An innocent Remembrance: Poem for GRANDPARENTS

“I am lucky I have all four to adore, cuddle, teach, play, understand, and support. I love them immensely and truly.”

If you haven’t already guessed, I’m talking about the most precious gems in our lives, our grandparents. Their unconditional love, wisdom, and blessings shape us, strengthen us, and wrap our lives in warmth and care.

But for me, the picture has always been incomplete.

I never had the opportunity to meet or spend time with my grandfathers, neither from my maternal nor paternal side. While my grandmothers poured their hearts into loving and nurturing us, I’ve always held a quiet corner in my heart that longs for the gentle presence of my grandfathers.

Grandparents - My eldest Friends

Grandparents, whether they are maternal or paternal, they shower loads of love and hugs when you meet them. And many are lucky to stay with them.

My father was posted in a different state of India than our native state so summer holidays was only time we meet them. I hardly remember my paternal and maternal grandfather as they passed away in my childhood, but I must say both my grandmothers poured their heart on us. Making special dishes was one of their routine ways to make us feel special; and we as children always ate more than our appetite.

अनोखी चाह : Strange Wish

चाहा था आपके पास बैठूँ , 

कुछ कहुँ और कुछ आपसे सुनु ,

बैठूँ गोद में आपके हर बार, 

जब पडे माँ से मीठी मार | 

आपकी मुस्कान मुझे दिलासा देती,

फिर गलती न दोहराने का एहसास दिलाती | 

GRAND experience with Grandparents

Story telling is always a special experience, be it to the narrator or to the listener. This activity is so creative that makes one engrossed, that one reaches fantasy world and adventurous world through it.

We all must have experienced it and most effective story telling is from grandparents one get to know them more as person through this process. Grandparents also enacts all the voices of the characters and expression besides relive the child in them & children too love listening to each detailing as they enjoy each moment of it.

I too experienced story-telling session with my grandmother.  She used to narrate many mythological stories and one of my favorites is of devotee Prehlad and his father Hriankashyap.