Bliss.

Bliss.

Thursday, January 18, 2024

The Bride Ride


Just a young girl on her solo trip,

Not so long ago, I thought I would give marriage the slip,

Happy I was in my own little world 

Little did I know how life unfurled.


Always been my dad’s lil girl,

To my own tunes, I would twist and twirl,

Mom’s dearest pet I was, a long time ago,

Never realised I would one day find my beau.


A new lilt in every tune, a spring in every step I take,

A reason to smile every morning as I wake,

A new journey with a partner, equal and beyond,

A companion to cherish a precious bond. 





Saturday, September 2, 2023

Sheltering Memories.

Over two decades ago on a Saturday morning,

We were off, just as the Sun began shining,
Two friends and I with my mother in charge
To explore the greens of Lalbagh by and large.

A short climb up the stone hill,
Rushing downwards was a playful thrill,
Walking along the lotus pond,
And waiting for touch me not plants to respond.

A gigantic tree towering over us with shade,
With words etched upon its bark that refused to fade.
We climbed its trunk and scaled the boughs
A tree which had seen many an unfulfilled vows.


A lot has changed since that Saturday morning in the park
Some friends remained, some relatives stayed
Yet the only entity that made its mark
Is an old tree that watched as history was being made.


Friday, September 1, 2023

Children of Gurez

 Far away in the midst of the snow clad mountains,

Exists a piece of land descended from the heavens
Nestled in the valleys in tiny hamlets,
Amidst flowing streams and rivulets

A meadow of green in the warm summers
Myriad hues during the monsoon showers
A carpet of snow beside the melted glacier,
Each day was a new chapter for nature.

Little ones who grew up in these lands,
With no gadgets but snow and flowers in their hands,
Away from the chaos of distant sands,
With only basic needs and no lavish demands.

A shepherding life for the summers,
A dormant life for the cold harsh winters,
Little ones living in a far away land
Where life has a different story planned.

In the midst of man-made borders and beliefs,
That only give rise to dispute and grief,
Children with their pure innocent soul,
Perhaps bear the heaviest toll.







Monday, June 19, 2023

My Strength

 



From a toddler to a teenager,

From trivial things to everything major,

Every milestone with you by my side,

You have always been that unwavering guide. 


From the simplest maths homework,

Finding patterns in numbers has been your quirk,

Making sarcastic puns with a smirk,

Just to add the best lines for a school debate as a perk. 


From helping me navigate through my career

And occasionally giving me a cheer,

To accepting my choice of companion happily,

And welcoming a new member to our family. 


For looking into the tiniest detail,

And motivating me without fail,

No matter how life will unfurl,

I'll always be daddy's little girl!

Monday, May 29, 2023

Nights that turned to days.

 3 summers ago was the first of PG duties.

With a fair and reasonable senior to put me at ease.

The night was long and tiring,

And slowly my sleep schedule began its rewiring. 


Since then, innumerable duties have come to pass,

Each with stark contrasts,

Some with adorable kids to play with,

Some with Covid patients and sleep being a myth, 

Some being busy with continuous emergencies

Often while dealing with mortal uncertainties. 


The continual beeping of the monitors soon faded to a distant hum,

To the hard wooden bench, we were comfortably numb.

To the patient's who came from distant villages for care,

We tried our best to treat and be there. 


Often the hunger pangs would begin,

Much to the delivery agent's chagrin.

Snacking on midnight meals,

As we recounted the day's ordeals. 


The early morning coffee to brighten our day

Another day to work and learn on the way,

Crying, grumbling, laughing and smiling through our duties,

We realized there is none better than the patients to teach..

Sunday, May 14, 2023

A distant star.

A day to celebrate her unwavering love

But my mother unlike others is watching from above,
I'd like to think she is one among the stars
Wherever she is, she will always remain ours.

To think of all the things I wished for her
Knowing now they will be unfulfilled dreams,
To think of the past is like a painful blur,
We didn't realize the good times, or so it seems.

To find her love in all the things she cherished,
To find solace in the plants and birds she nourished,
To remember her through the art school she flourished
And try to recreate her meals which we relished.

My mother cared above and beyond
No harm could occur, with her protective bond,
If only she knew how much I sorely miss her presence,
All I have is now memories of her existence..




Dreamers.

 2 summers ago, a little story began

To me, he was simply the perfect man

Our life ahead we began to plan,

To cherish and each other through our life span.


Life has its highs and lows,

What lies ahead, nobody knows,

But this life of togetherness that we chose,

Has more meaning with you staying close.



There's never a dull moment with you around

In your loving arms, my comfort I've found,

A life ahead I can't wait to share,

Together, you and I are the perfect pair. 




Friday, March 24, 2023

No Bad Blood.

 

The little girl was meant to bloom like a flower bud,

But for a mutated gene in her blood,

She grew to be pale and weak,

Without the monthly transfusions her future seemed bleak. 


With this, she pushed ahead and played along

Just like the other kids, until she didn't feel so strong.

Every fortnight she came for her transfusion,

But her spleen responded with massive protrusion. 


A surgery to help alleviate her misery,

Her parents understood the urgency,

But a routine blood test revealed a depravity

Alas she had contracted seropositivity. 


With surgery still a far sight,

While being a double edged sword for her plight,

A little girl continues her fight,

All because of a transfusion which did not go right.


One of the regular patients to our Hospital, she is a case of Beta Thalassemia Major, a Haemolytic Anemia which has made her dependent on regular monthly transfusions. 

She was planned for a splenectomy since her spleen had enlarged massively as a disease consequence.

However on routine testing, she turned out to be retropositive (HIV +ve). Probably during one of  the regular transfusions she was receiving.