Wednesday, April 21, 2010

Rainy quotes

Its been pouring down all evening and I am drenched. Drenched in rain, in happiness, in mad laughter and that slight twinge of sorrow just coz I cannot capture this moment in time and send it along to far away places. Are you ever too grown up to stop loving the rain? I hope not, ever!

Doesn't everybody have their own memories of rain? Memories of coming back from school splashing through puddles, of paper boats and road side rivers, of aai making a delicious hot snack even while scolding you for getting all wet, of riding the scooter with baba through streets flooded with water. Nursing cups of steaming chai while watching the rain streaming down glass panes, of two people sharing one umbrella. Of train rides, mountain sides, tea gardens, beach trips with the family. Watching the rain pelt the sea with gigantic drops, waves rising and falling, almost as if the sea were in torment. Of trees swaying and winds whistling. Hailstones. Thunder and lightning. Peacocks in their glory, albeit, at the zoo. And later, the glistening droplets left behind on leaves, the chocolatey-brown muddy water, the squishy canvas shoes and dripping hair and dresses :)

Rains are good, they nourish the earth. They nourish my soul. They can cause havoc. And yet can bring along so much joy. Either. Or. Everything seems to be a case of this or that. Two sides to the coin. Depends upon which side you are looking at right now :)

15 comments:

Unknown said...

hmmm. कांदा भजी and आल्याचा चहा.

Shilpa said...

Very well written..Seriously...You should be a writer!

Abhijit Kshirsagar said...

Very nice!

Mukta said...

thank u shilpa. i wish! :)

sandip said...

zakaaaaaaaaaaas lihtes.you should write a book " memmories of IIsc"

Manasi said...

Very well written...I wish I was there...

pRasad said...

What I liked is you have included even minutes of details ..we can actually visualize..

Vikram said...

Very well written!

Mukta said...

i agree kaustubh... kaanda bhaji ani garam chaha, jamlyaas amrutatulya! pan ithe nahi na milat!

thank u abhijit, sandip, prasad, manasi and vikram :)

@ manasi... bagh yetes ka parat ithe? tyala mhanav blore madhech rahu... varshabhar paus padto :D

Bastet said...

Beautiful pice :) Btw, congos, u r rated first among IISc Bloggers :)http://iisc.wordpress.com/2010/04/30/iisc-bloggers-ranked/

Aditya Lele said...

Congratulations on being rated the number one blogger in IISc. And yes, Many happy returns of the day to the most fascinating woman I have met so far!!

Suneel Madhekar said...

Why doesn't it rain at Hyderabad? :)

Mukta said...

@Bastet: Thanks indeed. Doesn't campus make all changing seasons seem even more beautiful? :)

@aadi: Thank u :P

@ Suneel: Really? It never rains? Sad... Do get back to blore. Especially campus. Its lovely right now. With the Gulmohar and all! Your camera will have a gala time with you :)

ark said...

hey
i dont know you personally.
I have jus stumbled up on ur blog somehow and happened to read your all your posts completely.

I may not be able to tell you how, but your posts made my mind clear about a person in my life, it brought a solitude to my soul.

Thank you.. Keep going .. never giveup your spirit...fly high

Vishal said...

Masta !