When she smiled or did not > our teacher
July 10, 2010 · for Ms Shameem Banu whom I'm waiting to meet
there was that fragrance with her / like a quiet garden unassuming trees rich with Things we were yet to see.
We were in rows and desks and fields ;
there was laughter and sometimes fears secrets and sometimes pain ; ” you ‘re growing..” she once said.
I had not guessed how much she knew that we did not: how many miles there were to go,
how many routes to re trace, how many erasers we would need and how much ink, how much Space;
how many years it would take to meet again, and me with yet another poem
We were in rows and desks and fields ;
there was laughter and sometimes fears secrets and sometimes pain ; ” you ‘re growing..” she once said.
I had not guessed how much she knew that we did not: how many miles there were to go,
how many routes to re trace, how many erasers we would need and how much ink, how much Space;
how many years it would take to meet again, and me with yet another poem
18 comments:
The Daffodils !!
Wow - Great stuff Rayla!
Ms Shameem taught me everything except Pranks and Mischief which was inbuilt!
I owe her a lot!
shall ask her for details and post them ! eeeeeeeee :) wide grin
Miss Shameem was an institution with the institution of SVC.
"I had not guessed how much she knew that we did not..." truly a line to cherish and remember
Another beacon of knowledge from my childhood. Please convey my regards and good wishes to Miss Shamim. Don't know whether she remembers me though.
Lovely poem Rayla, when you do meet her, convey my regards
Lovely poem really lovely.
Btw both in B'lore so what r u waiting for?
Planning trip to B'lore may be next month.Hope to meet u all then.
Convey my regardsto Miss Shameem.
Hi Rayla...Nice poem..Do you talk at home in poetry? I should brush up my english before meeting you to understand your conversation. Living in Mumbai for so long now I talk and write in Hinglish. Please convey my regards to our dear Shamim miss.
ayyyyyohhh! ; 0
U in Mumbai ? we were there 17 yrs almost, it made me the footpathi person I m proud to be today..
about 'talking at home " > I speak in shouts and half sentences, which is the best kind of poetry I think.
so, dont go brush ...:) please. I love the way u think. If Im like chai, ure biriyani... < a compliment!
I just spoke to Ms Shameem, hope to meet this evening when Seetha gets back into Blore. How small this world is , or are we all moving around a lot more ?
I like your cadence of thought....:-}...
....post some photos after the meet....
...and please ask Ms. Shamim why she has not accepted my fb request...;-}
v deep sigh..
nargis, when'll i write like you /
some photos, yes yes must ask Thel if she'll help me with that, she did get a few / < dont ask the truth about my cam Nargis.
Thel and fam be here this wkend
she ws talkn about you so much and showed me a short film. ur daughtr ? thats the kind of stuff one jealously wishes they thot of first. beautiful.
mayb we see Ms S coming Monday, didnt work out earlier.
S. sounded< on phone / so real from svc, i literally bit back nostalgia.
fb : shall ask her, but my guess is, its a vision thing. not been too well.
My eldest daughter looks a lil like how i used to be, we'd planned to trick her a bit. lets see..
Hi Rayla, it was awesome talking to you on the phone, and I must say you have the kindest voice I have ever heard. I am sooooo disappointed we were not able to make the meet happen, sniff sniff!!!. Darn, the Bangalore traffic!!!! It was seven by the time I arrived in my friends place. Hopefully we can make it the next time.
Ok now I can live. words like that can soften even me heart :) /
v v v disappointed too / but I saw it coming, cuz blore traffic is the worlds worst i guess...
oh it wud have been such an evening. I actually did m hair and scrubbed and put on wicked nail polish after 687879695 years! :) / but know what, just talking is volumes, uh? Thank you so much
Too bad I missed seeing the gorgeous Rayla, with hair done and wicked nail polish, you should have taken a self portrait and posted it here, :))
and terrify everyone ? Na Da Na Da
Miss Shamim... I owe her a lot.
she'd love to hear that.
last week, and we were talking about classrooms, she said abt you, " .. that Vimal, never changed!"
Could tell there was that tell tale chuckle and twinkle in her eye.Like a proud Ma.
Tell her /
Thrilled to hear that...!
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