The sky isn't always blue

The following is a result of being jobless in insti for a sufficiently long time. I actually sorta gave up towards the end, when I realised that it is not going to end anytime soon :)

Have fun!


Ever saw the skies above
And wondered why they were blue?
Sit still then young lad,
For have I got a tale for you.

There lived an evil wizard long ago,
They said he spoke to the Gods.
Till one day, he was defeated by a prince
Against Herculean odds.

Before the wizard, the skies were white
The way they should have been.
Symbolising purity everywhere,
The world was nice and clean.

You know my son, behind every story,
There lies something tragic,
What could have been a normal life for the wizard,
Appeared to the masses as black magic.

In his youth,before he grew up
The Wizard was a budding musician,
"He's got talent", said a virgin recorder
"To be the next singing sensation"

And so it was, that the wizard
Decided to become an idol,
Ah!! But stage-fright got the most of him,
His voice made people homicidal.

He sang as if his nose was blocked
Squeaking in a high-pitched song
The people made a beeline for the door
The torment could not prolong!

Thus, the wizard got angry,
And started singing curses,
Till the people finally got fed up,
And started Showing him their asses.

The sight of the bare buttocks
Was enough to rile the wizard,
He promised he would return in seven years
And bring with him a blizzard.

The wizard went to the local bazaar
There,to the Gods, he tried to pray,
The people recognised him as the singer
And chased him without delay.

For 7 years, the wizard travelled,
Without food, without water he survived,
For 7 years, he studied the arcanes,
Till finally, the promised day arrived.

Seven years of devoted studying,
Helped him to write rhyming words,
One day,while fooling around with his rhymes,
His hair turned into birds.

He said,

"Eye of a newt,wing of a bat
I speak truth, remember that,
Doubt my words, and you'll regret it
Bad luck follows, don't forget it."

Wherever, the wizard travelled,
He made people misunderstand him
Bad things started to happen,
The situation became grim.

Finally, one day the wizard said
"Water flows from down to up".
The exact thing started happening,
Faster than you could say "Shlurp!"

Water, water everywhere
Except on terra firma,
"You people were bad to me
It's all bad karma."

The water spilled from the oceans
To the skies above,
The colours changed from white to blue
In a manner that was undreamed of.

Many heroes labored on
Trying to fight the wizard
He simply said, "You are an animal"
And they turned into a lizard.

The wise men said,

"Believe every word the wizard says
Doubt not him for a second.
Persist and you will emerge
Victorius" , they recokned.

One fruitful day, a prince emerged
As they generally do in such a story
This guy was smart and intelligent
And of course,he seeked eternal glory.

The prince stuffed cotton in his ears
And brought the wizard to a cliff,
The wizard said , "!@$#%@##"
Frankly, the prince could'nt hear a sniff!

But, in lonely valleys,sound
Has a nature to come back As an echo.
Here also,the same thing happened
The wizard turned into a gecko!

And so it was, that things
Became normal once more
The water fell down from the skies,
But the white changed to blue forever...

Pathetic though I am in maintaining my blog, I had this realisation that I didn't update it as often as I would have liked simply because the look of it was not that great.

Although I simply do not have the time/patience/enthu to actually custom design the various aspects of the blog, this template is a start in that direction I guess.

New look! Hope it'll inspire me , especially as I start a new chapter on foreign shores.

Roses are red

On the 11th of September, John woke up with a smile on his face. He had been waiting for this day since long. "Today is special",
he thought as he entered the flower shoppe.

"Today is her birthday, Mr Paul. Make me a nice bouquet of 20 red roses.", said John.

"That will be 50$ lad. Isn't that a tad expensive for a high school student." Paul replied, all the while fiddling his well-practised fingers delicately on the flowers. His hands were magic and every touch seemed to inspire the flowers to wake up from their slumber and get ready to fill somebody's life with pure bliss and happiness.

"It is Uncle Paul, but believe me, she's worth it." replied John.

John carefully handled his bouquet like a small child in his arms. He felt, he could make out a few jealous female glances, staring at the beautiful roses, wondering why nobody ever gifted them any.

"Ding-Dong"

"Happy Birthday Tina. I got you these flowers."

"Oh-Wow, they are so pretty. I just can't wait to show them to all my friends.", she said and gave John the tightest hug he had ever received.

"Careful. I'm not a stuffed toy. Run along then, come visit me once you're done.Mom wants to wish you."

"I will. I love you"

Tina ran along, happily enchanted by the spell of the roses. She was walking happily till she came across old Mrs. Buffet.

"How are you my child?", asked Mrs. Buffet

"I am fine Mrs B. But you look down. Is everything okay?" asked Tina

" I don't know dear, lately I'm not feeling too chirpy."

"Oh my, take one of my roses. I have plenty. They will make you feel much better." she said

"Thanks a lot dear, I feel better already. Run along now. A birthday is no day to spend with us old people." she smiled

"Goodbye Mrs.B , take care of yourself."

Tina continued to walk towards her friends house. "Alms for a poor man, my fair lady" she heard a beggar cry out.

"I don't have any money with me. Please take this rose instead", she said and handed him a rose.

"Bless you, my sweet child."he said and pressed the rose to his chest.


I keep meeting people today, Tina thought aloud.

"Excuse me,madam"

"yes?"

"Today is my wedding day and i forgot to buy a corsage for my bride.", said a man dressed in white.

"Oh.. Here, take this rose instead."

"Thank you my dear, you just saved me a lot of embarrassment."

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"I tore my new jeans skate-boarding"
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"I didn't do well in my interview today."
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Until finally, " Oh-no, I just have one rose left, John is going to get so upset."

Trembling, she entered John's apartment and knocked at the door.

"I'm sorry John, I know you spent a lot of money on these roses, but I just kept meeting people who needed them more than me and I just couldnt...."

"Stop it Tina, that's the reason I gave them to you in the first place..

Because you are special...."

Rain drops keep falling.. er.. where?

A single drop of rain,
Made its way through the heavens,
Blissfully unaware of the pain
Of its lonely existence.

The drop of rain was filled with shame
When it saw the oceans so wide,
Missing the kingdom from whence it came
the drop of rain cried.

The sheer vastness made it squeal,
"Next to the big ocean, who am I?
How do you think it makes me feel,
That the ocean exists and so do I?"



Thus,as it labored on its quest
To where its journey ends
It found its life is meaningless
Without the company of friends.

Filled with contempt and despair
the raindrop continued its descent
Until,an oyster finally noticed
And took it in as nourishment.

There it was,that the drop
Got crafted into a pearl,
Eventually,it was picked up at a shop,
By a pretty little girl.

The little girl showed it to all her friends
which made them green with envy
For the first time in its entire life,
The rain drop felt warm and rheumy

Having descended the lowest of depths
The halls of oblivion it went knocking,
Until, finally the universe had to notice
And transform it into being...


In finality,

Rain and rain come my way,
Dont wait another day.