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October 28, 2009

Versifying My Life



After a long day she would hug him tightly the moment he was back home, persuading to take her for a ride, and then hold his hand tightly, clutching it all the more while crossing the road…when she cried ballistically he would try to amuse in every possible way, tricking her into giggles… every evening you could see her tearing away a day-old newspaper and he would draw pleasure off her mischievous play… a mere sneeze at midnight would lay him awake ensuring that she doesn’t catch cold…she is his princess and he is her first friend, you see.


She grew up as a total pampered kid but he was wise enough to give her a piece of mind to realize the reality.


When she was five, she once sneaked into his study and suddenly added in her childish yet confident voice-


“Papa, mujhe bhi kavita likhni hai.”


He replied in a way as if he had expected this to happen-


“Acha bolo, main likhta hunn.”


And on the brown cover of the very book he was reading, he penned down as she came up with these lines (as she could barely write anything more than A-Z or her name) :


Bulbule paani ki nadiyon

Behte paani ki galiyon

Meetha paani

Bulbula paani

Acha lagta hai

Jab baarish hoti hai

Aur

Paani taalab mein doobta hai…


As soon as she had finished, he didn’t say much but encouraged her to keep writing and all the more get into reading ever since- introducing to a whole new world again, the charm of which grows every single day.


And now… when I’m writing this bit to my papa, I can proudly say that whatever I’ve read till date and written so far is a result of that verse, an unforgotten memory I will treasure all my life.

You are my MUSE papa, versifying my life forever...

I wish to be like you one day.


Happy Birth Day To You!!!


Aapki,

Naalayak Tuli ;)

11 comments:

Anwesa said...

How sweet!!!

You know what? I owe my writing to a sweet lil' girl called "Mom". Now words fail me and emotions take over.

The link to a mother-daughter blog :
www.prajnyacreations.blogspot.com

Ritvik Rahul said...

sweet...

mera birthday bhi aa raha hai.....mere lie bhi ek...!!hehehe...

Ritvik Rahul said...

hmmm.....

jokes apart....

the story was really touching....

loved it....

WE LOVE U DAD..!!

Abhishek Behera said...

beautiful! wow... wow...

belated b'day wishes for uncle..

and haan, the blue background looks better.

keep musing!

Anirban said...

Birthday Wishes to your greatest muse !!!
happy Birthday uncle.
The relation you share with your father is a very very special one....

Salutes to a great father.
May he be there as your guiding light for the next 100 years.

Balvinder kaur said...

very touchy,i loved dat bulbule wali kavita....that was really very sweet.

Raina said...

MAGNUM OPUS TOUR DE FORCE.........!

Raina said...

It ws very sweet n xtreeeeeemly touching....

jazz said...

WOW.....
I shud say ....vo bulbule vaali poem teri abhi tak ki best poem hai yaar ...lol
tulika soch yaar watever happens in our life dere is a reason behind tht.....n agar tune uss tym aapne paa ko nahi bola hota ke tujhe bhi poem likhni hai to i dont think ke ye world best poem likhi jaati aur na hi aaj tere blog me ye touching story aati .....2 good jaan...n i wish lots of success swthrt ..

jazz said...

WOW.....
I shud say ....vo bulbule vaali poem teri abhi tak ki best poem hai yaar ...lol
tulika soch yaar watever happens in our life dere is a reason behind tht.....n agar tune uss tym aapne paa ko nahi bola hota ke tujhe bhi poem likhni hai to i dont think ke ye world best poem likhi jaati aur na hi aaj tere blog me ye touching story aati .....2 good jaan...n i wish lots of success swthrt ..

Unknown said...

really a wonderfull and touchy story...