It was scorched and desolate. Both the surrounding natural environment and the within mental state. The respite used to entice in drifting phases - clouds and breeze on the outside; and the 'within' witnessed bear hugs from the Man and M conversations.
The world was all like a daze and I was a stoned entity (read "stoned" as "doped" a.k.a "Narcopolis", and you'll know in exact preciseness what I mean)! And in the end, it was just the countdown to being eastward bound. Definitely no-way close to being the favourite destination, but some people make up for it. And as always (and will forever), they matter more than this place.
And a complete gastronomical delight it was! Of course, pleasant weather and my first rains of the year. Favourite food, cooked by the favoutite Him; that "Yes, I know.. You don't have to tell me" look and that heart melting smile. That constant "looking out" for me in his own small and in utmost incognito manner. But, I knew them always. His, after all. Those everyday long chats over hot cuppa, the waiting-for-me every evening for that 'chaal bhaaja, chanachur and cha' and that extra bit. Those stocking of the things I love. Those "talks" that He knew very well I'd have never asked, despite the extreme yearning and longing for the same.
And making super secret plans for the last 24 hours, before I go skywards again, and making a Big Day out of it!
Yes. He made sure, I had my Sunshine.
He made sure I had my favourite things.
I had Him. And He knew that.
Because, all you need is one "look" straight into the eye. There is the "Yes, I know" smile, only visible to us.
And the hug, that makes me want to hold on to it forever.
p.s. Chaal bhaja-chanachur-cha doesn't taste the same on this side of the country.
The world was all like a daze and I was a stoned entity (read "stoned" as "doped" a.k.a "Narcopolis", and you'll know in exact preciseness what I mean)! And in the end, it was just the countdown to being eastward bound. Definitely no-way close to being the favourite destination, but some people make up for it. And as always (and will forever), they matter more than this place.
And a complete gastronomical delight it was! Of course, pleasant weather and my first rains of the year. Favourite food, cooked by the favoutite Him; that "Yes, I know.. You don't have to tell me" look and that heart melting smile. That constant "looking out" for me in his own small and in utmost incognito manner. But, I knew them always. His, after all. Those everyday long chats over hot cuppa, the waiting-for-me every evening for that 'chaal bhaaja, chanachur and cha' and that extra bit. Those stocking of the things I love. Those "talks" that He knew very well I'd have never asked, despite the extreme yearning and longing for the same.
And making super secret plans for the last 24 hours, before I go skywards again, and making a Big Day out of it!
Yes. He made sure, I had my Sunshine.
He made sure I had my favourite things.
I had Him. And He knew that.
Because, all you need is one "look" straight into the eye. There is the "Yes, I know" smile, only visible to us.
And the hug, that makes me want to hold on to it forever.
-The Trip-y Traveller
p.s. Chaal bhaja-chanachur-cha doesn't taste the same on this side of the country.
-TTT
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