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...
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#poetry #grandparents #mourning #loss #poetsofinstagram #instapoetry
Take care and best wishes for a speedy recovery to your little one!
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Thanks a bunch Dahlia 😊
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⚘⚘⚘
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Don’t worry, I will wait for you.
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😐get well soon
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Thank you
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Will be waiting for your comeback! 🙂
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Thanks a lot Gurl!
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This space will be waiting for you, take care.
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take care and get well soon……
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Thank you Sir 😊
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Oh dear! I hope she feels better soon. Take care.
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Thanks a tonne Tamahome girl. I hope she gets better soon too 😊😊
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I’m sure she will. 🙂
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🙏 thanks 💞
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Take care dear, wishing a speedy recovery !
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Thanks a lot Deepika 😊
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Take care Di and get well soon 😊😊
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Thanks a lot but it’s not me, it’s my daughter who is unwell. Regardless, thank you very much for your kind wishes 😊
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Ohhh sorry for that…
My regards to the lil one😊😊
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It’s ok. Thank you 😊 🤗
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You’re welcome 😊😊
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😊
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Take care of the tiny one and yourself too..
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Thanks a lot Pooja 😊😊
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Get well soon💛
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Thanks a lot 😊
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Take care of little one
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Thanks a lot 😊 😊
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Take care Pradita and waiting for your comeback
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Thanks a lot Daneel 😊
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Welcome Pradita
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Take care. Awaiting to meet you soon
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Thanks a lot darling 😊
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Welcome dear
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Many blessings ahead, good luck, pradita!😂
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😉
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Thank you so much 😊
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Get well soon, little one!
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Thanks a lot 😊
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How’s she now.. hope the little princess is alright now….
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She’s all good now Akhila, thanks for asking. She’s back to being naughty 😊
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Happy to know that pradita
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Thanks again 😊
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Hey what happened to the lil one.. hope shes recovering well now..?
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She was down with stomach infection for a week. But now she’s all good. Thanks for asking 😊
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Take care and have a good rest. Time for me to buck up health wise for a random health test showed lingering on high-risk cholesterol. Need to chuck out the extra fat.
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Oh! You really should take care. That one is tricky…. If you ignore it, it starts troubling… And if you curb it, it drops drastically… Just eat sensibly and more importantly, work out regularly.
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Thanks. I am bucking up and aim to reduce it to normal level with exercise. Wrapped up 40 minutes of yoga practice aaj and plan for jogging plus brisk walking.
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Good going. Just take it slow and easy. I’ve suffered for a whole year because of trying to do too much too soon.
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You also had cholesterol issue kya? Right now feeling shoulder pain and guess coz of exerting a bit too much aaj with 40 minutes of yoga as well as sleeping on couch.
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No not cholesterol. I busted my knee running on the treadmill about a year and a half back. It was a most slow recovery and very painful too. I learnt that with workouts, you can’t to do too much too soon. You have to give your body time to adapt to working out. Slow and steady does it. So those 40 mins of yoga, I hope you didn’t try complicated asanas. Just keep it simple for the first two weeks and then take on the more difficult ones. Ditto with jogging and walking. Don’t start jogging first. Start with walks on a medium pace…. Once you become comfortable with a medium pace walk for 15 mins after a few days, then start brisk walking, then after a few days, light jogging, and then run.
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That must be bad. I remember once tripping outside Gurgaon station@Gurudronacharya and had to take the plane in morning. I couldn’t walk or sit….was so painful. Thanks. It’s true and a process and will slowly warm the body to light or brisk walking plus light jog 🙂
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Sports injuries are pretty bad and it feels worse because you had apparently been trying to get fitter. Nothing could be more ironical 😑 Yes, remember that slow and steadt wins the race
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Yes, something that I believe in. I started exercising very late, one year back. Had I known, would have started in my 20s and that what makes my body stiff. But, good improvement as yoga Guru says 80 percent improvement 🙂
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That’s great. Making the start is the most important thing. Keep at it. Don’t give up.
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Nah! I won’t and nothing shall break me.
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