Those were the days - Bittersweet
"Ravalgon candies", "Paper Boats and Monsoon" kind of days...
Sighs are all we are left with
Longing, is a road we often take
Looking back, we see ourselves inside a Kaleidoscope...
The past, is the hometown of the irreplaceables
Some moments' memories irrigate our soul
Nostalgic for precious people, places, keepsakes' stories
An album of "Those were the days" we all carry in our hearts...
Kites from the terrace, Kulfi cart bells, swings on Mango trees
Post Office visits, Handwritten letters, “yearly once shopping” merrily
Chitrahaar on Solidaire, Rose Milk from Icy blue Kelvinator
Vintage voices on the radio, treasured cassettes...
Bicycles for rent, roaming around streets ecstatically Those carefree days' memories are the kinder laps To rest our weary hearts on...
Nostalgia serves a refreshing cup of tea, like a dear friend...
Grandma's warmth, home filled with cousins' laughter Long train journeys, window seat bliss, excursions, honeyed beautiful phase ....
Teacher's pet, despite thumbs down results
Reigning at culturals, rocking the stage, oh those "designing my dreams" days...
Have you ever felt, Nostalgia smells like Petrichor?!... Memories rain, our eyes hold rivers waiting to flow... For every Nostalgic moment, if a star would twinkle My Sky would be a canvas of light...
Nostalgic for all things that have no price tag
Longing for my effervescent Dad, who is now fragile, forgotten himself
For my Child's childhood, to inhale pure joy
For moments that have chiseled me, gifting a tapestry of my Metamorphosis...
Nostalgic for a myriad of pages from the past... Yet it's a soothing ache
When am nostalgic of my classrooms' windows That always knew am born to write poems...
A bilingual poet-writer(Tamil, English), Madhumathi. H is an ardent lover of Nature, Poetry, Photography, Music. Loves all forms of art.
Her poems are published in Anthologies of The Poetry Society(India), CPC- Chennai Poetry Circle's EFFLORESCENCE, IPC's(India Poetry Circle) Madras Hues Myriad Views, IPC's Confluence - AGO poem, Amaravati Poetic Prism 2015,
YPF's Ignite Poetry, Breathe Poetry, Dream Poetry, Winterful Whispers(Shimmering Seasons), Soul shores, that have 10 of her poems published, Soul Serenade, Soul songs, Shades of Love-AIFEST, Celebrating Womanhood - AIFEST International Poetry Contest 2023(Special Jury mention & secured A grade).
Arising from the dust, Painting Dreams, Shards of unsung Poesies, are some of the other Anthologies her poems, and write ups are part of. (2020 to 2024) Madhumathi's poems and write ups are part of ezines Storizen, UGC approved Muse India, Science Shore, Positive Vibes - Literary Vibes, OPA – Our Poetry Archives, IWJ - International Writers Journal, and e-Anthologies Monsoon moods - Muse India, Green Awakenings - On Environment, by KavyaAdisakrit.
Besides Poetry, Madhumathi writes on Mental health to create awareness, break the stigma, believing in the therapeutic, transformational power of words.
Contact: madhumathi.poetry@gmail.com
Blogs: https://madhumathipoetry.wordpress.com
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