RIPPLES

The perfect day for me started this weekend morning. I woke up early in the morning by the chirping of birds. Today there was no marathon to the kitchen and to send my kid to school. Sitting on the balcony of my little paradise I was observing those chirping birds.  Amidst these, an aroma filled my senses. There he was; smile on his face and coffee in his hand. The perfect morning for which I waited for 5 days. He kissed my forehead and handed over my coffee mug. I saw two birds were looking at us. They were sitting on a neighbour's balcony. It was easy to identify them. They were the lovebirds, cuddling each other and promising each other to love each other unconditionally.  We, humans always wish to be birds so that we can fly but that day I saw that birds too wish to be like us. They wished they had hands like us to shower their love to the partner, and to write love poems like us. Sipping my favourite coffee, I tried to capture those beautiful birds on my canvas but one

It was deep and dark, Scared and frightened me inside Hardly heard the voice of lark. I wished to see, I wished to walk. Tangled in a cord, Hindering me to swim very far, I cursed the cord, I tried to untangle, Just wanted to make a mark, The place I should never come back I wanted to be free from the bond I prayed to get apart, As nothing, I had to do I was not feeling hungry Neither I was thirsty I waited and waited And the day came, Some angel cut the cord Here I was free from dark But still, I was crying in the daylight Hungry and thirsty, I don't know why? I got what I wished Still, why I was crying. Then I realized the same touch, Closer to the same dark place, She fed me and all my worries were gone I was getting all the care needed, Still, I wanted to go back to the dark Then that person assured me She is there for me No matter I want to hide in her lap Or I want to fly She will be there by my side I felt rejoiced Cutting the co