Anything I want..

The sea at my feet..
The wind in my hair..

Laughter in my eyes..
Music in my ears..

I can fly.. I can soar..
I can scream.. I can roar..

I will never say I can't..
I can be anything I want.

For H

It has been ONE year and some more since we got married.

Yes, to be cliched.. time flew.. and yet it feels like it has been so long since H has been part of my life..

A decision which changed my life.. I moved to a new city..

To a new experience.. To interact with a completely new set of people..

Thanks to H, I am maintaining my sanity.. I am not sure what is his status.. Hehehe..

It wasn't all that easy, yet it wasn't all that difficult..

Looking forward to many more such years together.. learning, listening and loving..

Happy Anniversary, H..

From clearing of throats, pauses and gaps..

To the long talks, arguments and yaps

From uncertain smiles, awkward hints..

To look at you and have an automatic grin

We have come a “short” way.. of this journey long..

I never thought it this would be it, when you came along

Into my life, dispelling my doubts, my fear..

Having you as part of my life, my dear

Is the best thing that has ever happened to me..

To rhyme I must add, we are meant to be! :)

Weekend at Wayanad

Lines criss-cross the orange sky..
Like the lines on my palm..
The ones on the sky bring showers anew..
Will the latter disturb my calm..?

The earth lets out a misty breath..
The chill envelops everything in its fold..
The forests inside and outside are dense..
Wonder what secrets they hold!!

Reading..

The moon casts its soft glow..
On the lovely silent night..
The clouds gather, the winds blow..
I feel my worries take flight..

Some comforting.. some inspiring..
The words take me to a world so new..
I live lives many.. in a short while..
As I turn the pages few..

Retrospection

It’s that time of the year again.. when I think of what happened and how could I have handled it better..

2013 has been a mixed bag of sorts.. brought in its wake.. Anxiety, Confusion, Marriage, Love (in that order), Despair, Homesickness, Restlessness, Hope, Joy.. and what not! It has been a year of change.. of uprooting.. of moving out of my comfort zone.. of accepting someone and a whole family as my own.. of coming to terms with unemployment.. of realization that there’s a lot in this whole wide world that I am yet to learn..

You win some, you lose some.. that pretty much sums up 2013 for me..

Wins:

A wonderful partner for life..

And a huge warm family..

Discovery that life outside Mumbai can be beautiful..

Knowledge that I speak my mother tongue quite well.. [Brag.. me? Never!]

Losses:

A few close friendships to misunderstandings..

Geographical proximity to my parents..

Confidence in ease of finding a job as per my terms..

I wondered at the confidence some unexpected people showed in me.. and faltered at the lack of support from certain quarters..

There is so much to explore, adapt and learn in life.. I thought, I know and I have experienced a whole lot of things.. Reality is.. No school teaches you to be prepared for shocks in life.. You learn from experience..

I am hoping that all this has helped me learn and there hasn’t been any year as eventful as this in my whole life.. atleast the part that I remember..

A roller-coaster.. an emotional one at that.. 2013.. you made me.. a wee bit more enlightened..

You..

You amaze me..
You stun me..

Such an unassuming look you air..
Capable of making me think why do I dare..

I could look at you all day..
At the end of it, I still pray..

Six yards of bewilderment..
You bewitch me and scare me!

[after a nerve-racking "successful" attempt at wearing a saree]

 

First rains in Kerala

The wind sweeps away..
The coconut trees sway..

Raindrops create music divine..
With weather so fine..

Moments which you shouldn't fetter..
How I wish I could pen this better..

Mausam ye Awesome bada