Tuesday, April 27, 2010

Nothing Hour

Oh ! my sweet sweet sweetest dear morning hour
nothing to do but sleep , then wake up and take a shower.

No deadlines to meet , no Bosses to please
no stacks of dusty files which force you to wheeze.

Eat at leisure and without looking at the clock
no guilty junk take aways that make you a flabby sock.

No traffic on the roads when you start back for home
old friends everywhere when on the Mall road you do roam.

Crispy white and pinkish linen on the bed
to warmth , love and affection you are wed.

Beautiful girls with slender necks and deep dark eyes
rosy cheeks , long hair and friendly smiles.

Bright Sun , cool breeze and thin white clouds
shade from Pines and Deodars which shroud.

Oh my sweet sweet sweetest dear Nothing Hour
I don't know what, how or where you are.

The only thing I know is that I want to be in you
and do the things I can't normally do.

Be nothing if only for an hour a day
and wish all the business away.

Pink Lilies , roses and the light green grass
fresh morning nectar from them stored up in brass.

Your hand on the soft back of a wench
Gourmont , Wilde and may be a discourse in French.

Sunset , drizzle and the smell of the earth
purity, innocence and beauty in no dearth.

Slowly the night descends and off to sleep
dreams full of calm and peaceful retreats.

Oh my sweet sweet sweetest Nothing Hour
I wish I knew what , how or where or who you are.








Friday, April 2, 2010

Take a bath

It's 11 o ' clock and you haven't taken a bath
soon it'll be 12 and the sun will begin the westwardly path.

Sooner than you think the night will descend
so are you still going to pretend that you want to take a bath?

You step out of the bathroom
but leave the tap on
cause it's already 11 o' clock
and you don't want anybody to know
what's going on.

When the bucket fills up
you step inside with a underrated sigh
and remove your clothes and try to huddle them up
in a corner that's still dry.

You then hold the mug
but wonder why isn't there a bath tub
no exfoliator , no facial cream
Oh God it's a bad bad dream!
Too late to get what you desire you plan to make use of what's there
a bucket of warm water, a body soap and a shampoo for your hair.

The water trickles down the bare back and it's no longer dry
why the hell did I have to do this , Oh God tell me why?

After half the bucket is exhausted and the soap is waiting to be removed
you hope the temperature of the water lying there has improved.

You do feel fresh when it's all over
but you also feel cold.

next time take a bath in the morning
don't wait for noon and sunshine.