Monday, 8 July 2013

Amma's tiffin

A postcard of love
Glistened and glowing, with love and care
Wild and flowing, in grins and tears

Dipped in magic, dusted in flavor
Filled with love, layer on layer

Each cut, each burn
Each twist, each turn
Tidy untidy kitchen
Notes unspoken and written

Coins and pennies, notes and cards
Nothing when compared to hugs and hearts

Help of spices to tickle the taste buds
With each spoon and sprinkle, nostalgia rubs

Responsibility and growing up,
Falling and getting up
Memories and longing
All packed and pouring

Mark your calendar, set your alarm
Make room in your heart and your barn
A postcard of love is on the way
Amma's tiffin is on the way


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35 comments:

  1. The Solitary Writer8 July 2013 at 20:06

    Beautiful! You have made good use of the words

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  2. Anonymous8 July 2013 at 21:48

    Nice One !!!!!!

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  3. Anonymous8 July 2013 at 23:48

    Nice Nice Nice is all that I can say.. :-)

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  4. Easwar Arumugam9 July 2013 at 01:50

    Beautiful composition with amazing weave of magical words. Yes, Amma's tiffin has no match.

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  5. Indrani9 July 2013 at 04:11

    Wow! Nicely crafted.

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  6. The Mukhtiars9 July 2013 at 05:13

    nice one

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  7. Anonymous9 July 2013 at 07:47

    beautiful as usual :)

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  8. Geetashree Chatterjee9 July 2013 at 09:38

    Love it. Poetry comes naturally to you!

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    1. Unknown9 July 2013 at 09:40

      Thanks so much Geetashree...I reall enjoy the form :)

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  9. Kajal Kapur9 July 2013 at 10:05

    I'd love that tiffin full of so much of love...very nice!

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  10. Vanish Girl9 July 2013 at 10:33

    wow owsm :)

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  11. Mina Menon10 July 2013 at 03:24

    I wish i could pen poemns... they escape me everytime :-/

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  12. Anonymous10 July 2013 at 20:54

    So much can be said in so little. Wonderful job with including all the prompts.

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  13. Sreedev Soman10 July 2013 at 23:42

    The idea of Amma's tiffin at the end made the poem complete...beautifully carved...good job...

    Sreedev Soman @ KookyDom

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  14. Afshan Shaik11 July 2013 at 03:41

    lovely !
    its like those words were waiting to get in to ur post sfurti :)
    came from write tribe
    good lck !

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  15. Rohan Kachalia12 July 2013 at 02:06

    WOW!! What a wonderful poem!! :) Loved it :)

    Dropping by WriteTribe Contest. ATB!!

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  16. Vidya Sury12 July 2013 at 10:40

    Hi Sfurti! :-) Loved Amma's Tiffin!

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  17. Corinne Rodrigues15 July 2013 at 05:46

    Such a sweet poem, Sfurti. Loved how you used the prompt to convey this. :)

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    1. Unknown15 July 2013 at 05:48

      Thanks so much Corrinne for the appreciation :)

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  18. Unknown29 July 2013 at 23:46

    Very nicely written. simple yet effective.

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