Hop on!
I'll take you
On a ride-
Gaily, you called out,
that fine summer day.
I shied away-
Rides were not my thing!
Not that carousel,
Of dancing horses,
Never still...
Dizzying moments-
Though excitement
and joyful cries rent the air!
Hop On!
You urged,
Reassurance warm;
flecked in your eyes!
What do I say now!
Hopping on that ride
With you-
Was the best thing
I've ever done!
No matter that the carousel
Whirled us round..
On a never ending
hurdy-gurdy of emotions!
For, as someone once said,
Love doesn't make the world go round;
Love is what makes the ride worthwhile!
1 October, '07
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Pic. Google doodle, Valentine's Day, 2013
Also a tribute to the creator of the Ferris Wheel, George Ferris!
Joining google in wishing him 154th birthday :)
yayy!!you are back!
ReplyDeletethe words are back :)))
How did you know this was me on a special day?:)
a quite scared and apprehensive me :) one who is frightened of rides..but still got on one because of the 'reassurance' :)
and yes it was the best thing ever :)
Love doesn't make the world go round;
Love is what makes the ride worthwhile!
yes it is :))and trust you to write it here just so...brought back memories it did...:)
((((hugs)))
yayy!!you are back!
ReplyDeletethe words are back :)))
How did you know this was me on a special day?:)
a quite scared and apprehensive me :) one who is
frightened of rides..but still got on one because
of the 'reassurance' :)
and yes it was the best thing ever :)
Love doesn't make the world go round;
Love is what makes the ride worthwhile!
yes it is :))and trust you to write it here just
so...brought back memories it did...:)
((((hugs)))
dont know if my comment went through...WP is giving me probs while commenting here so commenting from the blogspot account :D
Awww..
ReplyDeleteHow did I miss reading you?
The perfect read I can expect in the days of nostalgia :)
The ride covered in memories and reassurance judged in love light? Wonder if you could dispense away with mirror! For you walk through sights- a rhyme to reason and a song to sing!
Indygurl... :) Yaaayyyy... for me too, to have you here, all over again, and for you to share in this :) Thank you... and yes, I know how it can be :)
ReplyDeletePrabhu :) Trust you to find nuances that i thought I had covered well... :) Love light? Hmmmm.... :) :)And what a beautiful way to put it... walking through sights, and the rest of it :) Thank you so very very much!
I feel like commenting all over again :)
ReplyDeleteThis read is making go round in circles :) So much for the nuances, your thing is inspiring me to a LOVE-dream :P
Some of the things that I am tempted to do :)
1) Copy, paste this poem (Thieving- Wouldnt stop to ask you for permission :D)
2) Try maneuvering words/thoughts and believe that I cant destroy masterpieces :|
3) Read it all over again!
Prabhu, try #1. and Iwould prob. give you a virtual spank.. :P
ReplyDelete# 2, 3... go ahead... :P!!
And more so #2. Would love to see that dream in verse there, on White noise.. :)
Ushus, Welcome back.
ReplyDeleteloved dis :)
ReplyDeleteride n life n love....which makes everyting worthwhile....
Hop On!
You urged,
Reassurance warm;
flecked in your eyes!
What do I say now!
Hopping on that ride
With you-
Was the best thing
I've ever done!
- so beautiful... :) ...love n reassurance of care....
such a sweet poem :)
Solilo, thank you :) Feels good to be posting again!
ReplyDeletesorry.. but i m too naive... isnt this a tribute to your life partner ??
ReplyDeleteSENSATIONAL!!! if i have 2 put it in one word... Was a nostalgic ride...feel-good...and i loved the last 2 lines...really good...u know who said that??? really nice lines..
ReplyDeleteP.S: Need a favor...my book is at the half-way mark...hav finsihed 104 pages...if u r free n interested, i wud like u 2 read ma book n gimme ur honest reviews...can u??? need ur mail id...:)
The last two lines says it all, Usha..nice poem too :)
ReplyDeletewishes,
devika
And what a way to welcome back readers. :)
ReplyDeleteThough it is dated '07, it brings a burst of freshness. Wonderful to see you back after the hiatus, ma'am! Trust things are fine.
:)
Peace. Have a lovely weekend.
:)
ReplyDeleteLove you!!
Oh yes, Remembering it for the n-th time. It still fascinates me the same. Wonderful!
ReplyDeleteafter a long long time...here comes the words flowing, just like old days and causing inside me a myriad emotions
ReplyDeletePriyanka, thank you :)
ReplyDeleteDhiren :)hmmm... and ummmm.... could be that too :) Thank you :)
Rajesh, thank you so much for the kind words :)
Devika, thank you! The last two lines are actually a quotation by someone called FPJ :) Not mine at all. But yes, they do say much!
Karthik, it felt good to be back too. Thanks for cheering me on :)
Sash.. :) Thanks sweets :)
Soumya, you would remember it all... if i remember right, you gave me more information on the FPJ character too :)
Praveen, after a long time, yes :) Thanks for the lovely words :)
oh wow! I hadn't realized how much I missed your poems until now! Just perfect!!
ReplyDeleteUsha,
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking us on a carousel ride.
When I rode a carousel as a kid, I used to wave at my parents every time around and they would always wave back. Was wondering why and now I got the answer - yes, it was love!
Cheers,
Salil
Hey I love this one :) Loved how you ended it with that last, beautiful thought :)
ReplyDeleteCould feel the carousel-ing ...and the 'hurdy-gurdy of emotions'... :lol:
"You urged,
Reassurance warm;
flecked in your eyes!
What do I say now!
Meena, Salil and IHM, please do excuse this delay in responding to your kind words :)
ReplyDeleteI guess I had been overwhelmed then when I was in the midst of a posting spree, and quite forgot to check!
The google doodle today, on 14th Feb, prompted me to look up this one here, and that is when I discovered I had been lax in attending to my duties. Apologies.
And many many thanks for having left your words to grace the write :)