The True Gifts

Memories are made in moments

Silly, mundane, and the fun ones

Through late night conversations,

Groans at bad, very bad, puns.

Noonish jaunts to shops

And buying sprees that hunger halts

Ice creams and kulfis

And late night soirees.

Trips to old haunts,

Bits of a recaptured past.

Co-opting members unwilling or not

Even silences speak a lot. 

Singing sessions (and screeching ones too)

A short stay, so much to do. 

Through all the grumblings, moanings and teasings

One realises afresh one's blessings

So many people to love and cherish

These precious moments: the true gifts.

- Written on 5 June 2022.

- Post a family dinner out with 05 cousins and their families at Barbeque Nation, Acropolis, Kolkata.

The trip 2-7 June has been awesome despite not being well and doped on meds.