My seasons of senses..
If someone asked me 10 years ago what my favorite season was- i would have gladly said- summer. Purely for the fun of having vacations. Physically it did not matter. There were only 3 seasons as i remember growing up...
The rainy season ,
The windy season with no rains and when it i not very hot,
The summer season when one was always outdoors, unmindful of the heat and perspiration.
Over the years, one figures out seasons by senses, more than actual days...
A season when you cannot wear a cotton kurti and feel comfortable.
A season when one steps out and smells fresh flowers everywhere.
A season where mornings are misty and the morning water from the tap stuns the face...
A season when the horizon is a dull brown, and one when it is lush green..
One where you find greenish molds on bottles not opened for two weeks
When one clip is not enough to hold the clothes back on the clothesline..
When one can dry a load of clothes in half a day, and another where it takes two days...
When hot soup feels like bliss and another where ice cold water feels like heaven.
One just senses the change...
Two days ago, a golden yellow sky suddenly turned menacing dark, thunder and lightworks galore. The cloudburst left crowds stranded for cabs, drenched to the core.
Teeth chattering, clutching onto my bag for warmth, my heart saddens.The winds have changed direction, the rains are no longer going to be falling into my bedroom.
The monsoon , or what ever little of it was there, is officially over.
I become that grey hornbill, slowly scraping its beak against the aged bark, waiting for the next showers.
6 comments:
I realise the monsoon's here when I have the wind-blown look for 4 months straight and we yell in terror at the banging balcony and front doors in case the kids fingers get caught!
loved this post:)
Around here we yenjoy both the entering and the retreating monsoons, heh!
what a way to feel the seasons and how true... the transition from childhood to adult life and change of perception!!
:)
I really enjoyed this post. We are finally getting some rain here. The earth is absolutely parched.
beautifully written.
All well? How's the son enjoying the vacation?
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