
The alarm goes off
Announcing the arrival of a new dawn
I lazily turn sides trying to go back to sleep
But the face of my eldest pops up near my bed
He needs to get ready for school
Exhausted still, I turn to the other side and
I look at the other innocent eyes
looking back at me
With a beautiful smile that engulfs me
With its warmth
Providing me with comfort
Those tiny fingers immediately caressed my face
Pulling on my hair
While giggling and cooing
Providing Solace to my sleep-deprived mind
Those tiny toes and the little kicks breathe life to the silent atmosphere
I glance at the bedroom window thinking
How time flies
seasons change ..
the sun fades away for the moon to rise ..
life and roles change..
The energy of my 6-month-old shakes me up from my hazy gaze
Trying to catch hold of everything in sight
His tiny nose twitched
Crawling on his tummy
While I hum my favourite tune
A little far
My 7-year-old gazes at me
Seeking my approval with his round eyes
Seeking the attention he deserves
While I still hum my old and crinkled song that he has been hearing for the past 7 years
I try to buckle up my energy
Pushing aside my tendency to go back to bed
Both the bedsides now , bustling with chitter chatter
Of my darling babies
I drag myself up and get ready for a new start, a new day, a new beginning
A Pat on my back, a loving grin from my husband
Urges me to move faster to swish my wand and wave at the pans
As my eldest hurries off to pack up
For his new day at school
Travelling and writing give me peace and happiness
My mind wanders time and again into the sweet abyss
Searching for meaning
Searching for something
That I can’t name
Slowly my mind dances back to the current scenario filling my senses with freshly brewed coffee
My sweet children and their morning clamour
Hauls me back from
my dreamy slumber
to the present window of childish chaos..
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