I used to have a huge appetite for shopping
Would purchase things I rarely or never used
Accumulated a houseful of rare junk
Needless items that fit nowhere and no one
Time-wasting at thrift stores, garage sales and malls
Easy to do
Delighted in this idiocy
I somehow outgrew this habit eventually
Time showed me other things to do; new avenues of delight
Sit-upons that we wove together.
The troop activity. How many spots
will remember me?
The wicker basket and picnic blanket
woven into the amphitheatre. We,
my hubby and I,
cozied up, listened to Amy Grant.
My towel, with the Caribbean islands,
sinking in the warm sand, waiting
for my salt-sea body to rest.
My familiar easy chair,
the grandkids are always
welcome to share.
The pews that retain glory and praise
on Sundays and Wednesdays.
The split-level stairs,
carpeted teal,
where I oft sit and watch
somersaults
and converse with a houseful.
There are the horses,
that lent their backs,
brought me to greater heights -
walked me on the Cozumel beach,
‘round Yukon’s emerald lake,
and one that wanted to dive off a cliff,
“whoa…no!” I took control.
On my childhood bed,
so close to my sister-cousin.
We laughed and shared -
now it's only in my memory.
The yellow bus, -
my hopes and dreams were sown
within its polyester seats.
So many places where I sat,
brimming above or below the surface.
So many places we stay and go.
We squat, recline, attack.
Nineteen tubs of family photos
Some with wedding photos of people
who are now divorced.
No one wants them.
But maybe later?
It is so difficult to know what to do.
Dare I leave all of these tubs for my children?
Isn't it bad enough they are going to have to unload the
rest of my houseful of junk?
Nineteen tubs.
Can I face them?
Not today.
Nothing is forever,
Life turns ‘round without fail.
There will always be change,
Sometimes it will derail.
Maybe you’ll have to move
Pack up so many clothes
And all the other stuff
Quite a houseful, God knows!
We tend to own so much
And think “we need it NOW”
But then we need to purge
And trim it down somehow.
With old age comes wisdom,
We know our basic needs…
Money, clothes and shelter,
And hopefully good knees!
Dreams can be
Good to heaven
Bad to hell
I had a dream
Very very dreadful
It started houseful
With cries rule
I had lost my mother
I was steady still
People console me
Around but no result
Instead of people around
I was left all alone
The imagination without her
Had shot circuited me
Who will come to cheer me?
Who will love priceless to me?
Who will fight for me?
I was in real also
Kept crying in night
Waked up! The moment
I realized it was dream
I was left smiling
Happy to see her
That day changed
My attitude towards her
I am more respectful, polite
And happy ti have her.
by:-
Vrushani Thaker
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