Once upon a Time.......

Yesterday was .... ummm...a 'special' day or atleast one of those rare days when I do(or rather when I'm 'forced' to do)something "constructive".Since there was no current at home,i couldnt watch tv or use the internet;there wasnt any un-read novel at home;it was v cold outside so i cudnt hv even gone somewhere!I finally decided to follow my mom's advice and clean my cupboard !While i was busy throwing away useless things like bits of papers,old receipts from the tailor's shop,earrings that had lost their pairs :((,broken bracelets :(,tiny plastic bags,some used re-fills..etc...I found something I had completely forgotten about........

I decided that the second shelf could wait till I re-explored my very own "Dear Diary".Old memories sure bring back some heart-felt smiles!When you enter your teens you suddenly feel very grown up & mature.Words like 'freedom','privacy','justice','ambitions','responsibility','LIFE'....suddenly start making sense!You suddenly feel that you need some 'personal space'...it is so important for your 'growth' as an individual!!!(A 13yr old wants to have an identity for herself ;) Ohhhh!I wish such innocence could come back !Hmmph!)It was during those days that i had started to write a diary.Not many people know about it,not even my sisters,infact noone except ME...I couldnt maintain it for long though as I was always scared....what if I suddenly die one day....and then they explore my cupboard....and find my precious diary.... my treasure of secrets would be gone then :(([A thinker that i was....and i am!].Ummm...not secrets really.....my dreams actually...which i was(and i am till today)scared of sharing with anybody.....though i still dont know why !
So..coming back to the point,I saw some of my own composed poems written there.Many of them actually made me laugh.They were so sweet and enriched with innocence !The topics i had chosen,the terrible effort to make words rhyme however senseless they sounded,the stylish signatures along with the date at the bottom(copyrighted u c :D),the colored pens....those small hearts and flowers used to decorate the pages.Was it Me?Really Me????It was soo much fun to be a kid & think of yourself as an adult.I felt so proud to show my mom my "successful" attempts at poetry :D and she was so considerate to shower praises on her little poetess.Those were the days!!!The Golden days....of ignorance....of bliss!

Let me share with you one of those poems which i particularly noticed....

"In the Midst of Darkness"
**Oh boy ! What a thoughtful title!**

It was a night with a difference...
I saw a display of flourescence...[Talk abt effect of paying too much attention in the science class :O]

A glowing tail in the sky.....
Which Seemed to me not very high....[One of those 'rhyming' attempts]

A sparkle & a bright white light....
Made me open both my eyes wide....

A vivid display straight from the heaven....
I enjoyed it like the fielding of Michael Bevan....[:O A pathetic comparison by a young cricket fan;)]

Then I remembered something here....
I had heard stories from here and there....

May be it was someone's soul....
Which had completed its life-role....[Fairy tales sure give wings to children's imagination :D]

I closed my eyes and offered a prayer.....
It's a sight uncommon and pretty rare.....[Ahem!]

But,these are all made-up tales....
Mugged and told by these old-females....[Ahh!You can't fool smart kids that easily ladies :D ]

I gave it a second thought....
As I'm not like the old lot....[Ofcourse I'm a responsible,sensible,rational science student of ..ummm...7th std ;)]

It all happened in seconds very few....
As the seed of reality in my mind grew....[Bingo!!!*The Bulb is glowing....finally*]

I sat in the garden on the clean green grass....
I now remembered our Geography class....[Hmmmmmmmm...]

It was indeed a shooting star....
In the sky it was like in the garden a flower....

It wasnt any stupid imagination....
Only a display of God's beautiful creation.....[Awww!!]

Life And Universe both are mysteries......
They're not as boring as the classes of history [:D Happppppy Ending]


P.S. : For more of these funny poems...contact the author asap....stock limited.......oops..... unlimited :D