Wednesday, December 29, 2010

In memory of a loved one

Sharing a poem  that was written by a loved one for 2009 but is relevant for  this year and the coming ones.....

Adieu sweet 2009 Adieu

A wonderful year has come to pass,
That started out as a lovely lass
There were phases that were paced
And dashes that dazed;
But now she ages out with grace,
And I ponder at her mysterious ways;

Our lives we led,
Upon individual paths we sped;
Unaware of the invisible thread
That would bind us, not too far ahead;

Through technology, did we connect,
Our diverse lives, destined to intersect,
As memories sprung back alive,
We swarmed like bees back to the hive;

And as we woke into a collective dream
From the forties, time travelled into the teen
Forgetting present pleasure and pain
As we became children once again

There was music, there was mirth,
Of topics & discussions, no dearth,
Photos we exchanged, and jabs we traded,
And unearthed life snapshots, once faded;

As we mixed and mingled into her being and her breath,
In equanimity, she doled out life and death
We cheered, We mourned, We played,
We laughed, We writhed, We prayed,
All we did, basking in her grace,
As she melted away into timespace;

Life's path has taken a distinctive turn,
From which, there can be no return
And while we go about our ways,
In us, we find our getaways;

So this year, as I remember
From January through December,
In my thoughts as I commute,
This lady, I cannot but admire and Salute;

For while there will be more memories to be mined,
In her, our Past and Present have been forever intertwined.


Sunday, December 26, 2010

Twin City Of Erode - Pallipalayam


What is it about little towns and villages that is so intriguing and stimulating ? Dunno , its one of those things that you can't put your finger on and say yes this why!!!!  

So why this place Pallipalayam ...
May be because its the birth place of the Mathematician Ramanujam .... no i would run for miles ..... me and math are miles apart. 
Is it because the "Pallipalayam chicken" is world famous....  believe me I have friends who speak passionately about it ...... 
Could it be the fascination for the cotton veshtii's ( Dhothi ) Lungi's and colorful Sarees that are so tactfully woven ... a hmmm 
 It must be the long tresses of Cauvery, touching many a lives with her warmth and serenity. 
 Or could it be the fertile pastures ....... ( or the lack of it )
None of the above ....

Simple ... I was threatened to write  by some of the locals who think global who were keen to bring their hometown to the limelight.

         "Oh whats in a name" people say  - yet so much thought goes into naming something( or someone) .... 'Palli' - dwelling also  knowledge centre and 'Palayam' a place where civilizations are nurtured. 

                                                                  Cauvery- Pallipalayam (பள்ளிபாளையம்) 







It was when I met some interesting people from this town  it got me thinking...

 How many quaint little settlements  have we lost (losing) to modernization ....

Are there any ' Pallipalyam-ites '(home sick for their world famous chicken curry and mutton biyrani)
out there who can share some sizzling facts?









Sunday, December 19, 2010

Life's happenings........

Do you wonder why sometimes? 


once a friend said  ......



Macchi,(common slang in tamil  - something like Bro ) this is life, a double edged knife !

If memories were matter,  
then some I would hold with cupped hands
and some I would  let slip through

Machi this is life. a double edged knife !

If memories I could choose, 
then some I would grab,
and some I would lose

But machi this is life. a double edged knife !


hmmmmmm... keeps me wondering..... whats life about . what makes us tick ? whats makes us the way we are ... 


Philosophical eh !