Monsters Under My Bed

The little girl cried in her sleep,

And woke up with a start

She got down from her bed,

Clutching her doll to her heart

She walked slowly in the dark,

Her tiny bare feet shaking with fear

Out of her room and into the hallway,

A plump cheek red, the culprit a tear

She reached a closed door,

And pushed with all her might

She could just make out in the darkness,

Two figures silhouetted by the moonlight

She climbed onto the big bed, 

Reaching the tall man, she cuddled close

Sniffing silently, as she stared at him,

As he shifted a bit, she froze

The man woke up suddenly,

To the sound of a soft purr

Feeling little fingers clutching his shirt, 

He turned around, and saw her

He saw his little baby, her face red,

He felt his heart break into two

As she curled up next to him in fear,

Something was wrong, that he knew

He sat up and took her in his arms,

And he asked, "Sweetheart, are you okay?"

"What's the matter? Did you see a bad dream?"

But with her doll, she absently began to play.

She mumbled in her baby voice, 

Her eyes full of fright, as she nodded

"Daddy, I saw big monsters chasing me,

Because you forgot to check today under my bed"

The man felt his throat dry up,

And felt a love so strong

He felt an urge to keep her safe,

To shield her from everything wrong

He picked he up in his arms, 

Cradling her like the baby she was

And padded down quietly to her room,

To right the wrong, for which he was the cause

He tucked her into bed once more,

And then opened the closet and checked,

He looked under the bed and checked again

He assured her, that his little baby he'd always protect

"No monsters, no ghosts, no evil

Will ever get to you darling",

"Daddy will always be there for you

He'll keep you safe from everything"

He stroked her hair softly

And crooned for her, her favorite lullaby,

As her eyes fluttered close, he watched her

A fallen star that came to him from the sky

..................................................................................................................................................................

I've been away for a long while (many reasons)...so I'm going to post three poems today that I wrote during that period starting with this one!

I'd written this poem on my dad's birthday on the 22nd of October...Hope you all like it :)

Pic courtesy: Google (Don't know what I'd do without you! ;))

Mommy

The little girl stood there,

Tears welling up in her eyes

"Don't go please", she begged

"I won't say any goodbyes!"

Fear overtook the little one,

What was she supposed to do?

A plan hatched in her little mind,

And what a tantrum she threw

At least that delayed the moment,

For a while it would be the same

For she wasn't going to be left behind,

And that was her only aim

She cried her heart out,

And screamed liked a banshee

She stomped her feet on the ground,

What a little genius was she!

The woman watching this for a while,

Now walked towards the girl

She watched a tear roll down her cheek,

Shining like a perfect pearl

The little girl sneaked a peek,

Looked like her plan had been a success

For she saw the woman come towards her,

And she quickly forgot her distress

"You don't want me to leave?",

Asked the woman of the baby

"Never ever", came the soft reply,

"What ever the reason may be"

"Why is that?", the woman wondered,

Curious about what the child would say

The little one's answer, she never could've guessed

It simply took her breath away

"Because whenever you're away,

I feel so sad and blue

I never know anything,

Everything feels strange and new"

"Because whenever you're away,

Something refuses to fit

A piece from a puzzle or a game,

And I always have to quit"

"Because whenever you're away,

The days seem longer somehow,

The nights more darker,

No moonlight they allow"

"Because whenever you're away,

There's no one there to care,

No one to kiss away my bruises,

No one to braid my hair"

"Because whenever you're away,

I never get ice cream or cakes,

There's no one to talk to,

Or to heal my heart, if it breaks"

"Mommy, so please don't ever leave me,

Wherever you go, take me too

Without you I'd be lost forever,

Because that's how much I love you"

...................................................................................................................................................................

Happy 50th Birthday to the most beautiful woman on earth! I love you sooo much 'ma :* It's hard not to...you're the most amazing person I've ever known :) I hope we have a perfect day together today.

Thank you for always being there and always being who you are, for always knowing what to say and what to do, for always being our best friend, for always caring, for never letting go and never leaving us behind no matter what.

Hope you liked the post :) :*

The beautiful lady with me in the pic at the center is my mum. Ain't she gorgeous?! :)
Pic courtesy: The lovely Mystic :)
Rest of the pics are from my beloved Google :p

See you around guys :)

Mother, the ribbons of your love are woven around my heart.  ~Author Unknown

I'll Have You

I want you, this very moment,
I can't stop this feeling I get

I'm so close to you,

Then why aren't you mine yet?

Why do you tease me?

Why do you sometimes disappear?

That one day you'll finally leave me,

It's the only thing I fear

So I'll tell you this,

I've got my heart set on you

One day you'll be mine,

I'll have you if it's the last thing I do

....................................................................................................................................................................

Hi guys! Long time, no see....been really busy with college (final year, you know?) and my poor lappy's all banged up :(. Suddenly got an idea to write this (as usual) so I penned it down. 

Before anyone gets any bizarre ideas about the object of my desire in this poem ;), I'll let you know I was actually talking about my dream. My dream (unlike you, who's reading this :p) is the object of my (envied :D) desire and want. I've made a life altering decision recently, and I've been on a high ever since. So this mirrors the thoughts I've been having, the impatience, the excitement and the undeniable pain of waiting for everything I see for myself, to come true...:)

Hope you're all enjoying the rains! I fall in love every morning these days (with the weather :p).

Catch a dream today :)

All pics are from Google.

Until next time then :) Good night.  

Tourmente

All I heard was a silence,

As the phone line went dead

So many angry words spoken,

So many true words, left unsaid

As the shock wore off,

I called you again and again

But each time, I just heard a silence,

I lost my chance, to explain

Trying to blink back a tear,

With my head bowed

I found my way outside,

Through the surrounding crowd

When a cool breeze touched me,

I lifted my head up to see

Black storm clouds and lightnings, 

As the heavens agreed with me

I stood there for a long time,

Remembering each word we'd said

Wondering what had led us here,

What there would be ahead

I felt so cold and alone,

All I saw was your beautiful face

As I closed my eyes,

And dreamed of your warm embrace

As I climbed up onto the bed

Body drenched from the rain,

Eyes tired from the tears,

Oblivion I sought desperately, to stop the pain

I woke up suddenly,

To the sound of the phone ringing

My head ached, as my heart beat faster

Trying to see the number, with my eyes stinging

I picked up the phone,

Heart singing, because it was you 

Last night vanished as you softly said those words,  

And I whispered back, I love you too

....................................................................................................................................................................

The weather here just turned awesome! Dark clouds, lightning, thunder, cool breeze...all the things I dream about :) I was standing on the roof, taking in the beauty of it all, and just thinking about some stuff when I felt the need to write...so, this happened. Hope you all liked it. It's been a while since I wrote something this long.
Tourmente means storm or turmoil in French :)

Both the beautiful pics are from Google this time...spent a long time trying to find the right ones.
Good night everyone! May the beautiful night give you lovely dreams :)

Alone...55Fiction#4

Why didn't the wind take me with it?

Why was I left behind? Still. Alone.

There's nothing but calm around me,

In the middle of nowhere, with no one my own

I wait for so long,

On this path with stones and dust

I feel myself grow weak,

I'll see my end, if I must

....................................................................................................................................................................

Another lovely pic by Leo ( https://www.facebook.com/imchandu/photos, http://clicksclub.weebly.com/ ) and I penned down this...hope you guys like it...55 Fiction after a long time :)

Painted in White

Wasn't vanilla the official favorite flavor before hundreds of new ones came thundering in?

The color white: It reminds you of a time gone by, of not an in-your-face beauty but a subtle one, a more gentler one...soft, angelic, pure, and somehow so exotic and eternal. And when it mixes with the colors of nature, breathtaking is what you get...

"White...is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black...God paints in many colours; but He never paints so gorgeously, I had almost said so gaudily, as when He paints in white." 

- G. K. Chesterton  

....................................................................................................................................................................

Okay, so I'm back! Exams finally over, yay! :) I've gone a bit rusty and I'll spew out some larger posts soon (I hope), but this is just to let everyone know, I'm officially back in :)

The beautiful pic above, of the flowers (whose identity I could not find except that it grew on onion plants in someone's backyard :D) has been taken by Leo (http://facebook.com/imchandu/photos, http://clicksclub.weebly.com) who let me caption it and allowed me to use it :) Thanks a lot! Looking forward to doing business with you in future too...just keep clicking lovely pics :)

Okay guys, see you soon! Getting back to watching Castle...it's got me officially hooked! :D 

Falling

I feel my self falling,

I know nothing will stop me,

Nothing will break my fall

And I wonder, as I near my end

What was the purpose of my existence?

Why did He send me here, if He didn't want me to live?

Why am I only given moments, while others get a lifetime?

Why is it, that I never got a chance?

And as I become one with the earth, I see everything,

Because of me, bees hum again, and flowers smile,

Lovers dance, and children laugh

The world sees a beautiful morning

I know now, the purpose of my existence, and I let go

I was born so that my death could give life, to countless others...

Happy Earth Day!

..................................................................................................................................................................

Hey Everyone! Wrote this one on a whim, 'cause I saw loads of these beautiful pictures and I just wanted to share them. Well before that,  I was wondering, when are the rains going to come?! And I thought about the first raindrop & what would I think if I were that raindrop - just born, falling from heaven straight for the earth? That'd be it. The fall would be my entire life...and my end would bring such a change in the earth, such beauty, that I'd know longer question my fate...

Not all photos are due to Google this time :D

Two of them are very special and have been taken by my friends: The beautiful pic of the bumblebee is by Shekhar Sahu (https://www.facebook.com/ShekharSPhotography) and the other lovely pic of the beautiful rain-kissed pink flower is by R. Yuvashree (http://uv-yura.blogspot.in/).

Thanks a lot, guys! :)

Hope you all liked it...A very happy earth day. Just take a moment to breathe and look around, you'll find beauty everywhere :)

"The poetry of earth is never dead" 

                                   -John Keats