Feeling In Love...
It must be a direct result of all those intense love songs that I heard in the calmness of the silence provided by my dear Don Whito Corleone…
The ethereal silence inside my car and the faint chords of melancholy belted out by the soulful Gregorian saints gave me that feeling again…that of feeling in love. The boy was once again little, excitedly hopping ahead to where the sands of time intended to take him. For him, without a doubt, the land of love would be filled with milk and honey and frankincense and myrrh…
…and of course, the girl he went to sleep thinking about, the girl he woke up wishing about…
The first time the boy felt in love was in his sixth grade, when the girl in the blue dress with the blue tiffin box to match offered him a piece of brown bread dabbed in red jam and faint yellow butter… he accepted the bread crumb and along with it, a part of her, into his life…
The feeling stayed for close to six years, until he reached graduation.
During a boring session at the physics lab, there seemed to be one spot that emanated much positive energy. Invariably drawn to its point of origin, the boy stood, and stared. Seated on a high platform, eyes closed in concentration, listening intently to the vibrations of the thin tuning fork, sat the most beautiful being he had ever seen… she struck the tuning fork again and the vibrations seemed to link with his heart, to the very depths of it…
His heart vibrated in tune to the tuning fork… and the girl opened her eyes to him. The boy could do nothing, but melt at the sweet smile the girl gave him…
Eons later, the boy graduated and each went their way, in search of the life they knew they both should lead…separately.
Sometimes, when the boy sees a girl smile, nod her hair away from the forehead while concentrating on the book she is reading, take the extra care to put things back in place, arrange the flowers in breathtaking fashion, smiles at the old lady before helping her cross the road, wave at the school bus filled with grinning children, hand over loose change to the blind man sitting on the road… he would once again feel in love. A love that was never meant to be...
With the faint hum of the air conditioner in his ear and a thousand stars reflected in his eyes, the boy took the right turn, to home and to oblivion.
aha Greeker, the agony of the broken heart explains your latest prose.
let your heart open again to all love's possibilities Greeker.
First kiss in third grade, Scarlett?
I had to wait for twenty four years for mine. And then i kissed in a year and a half what i should have in twenty four.
Then she said she wanted me to let her go... and i did. I havent kissed since.
I live with a lot of beautiful memories. I am content.
excuse me greeker..but,first kiss ya sayin mom scarlett?..can we open a thread about that?..lol
that made me remember the first kiss I ever received from a boy...third grade, on the playground. I just KNEW I was in love...funny, isn't it, how the feelings can be so deep for those that are so young and have such an open heart.
thanks for the memory jog, and wonderful writings once again...you make me smile!!
does not disappear for a long time without a good reason :)
Thanks for all the comments you made on this thread.
@ Novita - ah, the beans. Unfortunately, its still canned, lol!
@ Azzi - old and mature lady? My foot, you are still young and rocking. Dont you ever do the disservice to you again by calling yorself OLD!
@ gypsy gal - It is indeed FEELING in love and not falling. I am not falling in love, but once in a while, i get the feeling in love. The expression was deliberate. I think sometimes they call it a 'çrush' too. And no, i aint feeling a crush on anybody.
@ ksarat - Dude, these words were not meant to be heavy. Unfortunately, in the end, everything i write turns out that way (if at all). I will try to keep it sprite lite!
@ r7 - me in love with you? you sure you got the right person here? lol.
@ owen - its nice to feel mushy and warm inside once in a while.
greeker, we noticed the timings there..(and very odd time, i must say, i presume hmmmmm....hmmmm..forget it..lol)
no no no, for me you made my day thinking of my hmmmm, first love (?)..lol, ok stop this mushiness..i may not be able to explain to my colleagues here why am blushing profusely (and gigling)..:D
Good morning. thank you for the comment. And i take back the second part of my PM to you. I had not read this before sending it. thank you. And to set the record straight, I AINT IN LOVE. But i am the eternal romantic and all it takes is a snap of the fingers for me to fall into romantic mode again.
I hope the topic wasnt too heavy for all of you so early in the morning. As a matter of fact, i had typed it late into the night yesterday. Ksa, its not the drinks, its the vodka fumes that did me in!
:)
hmmm..you made me reminisce my childhood love (such a good feeling it was)..*blush*blush*...
oh, but wait?..you inlove now?..:D :D
good morning..
Man ppl...whats gotten in to all of u early morning...
This guy says love..the other guys says faith and hope...ooooo too much for an early morning start or what...i m sure these guys must have had a lot to drink down their a**** last nite...thats why mum always keep telling u boys...its a bad habit to drink...dont drink...dont drink...but u guys dont listen...u drink and end up with these threads...god bless u all...
Have a fun-filled day ppl...
I cant keep quiet anymore ...the poems about me .. Greekers in luv with me :P
As usual expressed well.. very sweet..feeling in Love? or falling in Love? A budding novelist..keep writing...
When are you going on holiday?
Man...dude...take it easy on the morning...so much thought for the day...and that too on a subject like Love...
chill dude...easy on us...too much ahead in the day to go...cant be spending time in understanding ur writing...all the philosophy...
Kiddin dude...way to go...ya as R-7 said...the link pls...looks like all the ladies are gng crazy for u champ...keep working ur Magic unlike Harry Potter...
Enjoy ur day dude...but seriously...take it easy on the words mate...Have fun...and o by the way...Good morning to all...
Gosh, someone owns your heart now...and those ladies vying for your attention has no more chance of getting to know you better. ;-)
You made me feel like high school days again...thanks for people like you who makes old and mature ladies like me remains young at heart....
Thanks for putting that smile in my face this morning, Greeker....
Greeker is madly in love with someone. Come on Greeker ... spill the beans.... Who is she??? lol
Thank you all. You really made my early morning worthwhile.
Thanks.
Greeker Stealing and woooooing all the ladies here with all ur mushy poems n write ups.. u gotta gimme the link to the site where u copy this stuff from dude :P
Just kiddn ... Good stufff.. Too deep for me though !!!
Wow! You're quite the writer Greeker! Tell me when the book comes out too.
touch wood it's been ok here. I live near the Great Ouse (doesn't everyone?) and so far it hasn't broken it's banks.
But from what I hear on the news the floods around UK, in some places, are the worst for about 100+ years :(
I feel so sorry for the people affected by this - I can't imagine how I'd cope if it happened to me.
The houses I had in South London have the River Ravensbourne at the end of the gardens, but happily it was 'contained' many years ago so I never had to worry.
Jauntie...hello! enjoying the lovely rain?
you make me sigh with your words of youth and hope and dreams.
Such a daft old romantic you are - now I feel all weepy.
keep writing!
Another JK Rowling.....Great I climed Mt everest but couldnt reach its summit....Great effort mate...
"Efforts may Fail but dont fail to make efforts"
Aah, you're making me suffer...thirty years is a long time. You'll have a life event and then the motivation will follow long before then I think...I hope.
Thanks for the warm words. Writing a book is not easy. I dont have the motivation or a subject with me now. Someday, when i have spent thirty years in Qatar like a lot of my fellow country men, trying to build a safe life at home, then i would have enough material to write a book.
Once again, thanks for the kind words.
that's my heart melted now, Greeker. Again lovely prose from you. Ahem, when is your book coming out?