Summers Long Ago

Nestled in coconut groves and lush fields of paddy, with the love of a large family, each day warm and tardy, Ever poised and elegant, stood my trove of memories, as boys and girls innocent, played under mango trees. Soon as grandma came in sight, her hair grey with age, we rushed to hold her tight, dropping our baggage. It felt as soft as feather, touching her frail hands, her eyes filling with tears, to see us back on her lands. Dewy mornings crawled by, as we grew lazy by the day, sultry afternoons passed by, watching cows feed on hay. Breaking the serenity of dusk, came a fishmonger yelling, catch of the day cooked with much spice, there was no telling. Swollen with the monsoon, the dark night sky, eager to pour it down soon, still as the earth did lie. And soon, when will I see you next, grandma would sigh, Feeling sad, as the moment came, for another good-bye.