Things of Beauty!!

In the corners of that four chambered emotion centre

Are still residing some moments and memories of yesteryears

Some smiling, some giggling and some peeping out with carefree gestures.

Teasing todays lonely moments that metamorphosed from those golden years.

Oh! Come lets together cherish and admire those moments of ecstacy

says old memories of ornate age.

How ,those pearly thin, lilac lid pencils 

With candy coloured scented erasers

Were more of an asset than a writing tool then,

The smell and sound of turning waxy pages of those new copies and books

Compelled to read all the stories and poems with more fun and concern.

The effervescence of all the senses of touch, sight, sound and aroma are still fuming from the corner of the heart.

Those castles and dunes made on sand were the source of artistry proud then,

The congregation of colourfull feathers

in the school diary and books,

The stapus, stamps and skipping ropes

were more precious than the properties of mansion, metals and notes we hold.

Those artistic creativity still glaring from that corner of the heart.

Drawing swirling snakes with the

left over water from the bottles

The Joy of winning marathon with fellow friends from school bus to home

The winning and losing of antakshari, Ludo and chess were another reason to get amused.

Oh! What a sportsman spirit we had even in losing any of the games.

Some moments of happy reading time

Popping out of the corner to remind

The secret stories of Enid Blyton and

The social dramas of Mahadevi and great Munshi Premchand.

Oh!! How beautiful were the days of childhood with all those wonderful elements, I longed for more.

Still alive in corners of my heart as things of beauty and memories to adore.