MY MORNING WALK<\/p>\n
Cool breeze
\nFlowers and leaves falling from the trees.
\nThe weather is perfect,
\nI wear my designer shoes and track pants.
\nSet out for my walk.
\nI walk rhythmically to the sound of the cawing crows,
\nTill the sound of a random cuckoo breaks my steps,
\nA few minutes later, I start again,
\nPromising myself that I would not get distracted again.
\nI set off with a good pace for a few steps,
\nOnly to be distracted by someone calling me from behind,
\nTo be greeted with a big smile by my close friend
\nThe happiness of meeting a good friend is priceless,
\nThe idea of a brisk walk is lost as we laugh and walk slowly,
\nTowards a mini morning coffee break along with breakfast.
\nFollowed by a visit to the vegetable market,
\nTo buy fresh vegetables and fruits
\nThe flower seller starts a random conversation with me,
\nAbout the rising prices and the rising temperature,
\nI feel all important and happy,
\nAbout the entire morning routine
\nWhere, I effectively spent more than an hour on the road,
\nWhoops, I hardly walked a kilometer in that hour!
\nMy doctor however is not too pleased with my regime,
\nShe asks me regularly,
\n\u201cDo you go for a walk in the morning?\u201d
\nI nod my head indecisively,<\/p>\n
Only I and my weighing scale know,
\nHow distracting my morning walks are.<\/p>\n
POEM BY SHREYA SURAJ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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