Roses,
coddle thorns,
bleed,
coercive thoughts,
narrate,
luminescent dreams,
scolding petals,
afloat.
The writing prompts for #4 Tuesday’s Writings are: Coddle, Scold, and Coercive
Tag: tete-tetes
#LoveJatao – Happy Grandparents Day!
Grandparents,
beacons who
light up
disturbing days and
nights,
Witness,
Limitless
Plates of biriyani
licked off
Sliding fingers sticky
With aromatic masala,
Saffron smeared
badam halwa
Scooped out of
crystal bowls,
A game of monopoly?
Staggering wads
Of rainbow cash,
What’s the balance – banker?
Ears pinched crimson,
I’m so bad at math!
Grandparents – Creatures of habit who love to sleep on time and whose one goal is to see you beaming like bugs bunny spotting a bag of carrots. Your tummy is a slave to your grandmother or just a trash can where you dump the contents of her lavishly stocked refrigerator.
Ever recall those nights you could break curfew and stay up watching movies, munching on popcorn? The summer was just an excuse to sprint to Gram’s place and lie on inviting plush red couch. Plus, the academic year was always a traumatizing episode and Grandma’s head massage was the ultimate solution.
Honestly, it’s time we pamper them for change. Let us clasp that golden ticket and make this grandparents day a memorable event. Below is a list of activities that I have planned for tomorrow:
1. Buy freshly caught fish from the beach and make fish curry
One of Granma’s fondest dishes is fish curry prepared from freshly caught fish sold at the shores of Marina beach. I nicked a smooth recipe from my mother in law and it works every time like a charm! Granma, brace yourself because the fish curry will be a blast of flavours, lingering in your mouth.
2. Play a game of monopoly with the grandparents
Summer vacations at grans were incomplete without playing a game of monopoly. I was once a proud owner of the original editions of the nostalgic board game set and my grandparents would play until they fell asleep. So, I want to revisit that beautiful memory and aggravate grandma through the purchase of heavy rent paying properties. That immediately frazzles her patience and it is fun to watch!
3. Give Grandpa a head massage
As a child, my baby brother had the habit of plucking my grandpa’s hair, in the name of giving him a massage. It was agonizing to watch him squirm and withstand the pain out of love for his grandson. I will breathe down my brother’s neck the entire day if I have to force him to give grandpa the head massage that he deserves. Maybe this time, with a bottle of Parachute Advansed coconut oil and get it right.
4. Order fried chicken and pizza from Pitstop
Even though Grandma’s Ninja cooking skills skyrocket through the roof, sometimes, she loves to order her favourite fried chicken and grandpa’s weakness – pizza from a restaurant called Pitstop. Despite their best efforts to place an order through a phone call, they always mess up something which awakens the Kraken in grandpa. So, the fried chicken and pizza are a given because I don’t want her to slave away in the kitchen.
5. Plan a movie night with Amazon Prime
What’s a fam-jam without a movie night? The last step is to lure the whole family into the living area with large bowls of buttered popcorn and badam halwa. Even though Grandpa might end up snoring on the burgundy La-Z-Boy, it would still be a day worth reminiscing.
I have my docket of activities planned and ready to be set in motion for the big day, how about you? You know you can do the same, clear your schedule, plan a date, and #lovejatao to the oldest members of your family. Get to know their present fetishes and hang out with them, you never know what might surprise you.
I look forward to hear from you how would you celebrate Grandparents Day. Do share a selfie with your grandparents on Sept. 10, 2017 on Twitter or Facebook with #LoveJatao & tag @blogadda to win a goodie from Parachute Advansed.
This post is also a part of #4 Tuesday’s Writings with the prompts: traumatized, witnessed, and disturbing.
Out for Blood
Chalk-dust assault
raw paws scratch claws,
garble gauche games
mavericks salvage many,
say that fate thanks
martyr masks mate,
master impanel slaves
crazed craters rave,
gators gamble graves
laughter ramble paves,
snakes wait farther east
lakes baiting salty sands,
tarry about fairer faces
scary as asphalt races,
stakes may harden brains
pray spare raging manes.
The writing prompts for #3 Tantalizing Tuesday Tete-Tete’s are: martyr, garble, and impanel.
Foul Play
Cremating beacons,
inextricable pain,
fabulous lies.
The writing prompts for #2 Tantalizing Tuesday Tete-Tete’s are: Beacons, Inextricable, and Fabulous.
Survival
Cold water
invigorates,
bitter birds to
war,
encouraged,
unchallenged, and
rhapsodic.
The writing prompts for #2 Tantalizing Tuesday Tete-Tete’s are: Invigorate, Bitter, and Encouragement.
Ruminations of a Raven 