This Sunday morning
isn't over yet, but it has a little
joy that overflows,
that I'd love to share.
We woke up late enough
to feel rested, and I decided
that tea and morning papers
would be had in the sitting room
so I'd be able to read
newspapers
unsquashed by the man.
Two cups of tea each
Four Sunday papers
which I never manage to read
completely,
but long to do so
(and keep aside in
an ever growing pile
which is ultimately dumped
and not read)
We listened to Kabir,
A beautiful rendering
by Rajan And Sajan Mishra
and ate breakfast before ten
By which time Rashid Khan
was singing Malkauns,
a beautiful devotional bandish
'Tu hai Malik mera'
The spouse took a newspaper
to read in bed
And promptly fell asleep
snoring and a-roaring
while I heard, with joy,
the drut:
'Aaj morey ghar aaye balama'
In a positively sublime
ironic harmony!
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@Banno: :)indeed! That little wellspring of joy has seen me through the day:)
Four Sunday papers
which I never manage to read
completely,
but long to do so
(and keep aside in
an ever growing pile
which is ultimately dumped
and not read)
is so so SO chez moi ka status too.:-)
@Just Like That: I think many of us are far busier on Sundays than on the other days of the week, or maybe a different kind of 'relaxed' busy!
Blissful :)
I love the line "unsquashed by the man" :)
A nice relaxed Sunday. Your post made me miss Worldspace, where we heard classical music all morning. When they shut shop we realised our music system was in bad shape. We have yet to get it repaired.
@Yasmeen: Indeed it was!
@The Bride: I tried to not use any anatomical references!
@radha: I cannot tell you how much I miss Worldspace. I now make a conscious effort to play various CDs that keep me happy.
oh what a beautiful restful sunday. you've inspired me to keep the next Sunday free.
@the mad momma: Given that routine takes over the rest of the week, it helps to be peaceful and quiet on some Sundays at least!
Lovely poem! How can people write such lovely verse! I can never come up with anything this good!
@Raam Pyari:Such kind words- thank you!
Sounds beautiful. How evocative Dipali.
I had a bit of that last Saturday, too. That second round of snoozing by the SRE sounds sooo tempting right now!
@Thinking Cramps: Thank you:)
Are you my mother? She does the same with the Sunday papers!
@U: Maybe her kumbh ke meley mein bichchadi twin!
Dipali
You are extremely good at this.
@BongMom: Thank you:)
'Aaj morey ghar aaye balama'
In a positively sublime
ironic harmony!
:)
@Sue: Ah,the irony:)
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