Is it Life?

You are born

You exist

And you die

Is it life?

You argue

You fight

And you shout

Is it life?

You gather

You collect

And not scatter

Is it life?

You long

You lust

And yet not love

Is it life?

You lie

You cheat

And you trick

Is it life?

You talk

You advice

And not listen

Is it life?

When you are gone…..

Will there be stories that will be part of the folklore?

Will there be lives that could never get back to normalcy?

Will there be joy at the mention of your name?

Will there be smiles at a mere recollection of you?

Will there be gratitude that is un-repayable?

Will there be a tree that you planted, still bearing fruits?

Will there be a song that reminds someone of you?

Will there be a place that someone will never visit again?

Will there be someone who will not remove your number from the contacts?

Will there be someone still talking to you when no one is looking?

If yes, then you had lived!

Why I love Music

When you are happy, you have a song

When sad, another.

When tired, there is that special one to pep you up

And relaxing is not complete without a special song.

And you have a song for each of your friends

And one when someone is leaving

There is a hello song

A good bye song

A celebration song

A song for your first love

A song for your wife/ husband (in case the two are different :) )

A song to wake up to

A song to drift to your sleep

A song when you are drinking

And another when you are drunk

A song for your treadmill

A song when working out

A song for family reunion

A song for the bachelor party

A song that will make you dance

A song that will make you smile, does not matter when/what

And we all have that one song, in a language that we do not understand.

Is there another thing in the world that is so versatile as a song or simply music.

Woman, you should be a girl soon. (Inspired by Neil Diamond)

Woman, you should be a girl soon!

Remember the time when rains meant

Jumping into puddles, splashing dirt

Getting wet, face upward welcoming sheets of water

And not looking for umbrellas, removing clothes from balcony

Anxious about children who are not at/yet home!!

Woman, you should be a girl soon!

Remember the times when cinema meant

Popcorn, oily unhealthy savories,

Dressing up, first-day-first-show

And not preparing dinner before leaving

Dozing off once the film starts

Woman, you should be a girl soon.

Remember the times when friends meant

Gossiping, bitching about your friends,

Swooning over Brad Pitt, discussing books

And not organizing a tea party,

Matching chinaware, talk about children’s academics

Woman, you should be a girl soon.

Remember the times when shopping meant

Clothes, 49/99 jewelry, second-hand book shops

Smelling those books over the end of shopping coffee

With the inevitable masala dosa at Indian Coffee Board

And not groceries, milk, uniforms, stationery

Gather all that is “on sale”, plants, toiletry

Woman, you should be a girl soon.

Remember the times when relaxing meant

Just jump on your bed, hammock, whatever

With a book in hand and turn off the world.

Not putting in so many efforts, to finish chores

That you actually pass out.

Woman, you should be a girl soon.

And please remember your husband/lover fell in love with the

Girl , not the woman.

Woman, you should be the girl soon.

Happiness is..........

Happiness is

-     Polish the pan off the remnants (2 hours after the meal)

-     Seeing a drop of sweat fall to the ground, after a workout

-     Smelling a new book

-     Smelling an old book

-     Finding the exact page in your fav book

-     Seeing the photograph coming out better than you expected/intended

-     Seeing sarcasm not registering

-     Another friend noticing the same and making a quick eye contact

-     Surprising children

-     Assembling a DIY furniture and not finding unused parts at the end

-     Finding the dog inside your duvet in the middle of the night

-     The first cycle ride of each year

-     Able to remember the lyrics of a song that you hear after 10 years

-     The sweet smell of a single malt

-     The taste of the hop in your Pilsner

-     Deserted mountains

-     Cooking

-     Losing weight

-     Drilling an extra hole to tighten your belt

-     Sharing tees with your son/daughter