Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The usual walk in the park, looking at the sky, the eucalyptus leaves outlined against a peach dawn, dew on the grass, the corner I call the bamboo grove…all routine till I overhear a conversation… “…santoor and the rendition was excellent..” Shock the parent by turning around and asking a complete stranger, “So which raga did he present?” keywords for the next few minutes- bilaskhani todi, bilawal, asavari ...Ah, life!. Then the discordant notes of the day don't hurt as much. Surprising, the things one does sometimes.

7 comments:

Anonymous said...

life has a way of moving towards harmony.. of course we have a way of meddling with this progression :)

AmitL said...

The Simple Life-lively,lovely,and always interesting,when you keep your eyes and ears open!:)

Anonymous said...

sometimes i feel i don't understand things

gilga said...

Every once in a while it feels great to do something out of the ordinary, shocking even one's self. But I probably would look ( and feel) a ninny if I so much as smiled at a stranger! :)

Yes, awake at this hour too. Kabhi kabhi...

gilga

austere said...

gilga..were it not for the music, I wouldn't have asked. Perhaps I would have.:) accha.. itna late kyon bhai?

burf- its economics more often than not, burf. demand and supply always wins.

amitl- sometimes a security blanket too. :)

manuji- meddle? that must be THE understatement of the year.

Anonymous said...

i also have a eucalyptus grove in my colony .. used to smell great..and a lot of times I also feel like doing similar things. :)

quin browne said...

i love serendipity.