Still a child for him..........

HOME
Today I am going home

To gather the leftover memories

Of my dad, in the house that he made

But could never stay in.

Today I am going to the same house

Where my dad was there to talk to

Where every small need or desire of mine

He would surely be there to cater to.

But today sans dad the home does not seem

The same as it always used to be.

The walls are the same, the stairs are the same

But there is no one to welcome me.

Today he is not there in person

To hug me or say I love you

But every inch closer to the place he stayed

Makes me feel he is always there where he stayed.

Life is not the same today

My family seems incomplete….

The excitement of going back home is no more there

For whom am I going to meet????

He would with his loving hands

Cook the delicacies I relish

And make sure I enjoyed every bite

Till the plate was finished

As I come closer to my home

My Home ceases to exist

Because the one who lived for all

Has left forever us all.

And as I say he has left us all

I can see him smile and talk

And feel his presence by my side

When I am off for an evening walk

It makes me feel and surely believe

That his body felt the need to leave

But he is always there with us….

And he will always be for us.

HOME - IN SEARCH OF DAD

HOME
Today I am going home

To gather the leftover memories

Of my dad, in the house that he made

But could never stay in.

Today I am going to the same house

Where my dad was there to talk to

Where every small need or desire of mine

He would surely be there to cater to.

But today sans dad the home does not seem

The same as it always used to be.

The walls are the same, the stairs are the same

But there is no one to welcome me.

Today he is not there in person

To hug me or say I love you

But every inch closer to the place he stayed

Makes me feel he is always there where he stayed.

Life is not the same today

My family seems incomplete….

The excitement of going back home is no more there

For whom am I going to meet????

He would with his loving hands

Cook the delicacies I relish

And make sure I enjoyed every bite

Till the plate was finished

As I come closer to my home

My Home ceases to exist

Because the one who lived for all

Has left forever us all.

And as I say he has left us all

I can see him smile and talk

And feel his presence by my side

When I am off for an evening walk

It makes me feel and surely believe

That his body felt the need to leave

But he is always there with us….

And he will always be for us.

Their innocence is the biggest lesson

For Maanya and all the kids her age.......

Very innocently my daughter one day asked me,
Will you also go to heaven when I grow up?
Will you also shine like the twinkling star
Will you also wish me goodnight like Nana and Dada.

I kept thinking for a while
And then gave her my signature smile
I did not have an answer
But how to resign?

I told her yes when I feel you are old enough
And yes when you grow up and dont need me any more
Of course I will not leave you till you are a grown up princess
And sure I will always keep smiling at you from above

Oh so that is why Nani and Dadi are still here
Because you still fight like kids
I mean to say you guys still do not behave like grown ups.
So they are waiting for both of you to grow up and behave like adults
So that they can also go up in peace and smile at all of us one day!

 I just kept smiling and smiling and am still smiling as I put it down in my blog

A FUN THING FOR KIDS - HA HA HA

ONE FINE MORNING
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
TWO DEAD MEN
GOT UP TO FIGHT
THEY TOOK OUT THEIR SWORDS
AND SHOT EACH OTHER
THEY BOTH DIED
AND THEN CALLED OUT FOR THEIR BROTHERS.
THIS MADE UP STORY
IS VERY TRUE
YOU CAN ASK THE BLIND MAN
HE SAW IT TOO