Beena's Thoughtpourri

As the coconut trees stand tall, beating its long leaves against the cool afternoon breeze; As the luscious green grass dance to the tunes of the cool afternoon breeze; As the long plantation trees sway from side to side as if to say, come join me in this dance; There is a serene silence surrounding this beautiful moment, taking you away into another world; A World embraced in peace and filled with colored blooming flowers;  Little birds bickering sweet nothings into them; When suddenly you are awakened with droplets of cold water falling on your feet; The sky pours out, bringing with its shower, the smell of fresh wet mud. The crows perched atop the coconut trees, cawing at each other; Little Mynahs hurrying to their nests, calling out to their little ones as if to say Its raining and time for bed The squirrels hoping in and out of the distant lonely house;  seems to be playing hide and seek with each other Suddenly out of nowhere swoons in two bright colored parrots,  landing on the

Recently I have been so involved in penning down a lot of poetry, so decided to come back to my forte of humour laced offbeat thoughts....Hope you are able to travel with me !! Birthdays as much fun & exciting as it could be, is also equally challenging. Challenging is definitely an incongruous adjective for a celebrated occassion. But I choose to use "challenging" merely to emphasize on the effort put to coming up with innovative ideas for birthday gifts. Well, one such birthday landed the XBox (video gaming brand) in our home, as a surprise when the baby of the house turned sweet sixteen. Always diligently aware of the whims & fancies of the family, this was definitely thought to be the best gift for the occassion. Screams of excitement, sparkling eyes & loving hugs followed on opening the gift and seeing the black XBox with its innumerable accessories. Having astutely executed my role as an event planner, the Techies of the house took over to confect and get Mr