Monday, November 21, 2011

Smart Cleaning and Dreaming...

 
Some things in the world
never change.



Stomping in a puddle
on your way home
from school;

Wiping
a muddy
sweaty face
on the sleeve
of your white uniform shirt;


Leaning over to
steal kababs
from someone's tiffin
at lunchtime
oblivious
to a tie dipping in sambaar;

A leaky ink pen
clipped on your shirt pocket,
creating a rangoli in blue...

A ketchup tube
held the wrong way
and squeezed
in enthusiasm
and dribbles in red.

And layers of mud
of every
hue and color
on socks and pant bottoms.

An endless
house laundry
scrubbing,
boiling, rubbing,
soaking.

Today,
a cursory look,
and a bit of a soak,
a rub here and there
and
they all
enter a machine tub
for a comprehensive
dressing down
with Surf Excelmatic
foaming
in anger and disgust,
while to one side,
I cook,
read,
sleep,,
talk on the phone,
exercise,
and sometimes
even do nothing.

It's like ,
I got two hours extra,
maybe ,
to think
whether
I can get together
all the bad words,
regrets,
abuse,
sorrow,
troubles,
and worries
of the world,
and
put them too,
in a  mental tub
where they will whirl
amidst
carefree foam,
and  clean soap,
and emerge
into a happy wonderful day,
once again.....


This post has been written in response to the Indiblogger  Surf Excel Matic #GetSmart Contest

5 comments:

  1. Wonderful! Yeah, we need another sort of Surf Excel for a different sort of cleaning!

    I must say Surf is the best. I am a loyal fan and never use any other powder. :D

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  2. Your posts are evoking nostalgia in me. I wish I could go back in time. And yes, Surf ....

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  3. Wow! Such a lovely poetry... reminds me of childhood, school and happiness... Heart-warming, beautiful post
    All the best dear :)

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  5. This was a lovely post. Simple and real; summed life up in a few lines and done very well, I must say. :)

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