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| From Haiku : The Beginning |
As the caption goes, my life has taken a very colourful turn. Before one gets any different ideas, let me elaborate on the primary colours. The blues have come in all possible shades and depth! What with the physical pain of hours long labour, the pain-killer epidural, which left me with a killer pain of a headache, that keeps popping it's head even after weeks three, not to mention, the 'baby blues' of being rooted to one spot and doing the same tasks over and over and over again... the mind and body is streaked with all hues of azure,cyan,navy and aquamarine!
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| From December 2009 |
Not a moment passes when I don't feel the green-eyed monster stalking inside... What about? I see Madhan, and he is just a micro-sample of the entire other sex, who continues with his life, with minimum possible changes. He still goes to work, he still meets all his friends for lunch, still has the time to tweet,blog and socialize...not to mention, watch cricket! :-) whereas me, again a micro-sample of the female gender, has her life turned topsy turvy! One scream from the little one and all other life stands still. Pen in mid air, email in mid-sentence and cricket in mid-over!(nah! I don't care about that!). Well, my only consolation is that I have a son and he would escapeth this horrible side of inequality!
The yellows...No, you don't want to know about it! :-)
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| From December 2009 |
Well, I actually have it better than most women. My dear husband, who wouldn't bat an eyelid for an earthquake, let alone a baby's cry, does put our little one to sleep with his voice, handles him with ease and lets me sleep for long on weekend mornings. He does take me on little escapades everyday... a 30 minute break to drive on the new fly-over, to do a flash shopping and hurray, to the petrol bunk! And oh! the blessing to be born in this culture where your mother takes it upon herself to help you with your child! In the middle of the night, when he has kept us awake for 2 hours, my mother still has the energy to say," I can only bring up my child and grandchild. I will not be alive for the next generation. So, I am taking my last chance".. Kudos to her spirit!
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| From Haiku : The Beginning |
Haiku is also giving me answers to many questions.. How can someone love another who has caused so much pain? To enjoy a little thing that ties you up, eats your freedom? How can you smile and rejoice in every smile and every burp?!! Mysteries being unveiled every moment indeed!
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| From December 2009 |
At the end of the day, inspite of the collage of the above colours, what remains behind deeply is the bliss... of finding your loved one's eyes, smile and actions in this miniature, of rejoicing in every wave and every turn, of seeing your child smile in his sleep! Though a huge price has been paid to have this little bundle, these moments are priceless!
Gotta run... Can hear the primary colours!
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