Memories are enmeshed in our existence
Some are bitter, a lot more to cherish.
A whiff of some brings smile to our lips
Very few, we hope, will never perish.
A sudden downpour, drops of rain
An earthen pot, that taste of tea
Mingles with petrichor and that old me.
Memories, flickering on and off
Like an old lamp with faulty connection
I still remember those deep gaze
Every new day serenades his resurrection.
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A Feel-good write-up 🙂
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I remember so many of them too…
Unforgettable ones!
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“A sudden downpour, drops of rain
An earthen pot, that taste of tea
Mingles with petrichor and that old me”——— Ummmm 🙂
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I love that you used scent to invoke memories. Its such a great reference.
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Memories are always the best and worst thing.. The normal looking present today, will look so beautiful after 5 days.. I mean the city in which we are living today, seems so normal but in memories, it will look better.. What a dillema
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Right you’re ..most of us feel in the same way… but I think it’s natural..we humans love to brood over our memories…. 🙂 Thanks for dropping by…
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An earthen pot, that taste to tea, gives you a visual and brings back a lot of memories. It surely did for me. Very well put up.
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Thanks so much…glad to know you could relate to it… 🙂
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Beautiful Maniparna …. For me “: flickering on and off,Like an old lamp with faulty connection” presented the image of memories flickering ………. this line in juxtaposition with the softer phrases as of- memories, deep gaze ,sudden downpour, earthen pot and petrichor….. did magic for me ..not to forget the beautiful feel of your poem…
we create these every single minute without realising…. Memories Well Captured Mani 🙂
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You’ve precisely made it Kokila… thanks so much for such kind words… 🙂 it’s always a pleasure to hear from you…
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I love your word choices here…especially ‘petrichor’—one of my favorites 🙂
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Mine too… 🙂 thank you…nice to know you liked it… 🙂
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A lovely and very rich write Maniparna – I loved the flickering light metaphor juxtaposed with his ‘deep gaze’ – Great! With Best Wishes Scott http://www.scotthastie.com
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Thanks for the precious comment…really means much to me… 🙂
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oh my, seems memories can leap out to us from anything. particularly smells. lovely poem!
stacy lynn mar
http://warningthestars.blogspot.com/
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Memories are treacherous enough..they can actually come up out of anything… 🙂
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Love how you include smell in those memories.. there is no stronger bearer of remembrance …
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Exactly… thanks for dropping by Bjorn.. 🙂
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Maniparna, would you please email me at WildWoman2@shaw.ca? Have something to ask you.
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Done…
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My fave lines – “An earthen pot, that taste of tea
Mingles with petrichor and that old me.” Lovely.
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Thanks Sherry…glad to know you like it… 🙂
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Lovely Maniparna , you write such beautiful poems 🙂 …..
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Thanks for your kind words Shruti… 🙂
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Awwww….you brought alive the memories so vividly ❤❤❤❤
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Thank you so much… ❤ 🙂
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good memories.. lovely 🙂
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Thanks 🙂
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I always enjoy my visit here with good memories 🙂 and a wet face from Gulgul’s kisses 🙂
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Thank you so much… 😀 super happy to know that…. 🙂
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Very thoughtfully reflective writing!
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Thanks so much.. 🙂
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we really live as long as we are visited by our memories arising out of some taste or smell or any other association…sadly some people are deprived of it….nice lines Maniparna…
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Right you’re …and that gives us the strength to live a better life… 🙂
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This one is beautiful, straight from the heart. So much emotions 🙂
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Thanks Anoop…just a spontaneous outburst of emotions… 😀
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Nice 🙂
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Excellent use of the word ‘petrichor’. Yes, I know the word. Learned it watching ‘Doctor Who’. Good poem.
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It’s one of my favourite words..i love all the memories associated with it… 🙂 Thanks for dropping by and sharing your thoughts… 🙂
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Beautiful and a reall sense of love and heart in this.
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Yes, it is..nostalgia… 😀
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Wonderful words…memories are so much part of our life, it governs our thinking…lovely art!!!
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Thanks..
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