On Raksha Bandhan

Well, posting after what seems to be ages(at least to me)! Frankly there never happened an incident lately which was worth posting. But today, the room mate of my fiancee-to-be(who has moved into my city from January), marched in my office lobby to gift me a box of chocolates and a...u got it right, Rakhi. Well, I must say that I was caught off guard by this gesture. True that I had conveyed her that I wanted to make her sis, but given no contact between us after this, I almost forgot that. I stood there agape, holding the box and muttering repeated "thanks". She had really stumped me..I didn't have anything to reciprocate with. So when I got back to my desk, I thought to reciprocate through words and this was that emerged out of the reflections:

The palette of my life had rich hues,
There was red of Love as also its blues.
There was pink of friendship with shades of green,
There was purple of aspirations in my dreams!

But something was missing, something was absent,
I found my palette absurdly vacant!
I missed colours which are very rare,
I wanted more shades of selfless care.

When I met you I felt my search has ended,
you can add the colour I always wanted.
Too shy to speak, too diffident to tell,
I wanted an occasion to convey you what I felt.

Come January, my life took a turn for new,
I got my messenger, very close to you.
Thus without waiting further, without a moments delay,
I grabbed the occasion to convey what I had to say.

The auspicious morning dawned and I woke with anticipation,
The time had come to begin a new relation.
Its a fragile bond that has enormous strength,
Not to mention responsibilities that are inherent.

I still doubted if you would care to heed my request,
I didn't know if you will complete my palette!
So when I got your call, my voice was dumb,
I rushed down, my feet were numb.

There you were, with the same caring gesture,
You gave me a gift that I'll always treasure.
I was overwhelmed with happiness, everything was so new..
I could say nothing but two words: "Thank You"!

So thank you sis, for completing my palette,
For this bond of love, I'll remain indebted.
Chocolates cannot say my feelings,so cannot a card,
For this is voice of thanks coming straight from my heart!