24jan2010 1140pm.
“Shall I come now and see him? Is he ok?”.
“He is all fine, don’t worry, u go and sleep”.
He kept the phone down, turned off the lights. He was unable to sleep. He turned and tossed around, but seems the sleep was not visiting anytime soon. Finally after a long struggle, he slept.
25jan2010 640am.
The phone rang to the bewilderment of the sleeping eyes. The hands raced to pick the call.
“Helllo”
“காலம் ஆய்டுத்து டா”,
the voice started weeping on the other side. His hands kept the phone down, the heart pleaded the happenings to be a dream. Just another horrible dream. But alas, the mind said the other way.
25Jan2010 1130am.
The van just arrived and was stopped some 2km away from the home. For it was yamakandam and not the right time to see him. Each minute seemed a yore, eyes stared at the tall gopuram of thiruvanaikoil. Who imposed all the rules of auspiciousness for such visits!!!!???? Well the brain could not find any meaning nor could it reason it out.
25jan 2010 1215pm.
Finally he lay in front of him. He was all still and cold. He stroked his cheeks. He gently lay his hands on his forehead. For he knew this will be the last time, he can ever touch this great man in all his lifetime. The last time he could pinch his cheeks. For he lay still and cold, yet his face serene and peaceful.
25 jan 2012 00:00
Today marks the beginning of thrid year or the end of second year….. Another year without his physical presence. It is no small loss for me, to be very honest. It does not feel like two years. It still seems very much real, very much here and I could feel him all around me. There are things I wish, I had talked to him earlier…but afterall is it not the mistake we all do? Wait for another day?
Miss u badly Kalyan, u know u will be missed but yet……
Let glory be with kalyan.
1 comment:
It is not the matter of getting bored da.. I understand how much you miss him..
It's true that many a times we like to share a lot of things with people only after they leave your life. In some cases they come back and you will get a chance; and some cases that won't happen.
So cry/laugh/speak when you want, instead of keeping them in your heart. Because tomorrow is not certain.
May your grand pa's soul continue to bless you.
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