your site again..I had a few technical glitches with WordPress and lost some followers etc but hopefully it’s stable again.
This was a good post idea, an ideal food for thought. It’s mind blowing to feel such emotions at once too which I’ve often felt.
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Thanks a lot. I know what you’re talking about in terms of the technical glitches. Sometimes people follow me and when I wish to do the same WP tells me ‘this site doesnt exist’ or ‘has been removed’. Go figure! I have to google out the website. I’m glad to have done that with your site too 😊 Thanks for the like and the comment. Keep dropping in from time to time 😊
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Wow, amazing association
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Thanks a lot 😊
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True that. Kudos to the people who captured these images. Your work?
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Naw… Stople them off the internet.
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And didn’t credit them? Could land you in trouble with the respective copyright holders.
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They were all from pinterest… I tried tracing them, but I couldn’t find them on the pages. One I know was from Nat geo. The rest I don’t know 🙁
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Well, at least you can credit Pinterest and NatGeo for the images, if you can’t find the actual uploaders.
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Hmm. Okay. I’ll do that. Thanks for bringing it to my notice 😊
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Cheers!
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Great photographs and great message as well!
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Thanks again, luv 😊 😘🤗
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You’re welcome! 🙂 🙂 🙂
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