A Life in the Sunshine by Nandanalakshmi M

The great bursts of leaves, its nascent luster 

Along with the embellished blue azure;

It emanates those evocations again and again 

world I always aspired as a permanent fixture.

Those days were never cognate to my dispatched bustles, 

Just something with a life, full of gaieties.

A blistering and blissful summer,

which induces infinite remembrances beyond any bounds.

My grandparents waited impatiently for my arrival

with the whole house and garden being ready and stabilised; 

And when I reached, I saw a flare in those eyes,

Out of an intense serenity when the most awaited guest comes.

We mention summer to be a riot time, or 

An extraordinary daylight savings time

But for me, it was all secured to heal the wounds 

By the occult power of nature for mending minds

I enjoyed those delightfully rich desserts grandma made 

And taught my grandpa those sensational Snapchats!

I had days to restore my childhood with cousins, 

With cat’s cradle, peekaboo and hopscotches.

We explored the tailor-made rituals of the place 

Which are far apart from the life in burghals!

And I was entirely a new girl in ethnic wear, 

diversely transformed from my itinerary past.

And then, those two months came to an end with a farewell, 

to the most splendid summer life I witnessed;

Everything went back, leaving an unadorned ‘goodbye’ 

And a few transitions from moments to memories.

I’m awaited to feel the warmth of the next summer,

But I know;

“Summer will end soon enough and childhood as well.”

-Nandanalakshmi M