Saturday, March 25, 2017

One Summer Afternoon !!

Today, I was listening to my favourite music,
And, was walking in my balcony,
I saw an old man carrying a bag, 
Walking bare feet with the help of a stick, 
And holding a wall clock in one hand.
It's a sunny day, and was very hot,
I noticed he was not asking anything, from anybody,
I removed my head phones,
Went inside, grabbed some change from my wallet,
Wore my slippers and came out,
By the time, I came out,
He almost crossed our lane,
I ran towards him,
I said "thatha" (means grandfather in Telugu),
He stopped and looked back,
I asked "where are you going?",
He said nothing.
I told him "we dint cook anything yet",
And, I gave him the money, that I carried,
He smiled and took it,
I asked him "why are you carrying this clock?"
He said "one man gave me to put a cell in it, he said it will work"
I was shocked at his innocence,
And was wondering about that man,
What will a hungry stomach and bare feet will do with a wall clock on a summer afternoon?!
I looked at his feet, 
Then at my slippers,
I asked him,
Will my slippers fit your feet?
He said "if you give, I will take it for my wife",
I gave my slippers to him,
He put them carefully into his bag,
Said " God bless you".
And walked away with a smile on his face,
I turned and walked towards my home bare feet.
It was very hot,
Still my feet dint feel the heat nor the stones on the road,
I came inside my room and sat there and sobbed for some time.
I have no idea, why I cried.
I always missed my grandparents,
I never had a chance to spend time with them,
My maternal and paternal grandparents died, when I was months old,
So I don't even remember the time, I had spent with them.
I stare at their photos now and then,
And think, why you had to leave so early?
May be that's the reason why I sobbed after I came back to my room today.
"I miss my grand parents".
Yes, I have been, and will, all my life, I guess.

2 comments:

  1. When you see such instances on TV, you experience an inner happiness and would love to replicate the same in real life.
    I'm happy that you've lived this moment, and its worth sharing.

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    1. Yes!! Am one hell of a lucky soul!! Thank you!!! 💞

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