Monday, October 27, 2008

Those were the days...


Today when I turn around, I find
Loads of memories in the hind
I would bring them back if I could
The days of school, college and childhood

Going to school in uniform, ironed and neat
If un-polished shoes, then its mom’s beat
Screaming and halting the bus for he is late
Discussing what’s in tiffin without any wait
Realizing that I forgot to do my homework
Finishing it while others behave as dork
Exclusively enjoying the rasna in her water bottle
Singing songs together in the library in full throttle
Those summer vacations with months of chutti
Reading comics, playing and cycling around the city

Career planning in college and growing-up talks
Sharing of secret dreams on those long walks
Unclear on which career path to tread
Everyone sprinkling gyaan on how to earn bread
Eyeing a girl for long not knowing what to say
With everyone pulling-the-leg for play
Lending clothes and borrowing their bike to ride
Zooming in style round her with pride
Bunking classes and taking her out for movies
For unedited stories, friends covering me with proxies
Toiling through the night before exams, thoroughly harrowed
With copies of xerox-ed lecture from friends, that too borrowed
Playing football under the street light
Chatting and making up spooky stories in the night

Those would be the days, if I were to choose
Full of anecdotes and moments to muse
Filling the spaces of time with lovely memories
Of masti, laughter, emotions and certainly vagaries


:)

4 comments:

Unknown said...

good good... keep it going
but whos the girl?

PS: keep is shorter next time :D

donny said...

lovely post yaar....how very true....pity we cant relive the moments eh ? write one more on our iim life naah....

Terms of Meanderment said...

Nice poetry there Jainuine sahab.It kept me thinking why do we value times only when they are gone? Like back when we were in college we used to think school was so good and less stressful. Now we crib about how occupational hazards are taking the toll and get nostalgic about those days in college.

Rajat said...

nice post bro! will visit again to read more. Keep writing!