a meal by the window...

Last friday I was in Chicago when I had to grab a quick meal with my hubby. It was a quick one because he was getting late to work. We got sandwiches and some water and picked a table by the window. It was just 5 minutes after we sat down there, he finished his sandwich and was off to his work. I chose to enjoy my sandwich slowly as I had a whole day to go before he gets free...

After he left I started observing people around me. There was this old couple sitting quietly and having their food. The emotions in their eyes were so deep and fresh like it would have been 30 years back when they might have met for the first time.

On the other side was an old couple. They had brought their grandchildren out for lunch. There were 3 girls and 1 boy. The eldest girl out of the lot seemed little quiet and responsible. She was taking care of her younger siblings. The boy was in a way quiet but naughty... He did not want to eat his lunch and was just fooling around. The youngest girl was just jumping around all the time and her elder sis was taking care of her, running behind her. The grandma tried getting the boy eat something but he did not. After a while they were done and they left the place.

Then an old woman who was sitting somewhere else came to these tables. She cleaned up the mess on the table using a tissue. She started bringing the coats of her and her gang to these tables. May be she wanted these tables because they were in the corner and she wanted to enjoy the sunshine peeping through the glass.

It was quite sometime and her gang did not turn up or may be they were taking time in picking up their food. It was getting late and I was sitting there for quite sometime now, so I decided to leave and stroll around the mall.
It was a lovely feeling to just walk around in the mall. I did not intend to shop but it was great seeing people around. I wish back at home the weather becomes better soon so that I can just go on my own for a walk may be to a mall or to a lake and just sip a coffee all day long dreaming about everything under the sky.

grass is greener on the other side..

why is it that we are never happy with what we have?
why is it that we always envy what others have?
why is it that we like the house on the other side of the street?
why is it that we like the car parked in the adjacent parking slot?
why can we not find peace within ourselves?

why is it that we strive for something so hard
and when we get that we realize we were better off before.
all these years away from each other,
two soul-mates used to die to meet each other.
even for a day or two.
It used to bring immense happiness..
And now when they are together
after giving up the lives they used to love but think they don't.

why is there no peace?
what is it that brings contempt?
why is it that we want to drive a car that we don't own?
why is the struggle never ending?

such an irony i want to be on the other side,
and there is this friend of mine who is trying to come over to the side i am on.

1000 miles drive...

Unlike saying goodbye every time he has to go for work
this time i joined him on his business trip..
It was a long drive from the twin city to the windy city...
3 days in Chicago, passed by like fleet of birds in the sky..
It was an awesome time to catch up with friends and their beloved,
cherish the old school days and the time we spent together..
Just 3 ordinary days, but will be cherished forever...

miles to walk....

I know what I have gone through
to reach where i always wanted to.
Then it was hurting me
but now it is a history.
Then it was my own choice simple and plain
now why should I find a reason to complain.

Started walking on this path
happy and excited.
Now which is leading to wrath
fury and madness.

May be it is just the phase
just a moment on the stage.
Before reaching the final goal
I am going to take the control.

I know it is sad
to lose hope.
But I promise to stand
and to cope.

I know there are miles to walk
before sitting by the loch.
I will go for the stroll
to embrace my goal
May be not so tensed
and with some confidence.