Hi to all
With the advent of the new academic year and playing simultaneously the roles of "Mother " and "Sister" to my little brother {who has come to India for his studies now} and the sudden graduation from 'Young Adult' to 'Responsible Adult' has made blogging a luxury I simply can't afford for a few weeks to come until my Mummy Dearest flies down and holds the fort. Somehow my conscience keeps chiding me about neglecting my blog that has helped me meet so many wonderful people and also explore my creativity. So as atonement I decided to post something I wrote way back in 2006 when I was just a little kid { not that I feel any older now}.
Hope that disclaimer prepares you for the childish philosophy it is filled with. Maybe, you might like it and maybe not, but do leave your comments. My 14 year old self is curious to know how people would respond to the 'ME' of the past.
Happy Reading
Falak
EXPERIENCE
My life is constant winter
Something I never realized
For I kept holding on to what were
Moments of my life that I prized
Those weren’t the spring days I thought them to be
Nor the summer nights with a full moon
They were just the sudden bouts of sunshine
That God bestowed on a cold and clouded winter noon
Those sunbeams that warmed my cold heart
So they did for a little time
Were just like the rain clouds that made a farmer
Hope that all things would be fine
The happiness that enveloped me
Knew no limits nor bounds
And such was the intensity of the cold wind
That was sharp, cutting and profound
The sunbeam that gave me joy then
And the chill that the sudden wind gave
Were the ones who in my life
The path to maturity pave
The spring I longed for always
If it came I never knew
But the wind that hurt me always
Never stopped and still ble
My strength lies in the cold wind
That made me forever strong
It blew forever in my ears
A meaningful long song
The sunbeams still keep coming
I simply let them be
For when I’m lone and cold all over
It’s only the wind that keeps me company
The warmth of the sunbeam I still love
But no longer do I depend on them
For now I’m the sturdy young tree
That grew a woody bark from its weather-beaten, delicate stem
ok u were 14 when u wrote this?!?!?! wow!!!! hats off to u girl! the meaning behind these words is so powerful! its so true! we shudnt depend only on pleasant things in life....its best that we learn from r bitter experiences. like they say..what doesnt kill you makes you stronger = D
ReplyDeleteif u were so amazing at just 14 i cant even begin to imagine what a poetic prodigy ud bcum in the yrs to come!!! keep it up!
Ok i cant believe tht u wer 14 whn u wrote this!!!!! its jus soooo.......pleasant n beautiful to read!!!!! wow!!!! thats all i could say!!!!
ReplyDeletebev:- Thank You, glad to know it speaks to you:) I swear I was 14 when I wrote that.
ReplyDeleteMana:-Thank you!
Sparsh:- I think you've seen this, anyways it was very special and was born out of a period of personal turmoil... Maybe that's why I never showed it to anyone until now.
falak!!!!!!1.....u shudnt lie in public by saayin u wer ony 14 wen u wrote dis!!!!...ppl may sue u for potrayin false info!!!!!!!!....don worry re al come 2 ur rescue n sue dem bak!!!!!...but still as ur frnd i'd advise u 2 stop lyin n tellin evry1 u wer "jus 14".....dis blog...like d othr 1s AWSUM!!!!!!!!!!!!....beyond words of compliment!!!!!!!....widout a doubt...one of d best!!!!!....keep writin gal!!!....n sorry 4 readin it sooo late!!!!....tc...luv u loads....jovi......
ReplyDeleteHey Falak...at first it didn't seem like you were 14 when u wrote this but i still loved the poem! It sounds quite mature, with a lot of good descriptions...And all the best to you as you start a new chapter very soon!
ReplyDeleteJovi:- Well since you have been my lawyer since before you joined law school I expect nothing less from you. Saving my precious hide is your job. Believe me when I say I was only 14.. You can see the original. Anyways 1 must never lie to their lawyer and doctor :P
ReplyDeleteYohanna:- I felt like a 60 year old when wrote that. Maybe that is why it sounds mature. Yes, please do pray for teh sucess of the new chapter :)
falak this is awesome !!!! super cool girl ! keep it up !!
ReplyDeleteentangled:- Thanx a million:) left a comment on your blog do check it out when you get time.
ReplyDeleteFalak where are you! U seemed to be lost sumwer.....! Pls come back.....
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