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
Indeed Pradita. Thank you
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Thank you for reading KJ 😊
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You are welcome Pradita
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Hey, friend where were you…long time no read….am glad to read you today.😃
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Hi girl. Yes I’ve been off blogging for sometime now and will be in the future too i suppose. How have you been? Thanks for still keeping up with me 😁😁
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Love being around good friends. Many of our TPIB bloggers are not online these days. Me too stay off blogging these days…busy with photo and video editing these days and planning for you tube channel.
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Aah I see. I hope your vlog is doing well. And how’s everything else?
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Thanks for the wishes but still working on its start up….everything is going in its own flow….just ignoring some thing and hugging other things.
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That happens when you start something new. Hang in there and keep moving on. You’ll get there 😊
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But we can at least try it here
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You’re right. We can 😊
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Like I said on Twitter earlier, I can think of some people who resemble this. 🙂
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Resemble? Like who? I’m sorry if i come across as obtuse, but I’ve had a lot on my plate today 😁
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I think the goodness in some people we know is not able to be measured, just delighted in. You might see it when you look in the mirror 🙂
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Awww! Thank you so much. Perhaps you should take your own advice and look in the mirror too 😉
Yes, there are some people whose goodness can’t be measured, neither can we measure how much they mean to us. Mothers, fathers, siblings, children, our best of friends and our soul mates; the universe falls short of space to contain the love we feel for them.
Thank you so much for reading and appreciating. Your compliment was the cherry on the top 😊
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Hi Pradita! Good to see you here 🙂
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Hi D. It’s good to be among you guys too. I’ve been off blogging for sometime so i havent been in touch. How have you been?
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Good but busy with too many pies and too little fingers😁🥂
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Aah. The story of our lives 😁
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😉
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So true!
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Thanks Racheal ☺️
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True!
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Thank you 😊
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