Exams over, friends dissolved and school also told bye, Holidays commence; time to wander and to fly. The first day of holiday-I woke up like an early bird, Mom preparing stuff for breakfast, And dad busy with calls and hurrying fast. I stare at my room window and take a glimpse Of people rushing their cars past the traffic. Seeing everyone in routine makes me terrific! The birds chirping daily without any holidays And the sweepers taking away the dust without any leavings.
The gardener has arrived, the maid had come In almost each person’s home. People terminated their morning walk And grabbed the car. I’m still at the window spotting tones of people departing out very busily- The merchants and vendors shouting noisily. All the work is turning on without distraction, Everyone at their workplace in attention.
After some time, my neighborhood turns out to be calm The tranquil and the ready floating breeze blow past my face. This assures me that everyone left their houses And reached their respective places. I take my eyes off the window and sit-back. No more to-do lists, no more writing the home works, And timetables on the calendar looks. No more wearing shoes at the sound of the school bus No more books and things at mess.
I see the clock-it’s only eight Same time yesterday I was in an exam fight.
Spotting everyone at their routine work- I feel so much desolate and forlorn. And yet at dusk I watch people returning home from their day’s work. At twilight, I see the firmament fading into a thick sapphire loom And ask myself-“What have I done today?” The obvious answer is-“Watching people drive and return from work!” I see the calendar-Two more months for school: Two more months for my homely eyes to twinkle Two more months to shut the windows Two more months to mess my table Till then, my homely eyes-weak and feeble I just need to nurture and make them twinkle…