Blessings

Every tear is a blessing and so is every smile;

Every night is a blessing and so is sunshine:

Every adversity is a test and a test is a blessing;

So all thanks to God for His countless blessings.

You

Another day has gone

And what has not left me

Is my loneliness

No matter how much I try

I always end up crying

And you, who has gone far

Never turned around

Never once you saw

How much I cry for you

Never did you hear

The night broken by my sighs

Tamarind patties

As a teenager I used to be very fond of tamarind, with my grandmother (amma) finding it very difficult to save some for the kitchen, wherever she hid it, I used to find it and eat it. Well, one fine June day, amma, mummy and amma’s sister, kakka, decided to have some tamarind fun. I was told that it is no fun eating raw tamarind; it tastes the best when properly prepared! And so, the cook was summoned and instructed to prepare tamarind patties with lots of spices. So all the tamarind was taken away, mixed with sugar and salt and chilies and cooked and made into round patties. And finally, the wait was over and these three ladies enjoyed tamarind. What about me and my love for tamarind? Well I found the patties too spicy for my taste. I went back to stealing tamarind from the kitchen. But that day, I saw these three wonderful, talented ladies having fun with tamarind, reliving their youth. Time has separated me from all three of them, but on this fine June day, I hope that all of them must be enjoying tamarind patties in heaven.

Void

Even though I try to cope with my life, I find it difficult to forget you. How much I long to see you again but you have gone to the land of no return and as long as I live, I cannot see you. But your memories haunt me. When I sleep, you ask me things that I know nothing of. You are a part of me, a part that cannot be separated yet you have left behind a void that can never be filled. It hurts me, it questions me. I feel so lonely without you. I wish you were still here.

Flying off

Something that I had always imagined to happen happened today. I always thought that the strong breeze at my apartment is capable of taking away my washed clothes with it. And well, today as I was taking down my dried clothes from the clothes line, a very strong gush of air came and carried away my washed shirt with it. It was a weird feeling, trying to grab a piece of clothing in air, which was enjoying its freedom. And as I watched helplessly, I saw my shirt being deposited safely on top of the covered parking lot having no means of access. Well, that meant locking home, rushing down to the security guards and begging them to retrieve my piece of clothing. Well thankfully, they had a ladder to climb on top of the parking area and retrieved my shirt. And thankful at heart, I finally carried my runaway shirt back to my home!!!

Alone

Why are you afraid of walking alone?

Life is just a journey that has to be traversed alone

Relations are just part time companions

But you, you are the force that drives your universe

Then why are you afraid of walking alone?

You have the knowledge, the power, the wisdom

You are the maker of your destiny

You are the sun, you are the moon

Then why are you afraid of walking alone?

You shoulders can lift the heaviest of loads

Your heart is full of the ocean of love

Your mind is free from shackles of life

Then why are you afraid of walking alone?

Its time you let go of past bonds

Don’t let the clouds block your vision

The world is yours, to see and explore

Just don’t be afraid of walking alone