Les sentiments d'une journée/ The Feelings of a Day

A stream of warm light

Peeps through the curtains

Playing hide and seek on my face

And coaxing me to open my eyes

Morning speaks the language of tranquility.

The sound of the slow bustle

Surprisingly makes me calm.

The smell of freshly baked bread

Wafting through the air

And the gentle rustle of trees against my window

Convince me to get a move on.

A lot of work done

A lot yet to do

Hunger slowly opens its eyes

A small break to watch the world whizz by

A small break to see the sun bright.

Afternoon speaks the language of laze

However for many, it passes by in a haze.

The sun right above our heads

Drains us of our energy and drives us inside

Because he says it is the time to be industrious

And finish breaks, in a haste.

The sky starts experimenting with colors

Yellow, orange, red, purple

Life slows down, our thoughts go back

To the past, happy and sad

Evening speaks the language of reminiscence.

Memories long forgotten

Which shaped our lives and made us

Who we are, for better or for worse.

He spreads out his light, far and wide

Before escaping from our grasps

And going into the hide.

Out comes his lover

With her friends, the stars and the clouds

Playing chase and peek-a-boo

Varying the sky’s dark, subtle hue.

Night speaks the language of discovery

Of new ideas, originality and creativity

 Where in the mind opens its doors

To wandering thoughts from far and beyond.

Which sojourns in our mind

Before drifting away like the gentle wind

Making a mark on its way, and in our lives.

                                                                                 ~Athira :)

101 Thoughts Keeping Me Awake: Part Two

51. What's the time? Oh, 9 pm.Wait, what?? 3 A.M.!??
52. And there goes my "Wake up early, Be happy" plan down the drain.
53.  I really should sleep.
54. But tomorrow is Sunday. Sunday = Fun-day (or so Instagram says).
55. Exactly. So for fun you need to wake up. Which means..
56. Wait. 3 am. Devil's Hour. OKAY.
57. They don't exist. Nope. Unless..
58. I need distraction. Devil, devil... Devil in Pinstripes. Devil Wears Prada. Cruella de Vil. 101 Dalmatians.
59. Aww, dogs. Dogs are love. They are the best companions ever. (Better than humans, I believe)
60. Even Milo from The Mask was adorable.
61. Milo is back, right? In the canteen? I mean the chocolate drink :P
62. I remember collecting freebies from these products when I was a kid. My mom could convince me to buy them only because of the free goodies.
63. Childhood was good. No worries. Actually we had worries. But they were so insignificant. Like, "Will it rain today? They promised to let me bat today. They better stick to their word."
64. We used to play so many sports; cricket, football, basketball and our classic indigenous games like Lagori, Chain, Kho-Kho Hopscotch, Langdi, Chuppa-Chuppi... Those were good, ol' days.
65. Never realized when books and marks took over our life now, did we? At least, I didn't.
66. Suddenly, Taylor Swift's song, "Wish I'd never grown up" makes a lot of sense.
67. The more we grow, the more we explore and broaden the horizon of our mind.
68. Horizon. Where did I hear that before? Oh yes, Attitude Indicator.
69. Why am I even thinking about that? (-_-)
70. I really should sleep. Tomorrow is Sunday. Sunday is... Vada Day! I completely forgot!
71. Which came first, Vada or Doughnut? (Pretty irrelevant because I love them both.)
72. Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
73. "Why did the chicken cross the road?", asked Modiji. "Because, the roads in Gujarat are smooth."  (Yep, I snitched this joke from really creative sources a.k.a AIB XD)
74. How do comedians make jokes ALL THE TIME? Is it imbibed in their DNA? Or do they learn jokes and keep for future reference?
75. Stand up comedy has become a major profession now, hasn't it?
76. What if I.... Nope. Nope. I'll make a really sad comedian.
77. Still, they are pretty chill no? Their life. And their friends. And their life. Again.
78. Its pretty cold tonight. Roomie asleep. I'll switch off the fan.
79. Why does the fan have 3 blades? What if it was not fixed? Will it fly away like the rotor of a helicopter?
80. What am I even thinking. Sheesh.
81. Okay, let's do it the Mr. Bean way. Let us count the number of sheep to fall asleep. (That rhymes!)
82.Ready? One two buckle my shoe, three four shut the door, five six.... something fix?
83. I don't even remember the rhymes. I'm pathetic.
84. Wait. What happened to the sheep? Oh, of course. They slept.
85. Am I the only one awake at this hour?
86. I can hear the birds chirping. They have started a new day and I haven't even finished the old one.
87. If I sleep now I'll wake up at noon.
88. Half-a-day wasted. Better not sleep.
89. I'll go for a walk. Wait. It's raining. Awesome.
90. My clothes!! Aargh!! (-_-)
91. Rain rain go away. Don't come again.
92. Okay, I'll keep the alarm for quarter to nine. I won't miss the Vada then.
93. But siriusly, what came first? Vada or Doughnut?
94. Get it? 'Sirius'ly. (Slow Clap)
95. Harry Potter references never get old.
96. However, I am. Getting old, that is.
97. Wait, almost 20? Wow. Bye teens. Hello reality.
98.  Reality is an illusion. Are we an illusion too?
99. Sleep is an illusion for me now. How did I even stay up the WHOLE night!?
100. "Is it too late now to say Good Night?"  ( Or too early to say Good Morning?)
101. Alright, time to wake....

And thus, I fell asleep. Only to be woken up by the "Wake up, Wake up, It's a brand, new day" alarm five minutes later. 
         
                                                                                                       ~ Athira :)