my father is dead, hardly two hours-
his body stone-cold,
gently blending with the coldness of the marble,
his mouth agape, eyes shut
some old woman wails in the background
amidst which, gives a thousand instructions, sometimes angry, sometimes irritated~
"get some fresh flowers"
"the oil is on the top shelf"
"curd is in the refrigerator"
and with every new entry in white,
she instantly resumes her dramatic wailings
my brother is on the phone convincing relatives to pay a visit
the man on the other side has a genuine reason for not coming~
his whites are in the laundry
a gentle man looks genuinely shocked...
he says~
"what a gem of a human being he was..."
and the next moment he looks around for a cup of tea...
i even hear gems like~
"only two slices of mangoes in lunch today?"
during my father's months long illness
i didn't see a soul
strangely at his death, i see the entire world
huh! what a get together!
24 comments:
u seriously have a big heart buddy, u r so full of enthusiasm while talkin on air !never thought u r serious too!this is d world sabko apni hi lagi rehti hai!!!but u r the best best rj n don't u dare to change ur job!
I HATE ANONYMITY! I hope that gives u the hint! :) Thanks for your comment!
Cheers!
went thru ur blog today....read a lot of posts..n i must say that u write really well!
gawd! if u do so much while losing interest in everything around u, dn keep it up man! grt going!!! lol!
n hey cn u do me a favour....give me ur MASTERS degree (i read sumwhere that u hv dun ur masters) here i am... stuck in it!!...will take a lifetime to get dun wid it....:(
no anonymity here...
dis is simran!
hey simran!
thanks a bunch for being appreciative! Actually having lost interest in everything has cut down on the frequency of writing too! Trust me I cud do better :)
ANyway take my masters degree man. Anyway it's rotting in some dark dingy corner of the attic! By the way what subject are you dealing with? Fill in!
:)
hey lokesh.... read all your posts n must compliment on your writing skills!gud going!!well on dis one don't know wat to say .....actually haven't experienced yet!n about ur losing interest in everything well i think dats coz ur near n dear once forcing u to get married.... no ways u can't do dat pls wait for me ok... hey just kidding!!pls write more..it's so much fun to read them n yes do produce some shows too..isi bhane tumhe dekh to lenge lolz.... tanisha
ur "cld do better" reminds me of my school report card :(
and r u serious.....is ur MASTERS degree rotting in d attic???
here i am ....thinkin of getting all my hard earned degrees framed!!!
and well d subject that m dealing wid is english....preparin for du's entrance dese days...
:)
hey tanisha
thanks ford ropping by! kya lengi aap chai ya coffee? :) see that's the kind of warm welcome thatu get on my blog!
and alas! there goes another one- i fail to understand why every gal first says- don't get married --wait for me- n the next moment drops the bomb in the two most hated words- just kidding! :):):)
by the way i so want to be producing and anchoring my own TV shows...inshallah! that shud happen soon!
pray for me!!
hey sim
all the best! trust me english lit. is so much fun man!
need classes? call me! gaush that was cheeeeeeesieeeee!
hahahaha!
hehe!
ya that was....:)
nyways....i wld really need u...oops...ur classes once i get thru d entrance....!!!
and haan tv show ke liye koi role hai toh mein bhi hoon line mein....!!
waise iske liye kaun si degree chahiye hoti hai??? i hope nt masters!hehe :)
chal....
all the best to u too....hope to c u soon...:)
Heya!!
Now.. for the record- :D I dun visit random blogs, as a rule..
I was in the grouchiest of my moods this morning when I happened to tune into ur channel (dunno which one :D :D ).. and I heard you talk about blogs and bloggers ..
I thought I'd just pop into tell you that I really liked that bit about laloo yadav's 'blaawwwwwwwwghhhhhhhhhhhh' :D :D
(Infact it is THAT bit only which has provoked me into 'popping in'!.. cz it was like this brightening up moment of the day for me!!)
and hey.. even I like waiting in queues.. only when I dun have to stand that is!! guess 'tis got something to do with not wanting to disturb the staus quo :P (staus queue :D ) or .. maybe plain listlessness!! :D
Anyway.. keep up the spirits!!
Cheers!
hey comment deleted
why did u do that? baaah!
and hey kanchan! {yups I sneaked into your blog :)} good stuff man! Liked it!
ANd hey me happys to flit a smile on ur face :) thanks for articulating the same!
what u do? fill me in!
heyyy lokesh!!!
well iv recently got hooked onto the radio cz ive nothing 2 do and im majorly addicted 2 ur voice!!!u have the most A-M-A-Z-I-N-G voice on air!!!
i esp get up early evn tho college hsnt startd jst 2 hear ur show...........then i go bk 2 sleep at 11 :P
ur the ONLY rj whus show i actually tried calling in2 to tell u how much i LOVE ur voice bt well...its alwaysss busy!!
neway tc n hope u get sum evening shift soon....cz once college starts il miss ur show!!
buhbyeee :)
hi lokesh
you still the show. a great job!!!
hey divya and knowing my child :)
thanks a lot for ur words. thanks might sound like a done to death word and too lame too...but hey i feel every syllable of it...truly a big THANKS!
so just stay tuned :)
L
well well well!! RJ Lokesh, i have listened to ur show n nmbr of times..n i thnk u jst ROCK completely...aftr listening to u, i have gathered few facts abt u..i hope they r FACTS..lol :)
- U R SINGLE
- U R VERY DOWN TO EARTH
- U LiKE SIMLICITY...
hi anonymous!
once again thanks for ur kind words!
regarding your guess game on me- well- SINGLE for sure- actually pathetically single :) down to earth---right now I am on the 17th floor! HEHEHAAA! and simplicity- hmm...I really dunno dude :) hahahah! but thanks once again for ur compliments! means a lot! :)
was chekin ur blog after a long time ... I am Subhankar De if u remember the one who sent a comment on 'Fun is Not coming" read ur post 'GT'
My heart felt condolences for the tragedy in your family... but world is like dat... I once wrote a poem...(i dont kno if its tolerable enuf!!!) but just a few lines from it
"Millions of peopl know u
thousands are ur friends
with hundreds u live with
ten are there to tend
but u came alone u were alone
u are alone u will be alone
u will die alone u will fly alone"
Heartfelt condolences again
Adios
Subhankar De
aka
Dark - Knight
hey dar night!
thanks again...and hey by the way i like people who are regular on my blog- hint hint :)
thanks
:)
hey Lokesh Sir...
I got d hint (a surprise for me wid my levels of intelligence)... :)
Co - incidently...I have d same liking...
anyways...
I don't expect that as I don't do d same... :P for me regularity means being common which means losing
ur importance... and I very much bliv on anything dats mutual... :)
SO I blive u have got more hints dan one... :) keep blogging... and u may get a post from mr once a year... :)
adios
Subhankar De
aka
Dark - Knight
This was awesome..I mean the poem...the way its written...did u write this???
shame
:( is tht true?? I experienced with my mom! :'(
I also wrote a poem!!
another blog to relate with..
i lost my mom 4yrs ago n trust me thats exactly how i felt, "what a get together" :-/
materialistic ppl everywhr
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