These Are A Few...
A little ditty for a lazy Sunday. With my heartfelt apologies to The Sound of Music, especially for the voice recording!
Raindrops on windows and a hot cup of tea Watching the rain falling silently Bhajiyas and Maggi and chatting with friends These are a few of my favourite things! A walk in the woods with the birds and the squirrels Leaves rustling around me and talking in riddles Jungle streams flowing by, birds on the wing These are a few of my favourite things! Afternoon naps after family lunches Board-games and reading and shopping adventures Sundays that never ever have endings These are a few of my favourite things! An oil canvas painting on somebody’s wall A hand-crafted treasure from a mela stall Colours and shapes and the joy that art brings These are a few of my favourite things! A call from an old friend from the forgotten days A long chat to catch up and so much to say Secrets and gossip and old songs to sing These are a few of my favourite things!
Dedicated with love to a very special cohort of the Ochre Sky Memoir Writing Workshops by and . We met in 2022 but refused to part ways when the workshop got over. We stayed connected on Slack and wrote to a whoppingly large number of prompts together, one of which drew these words out of me!
I sang along and no apologies needed for the voice recording. Make this part of the family legacy Alaknanda
Poetry aur singing ek saath?! I was smiling and bobbing my head along with your singing. Why would you apologize for something so adorable?! I sooooo needed this chirpy little gift to lift my spirits, Alaknanda. Thank you :)