Many great writer's all these years have written about summers. I don't think I have anything extraordinary to contribute but I do have something exclusive which is the sunshine of summer that very few people have discussed till now.
Alas..After what seemed like endless cold nights comes the beautiful summer. Many feel that temperatures have risen for the past few years all thanks to global warming (I leave the topic to the experts). I do not wish to discuss any of that.
But I love the feel of summer .Ask me reasons i can give you many.Of course i cannot argue with the fact that summer's bring lot of problems along. But chill! If everyone's looking at black and red (which is incidentally color of the season - valentine's day), who would look at white and pastels (the color of summer).
Firstly summer is all about fun. remember the good olden days of going to grandma's house and feasting on gorgeous pickles and chutney's. All those traditional food that all the cousin's used to sit in a group and eat. All those later afternoon eating of mangoes, mango juice and and aampanna, aamras, sugarcane juice, coconut water, watermelon's etc..etc... list goes on and on.. And who can forget those days of endless bath's with cold water and endless hours of indoor & outdoor games.Rushing into the house in between for water and trying to escape scoldings of elders. Running away with the bottle as fast as we can and share the water with friends and cousins. Endless stories of grandparents for all the children sleeping in the terrace looking over the clear sky and Counting the endless number of stars. All those times of stealing ice cubes from the fridge and pouring little droplets of water on the face. Those times of putting your feet under running water after a long day, those many ocassions of eating hot food under hot fan.Getting up after the dawn breaks and rushing down with pillow and mat tucked under armpits.Those endless hours of power cuts but still no worries about pogo or cartoon network. NOSTALGIC.. Isn't it....
Please try to feel the first sun ray's that hit us early in the morning during summer (It would be around 5 or 5.30). Sun doesn't rise hot but spreads warmth. The feeling is overwhelming - Standing on the terrace and feeling the warmth spread all over you. Trees or Plants while receiving the first rays display an extraordinary orange red color.
All those birds in the mornings flying in the sky trying to reach their new work places. Early risers holding hot cups and newspapers. Neighborhood elders discussing current affairs sitting on their home front yard's. Charm of seeing some ladies filling front yard of their houses with beautiful rangoli.Some children getting up and coming out of the house without brushing and scratching their heads still feeling sleepy. The cold air and fresh smell of flowers. The freshest of jasmine's being sold by lady vendors in the early mornings. The nostalgia of being a part of this world and being able to enjoy every bit of it. As the sun rises fully, the feeling turns into something like a new beginning.
Sun is shining bright and our day ahead seems right,
Workplace seems boring but sunshine makes it adoring,
Whenever in summer i wear white, i feel really light,
All those baths in cool water, remind me of a toddler.
Contd...
Those nights of laying awake on the terrace,
When mother would grumble and create a menace,
With a soft pillow,a wonderful book and a water bottle,
But sibling's nagging would become a throttle,
Still the feel of seeing a clear sky,
The only feeling i get is to fly,
Gone are those innocent days thanks to the apartments,
when life was not any Pre-packaged departments,
But still love the summer and their beauty
Coz they remind of me of my childhood's purity.
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL SUNSHINE FILLED SUMMER'S EVERYONE........ HAPPY SUMMERING....
