Haven't blogged in all of MAy. This blog was just to wake up from the malaise and make sure that my archives don't read 'May(0)'. A lot has been happening, and needless to say I have been busy.
Am blogging from an internet cafe, its after AGES that I am visiting one of these. Makes me nostalgic. Reminds me of rainy, college afternoons, hot cups of coffees, sunlight filtering through the leaves of trees overhead, notes to study from, books to photocopy, a teacher who used to admonish us when we would say 'xerox' instead of 'photocopy', long muddy walks, inane discussions, streetfood, beautiful Mumbai evenings... Yes, I got *all of that* from an internet cafe. Don't ask me how. But I could be there right now. Back in time. Sitting by the window with a steel tumbler of coffee in one hand, a book in another, focusing on neither, but the sunrays, now mild and soothing, filtering through the leaves and the grill on the window...Chitra sings in the background...sings some of Gulzar's lesser known lyrics...
Shisham ke patto pe pani
boond boond bajta rehta hai,
Barish beet bhi jaye to
der talak tapka rehta hai.
Boondon se bhigo dena
barishon ki aadat thi…
barishon ki aadat hai….
Yeh bouchar guzar jane do,
kachche rang utar jaane do,
mausam hain guzar jaane do.
Its beginning to drizzle.
I let an unexplained, inexplicable feeling of contentment wash over me...
Sigh. Life's perfect. Touchwood.
9 comments:
Found u on Jamuna's blogroll. V nice post..evoking so many images :)
:) Thankee...and welcome to my blogworld, kits...is that what you're known as?
Beautiful beautiful words...i smiled at the "coffee in one, book in another, focussing on neither" bit :) And because I have something to do with sunshine...all those soothing rays flashed before my eyes,glistening water, shining leaves and monsoon sunshine :) Aahhh....ramya, i enjoyed this one the MOST! I miss you Wamya and where the hell were you when we were in M.A.???.....err excuse me, i know i should ask myself that...where the hell was i? Losing myself while I was looking for myself I guess...shhh!
I read, I went....I came back and re-read :) That's the magic of ur words here...*hug*
I am soo glad...Coz I really felt that magic of the memories while writing. I am happy you could too. I love the rain and sun when they accompany each other, dont you? They make an awesome couple...like you and your sun maybe...And yeah where the hell were we in MA???
Hey......lovely post. Makes me long for the rains, esp with all this heat!! Nothing like the hot cup of coffee and a book on hand, while looking out all the while! Strikes a chord instantly.....
Thanks, Sunita...I think Mumbai rains are waiting for me. They always wait for me. Ill be there in june and you just watch...for it shall pour!!! Love Mumbai and love moderate monsoons!
The rains are almost here. You come. Hopefully it rains. We (You, J & I) do coffee/chai at bandstand.
Count me in.
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