So begins another day
With a list of things I must do,
Chop, cook, sew and clean,
Multitasking the privilege of a few
My territory remains unchallenged,
For I am the queen of my castle.
Never miss a spot, always on time,
Even though the city life is a wrestle.
My neighbor came a knocking.
‘Twas early one day morn.
Barely stretched or sipped my tea,
I could hardly stifle a yawn.
Her daughter had run away she said,
She’d left a note by the door.
Between sobs of anger and betrayal,
She knew not where to go.
Now I like the home clean by 9.00,
So figured I had some time.
But if she continued to wail like she did,
I swear I’d have to draw the line.
Being the next door neighbor,
An occasional cup of sugar it was.
A discreet nod, a pleasant hello,
Then back within our four walls.
At last she was on her way,
Convinced the police would help.
I was only too glad to see her go,
I’d wasted enough time I felt.
Well as I cooked lunch, I wished,
My neighbor had made a mental note.
Of how to raise a responsible child,
With ethics rather than just dote.
How could she have not known?
How could she have missed the signs?
If she’d been more watchful,
She’d have caught on the first time.
Just then a piece of familiar writing,
Happened to catch the corner of my eye.
I read and re read for my dear Lord!
That girl had run away with my boy….
Comments
Blogwati G, your hilariously insightful verse brings home the fact that what goes out comes back multi-fold – guess it must have slipped your multi-tasking mind:(.
Superbly written, loved it. Looking forward to more such gems that playfully teach me to be a better human being :))
Btw, are you in any way related to Bagwati G of ZNMD? 😉
Thank you Soniaji……….appreciate your time and insights. And yeah Bagwati is my first cousin 😛 Hola!
Darn good one!
liked it :))
Thanks Sumukh 😀
@ Prateek…………..Danke! He he he he and for the record I don’t have a son 😛
ha ha ha…i am in splits blogwatiG…too good!
A hilarious read:)
thanks so much Rahul 🙂
Guffaws! The preachy missus learnt her lesson the hard way :p
haha… awesome!!!! realisation dawned too late…
P.S. before i can put a comment, i need to prove dat i am not a robot!! :p
@ Purba, something about that goes around…..just that the preachy ones are the people who need a reminder 😀
@ Akanksha, I own this damn thing…(in a way) and yes I have to prove that too every darn time 😛
hahahaaaa this one is really really realllllyyyy awesome .. dunno how I havent read it before and it gets funnier when i think of people to fit into this situation !!!
Oh I hear you alright 😛
Ha ha ha …still laughing out 🙂 loved the twist at the end..well at least the boy left ‘er a note..:)
LOL, Sri this is a real old one. Glad you chanced upon it 😀
haha Too funny! Must keep an eye on the two boys, what say ;-)!
ha ha ha Rachna, toh girl toh mere pass bhi hai nah…..eye nahin….third eye rakhna padega 😀
Aaj kal ke badtameez bachche, I tell you! 😀
Thank God for people like you who write simple poetry that even a dhakkan like me can comprehend!
Lol, yeh poetry thodi hai…..yeh toh ainvi rhyme ki gaddi hai 😛
hahah!! Well, at least the loose ends are neatly tied up! 😀
Real good one!
Well, you know what they say…..what goes around….comes around 😀
Poetry is such a complex thing for me. But this small yet powerful poems says so much.
This one, what a twist in the end 🙂
Well, many a times, Bhavana, we are so engrossed in the fireworks outside, we forget, out own house could be on fire!
thanks for dropping by.