Recollecting those early childhood days
During the post operative days now
Made me to remember my parent’s love and care
I vividly remember those early pre-school days
When I willingly attended the class conducted
On the piyol of an
ancient building
This once upon a time housed the old police station
Under the French regime in my village
After drinking mother’s milk at 2 plus unashamedly
An Amrita which has had sustained
My physical and
mental stamina for ages
Imparting an enormous immune capacity and good health
Later the foundation laid by mother’s milk was
Supplemented by snacks in the evening
Right from the early stages of school
Yes, homely food when combined with hot bonda,
The first set prepared from the fresh unrefined groundnut
oil heated
In the neighbour’s house destined for their hotel in the market
Two plus one(the latter bonus for the first purchase)
Three bondas fused with freshly ground coconut/ green chillies
chutney
Served on a daily basis as I ran to fetch them
After returning from school.
That taste still lingers in my tongue.
As the first love, sorry infatuation with a beautiful girl
In the troublesome teeny twenties
A clear one sided love buried into the deep recesses of the
heart
I can live those days only in my memory.
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