A BRIDE’S REVERIE
The bell struck five………………………..
As the voice echoed through the streets
A gush of excitement chilled my spirit
I was wide awake………from the deep slumber
Shedding the last remnants of a sweetdream
Its my wedding day
Within a few hours……………
My angel will be holding my hands before the Holy Spirit
It seems a life time
since I went to school for the first time,
wearing short pinafore,
Holding my mum’s hand
And screaming all the way down
My dad getting me dressed,
Murmuring about my laziness
The sound thrashing from him
For getting drenched all over in rain
And the thousand kisses he gave
On seeing my tear-stained face
Still I remember the day-I was just thirteen then
When I thought of ending my life
On seeing my poor marks in physics
The pranks we did on school……….oh! they are unforgettable
And the day I got a love letter
I was thrilled beyond words-
Though I didn’t show it on my face
The ecstasy that filled me
When my sir praised my poem with wide open eyes
And said……
“You’ve got an exuberant imagination”
Hours that flew like seconds,
in the company of my friends-my sweet pies
the love and dreams we shared,
the tears and smiles we shed..............
The ever-green trees, election campaigns and the lover’s corner
of our college campus………….
And now I’ve reached here-the next stage of my life is going to start
Wedding bells will be ringing
Blessings will be showered upon us
Finally……the moment will come……when I should loose
The tight grip on my dads hand…………..
I’ll be snatched away from them…
Tears welled up my eyes
I started to weep terribly.
A tight embrace broke my reverie
It was my dad and mum
They were smiling,a radiant smile
Eclipsing all my sorrows
And as they guided me out from the room
I realized
They’ll never be away from me
‘cause without them
I won’t have a soul……..
