whiff of fresh air

Written in 1979, when I met him.

Awaiting me  

With a smile on his lips

And a twinkle in his eyes

He stood there

Awaiting me.

We sat down

On the cool green grass,

Looking at the clouds faraway

And hearing the chirping of the birds.

We rose

As twilight dropped her curtain

Embedded with twinkling stars.

Or were they

I wondered

The reflection of his eyes?

And now in 2008 .

Awaiting me

With the mouse in his hand

And his eyes on the screen

He sat there

Awaiting me.

The sun (smiley ) shone

On Yahoo messenger

As I logged in

Many many miles away.

We chatted on Yahoo

Exchanged sweet nothings

The smileys and audibles

Adding the punch.

We shifted to hotmail

When yahoo let us down.

And continued in googletalk

As and when we pleased.

Chatting, sighing, dreaming

The webcam and chats

bringing us together

across the oceans.

The physical separation fades

The closeness pervades

As our love blooms

Again and again.

January 23rd……..

Thanks to Archies Cards and their ilk, I have been fortunate enough to get loads of 'all occasion cards' to send to my hubby dear during his postings at sites when I stayed farway like "virahini Radha"  pining for her Lord , the eternal lover "Shyamameghavarnan".   With the advent of internet, Archies gave way to ecards and emails.

I am no Kalidas to send a Megha Sandesh to my beloved, but at times the creative itch makes me write a few poems for him. Last year, this day, our 21^st anniversary, the creative bug bit me and instead of depending on  Archies or ecard I sent him my own "pome". This year I kept knocking my brains, the cold winters of Baroda (cold wave is sweeping Saurashtra and Baroda is having its share too) seem to have frozen my creativity too ! Aha ..I have an idea.

All those years when he was back home from his sites, he would bring home his pile of luggage and me the dutiful wife patiently going through them, salvaging what is needed and throwing away the rest.  Many a time I get back all those cards and love letters that I send him, which I carefully preserve for the sheer joy of reading them again.

After a year or two rummaging through those old cards I had sent him earlier and reminiscing an idea struck me. Sshhhh..secret .. I just took a new envelope and sent the same card to him once again. Tee hee . the guy never noticed it !!!! On one of his trips back home, the open book that I am I just laughed at my mischief  and blurted out what I had done. I just went bonkers when hubby dear told me "Aha that's why the card looked so familiar !!" Thank God he doesn't tell me "Lady you look very familiar" when he comes home to me! But then how can it be? Havent I just imprinted myself in his heart many many years ago:) Saath janam ke liye like they say.

So with apologies for my freezing brain let me in the same style wish you a happy anniversary my dear hubby with the same poem I sent you last year.

Travelling down the memory lane

It doesn't seem  very plain

A life filled with joy and laughter

Hope it remains here and after.

Each loving step you held my hand

Firm yet gentle guiding my way.

Our fights and tears, we wrote on sand

Waves of love have washed them away.

Two proud kids did u gift me dear

I hold them close, to lose I fear

You are  so far, I just cant bear

But in my heart you seem so near.

Twenty one years of wedded bliss

This is a  time  I would never miss

To be in your arms with a loving kiss

On this wonderful day is my heartfelt wish.

Whether it's the 21st or 22nd ..or the coming anniversarries, that's the only wish I have on this special day. To be in your arms on this wonderful day.

And to all my ilander friends you are welcome to our home to a treat on this special day for all the South Indian delicacies that I have cooked or should I email them to you? JJ