new season.... quite literally

The crisp breeze hits my face as I roll-down the windows of my company cab. Season's first shower has lowered Delhi temperature. I close my laptop & decide to savour nature's this offering. I missed being part of Delhi's celebration of winter arrival last 2 years.

The song from Carpenters "Yesterday once more" was playing on my ipod. Simple lyrics ... the girl talks about how she used to listen to radio when she was young.

This setting was extremely overwhelming. I was almost running a projection theatre in my mind.. I closed my eyes and saw the choicest of frames from my childhood & adolescence spent in this city. How winter was the most welcome season....always! Peanuts, bournvita, hot steaming food, fog, sweaters & blazers to hide the bulge, New-Zealand-India test match at 3:30 am! We always used to set-up the living room to watch these matches at, snuggly rajais spread over the sofa & chair. By the time mum used to wake up (at 5 am), the batting side would have almost all its wickets. Then there was the morning cup of bournivita for me & coffee for mum & dad. Mom used to give her 'expert' comments on which side would win & why. It was a picture perfect scene.

Phone starts buzzing & I am shaken out of my trance. Somebody at office had conducted some meeting with some big guy and some mail was sent to me as an action item. I smiled wryly, opened my laptop, connected to office network & pressed F9...

Kucchh

Yeh bayaan kaise karen
ki kucch hai khaali
Is kucch ka matlab
kucch hai bhi, nahi pata

So toh rahe hain par sone ka ehsaas nahi
Jee toh rahe hain par jeene ka suroor nahi

Din badalte hain dopahar mein
Dopahar se shaam
Shaam ka aalam kucch aisa
mano de raat ka paigaam

Paigaam-e-bayan kya karen
ke kucch hai khaali?
Is kucch ka matlab
kucch hai bhi, nahi pata

Usne kaha, be-waqt ke khayal hain
Tumne kaha, be-waqt ke gile hain
Waqt ne kaha, 'arre mujhse poocha toh hota'
'Khayal-e-baiyaan toh kiya hota'

Fir na kehte tum
ke kucch hai khaali..
par is kucch ka matlab
kucch hai bhi, nahi pata