It's September, that time of the year again. Time for things to change. Why September you may ask; it may not be so; yet I have seen year after year as July eases past, and August starts marching in... the colors start changing, the colors of life. Soon September is twirling around things with gaiety as I attempt to dance to it's tunes.
"You are absolutely correct!"
" But if I was in your place..."
" No, I think your first decision is better..."
" Why don't you stay with her, she was looking for a place?"
" Hey, stay as a paying guest it's best; less worries."
" Nope, how can you share a room with complete strangers!"
" Hey I heard of this place, it's kinda faraway but the rates are good."
" No Power back up, Madam."
" Yes, the place is great, great location too, 45k a month and electricity extra"
My brain is buzzing and I still don't have any place to stay! However what I do know is that there will always be a house to find, a promotion to run after, exams to answer, loans to apply for and bills to wring your hands over. And in the end it's the people who effect you the most, people who too come and go with the change of seasons.
The girl you lived with everyday for three years of college becomes someone you email once a month. Someone you had lunch with everyday, is someone you see once a year and your own sister you grew up with is in another country and you haven't met her in two years. Your best friends who share a part of your soul now live in cities far away. People you trusted the most for years break your heart.
Change is at my door again. People I shared my life with must go away again, I shall cease to be the center of the universe for someone. Yet Life must go on, it must get a chance to introduce me to new people, new smiles to smile back at, strange sounds of laughter which will soon turn familiar, the sweetness of finding someone as crazy as you, someone who likes the same music as you do or maybe the same books, new conversations, new findings and the same old life which never ceases to change. The perfect note to end and begin things with, comfort for my soul and balm for my heart.. always... a few beautiful lines of poetry.
"Memory is a tenuous thing. . . .
flickering glimpses, blue
and white, like ancient,
decomposing 16mm film.
Happiness escapes
me there, where faces
are vague and yesterday
seems to come tied
up in ribbons of pain.
Happiness? I look for it intead
in today, where memory
is something I can still
touch, still rely on.
I find it in the smiles
of new friends, the hope
blossoming inside.
My happiest memories
have no place in the
past; they are those
I have yet to create."— Ellen Hopkins
The prompt from Red Dress Club:
Labor Day weekend is almost upon us.
It is a time of transition: summer to fall, kids back to school, no more wearing white..
For this week’s prompt, write about a season of change for your character or you. It can be literal or metaphorical.
"You are absolutely correct!"
" But if I was in your place..."
" No, I think your first decision is better..."
" Why don't you stay with her, she was looking for a place?"
" Hey, stay as a paying guest it's best; less worries."
" Nope, how can you share a room with complete strangers!"
" Hey I heard of this place, it's kinda faraway but the rates are good."
" No Power back up, Madam."
" Yes, the place is great, great location too, 45k a month and electricity extra"
My brain is buzzing and I still don't have any place to stay! However what I do know is that there will always be a house to find, a promotion to run after, exams to answer, loans to apply for and bills to wring your hands over. And in the end it's the people who effect you the most, people who too come and go with the change of seasons.
The girl you lived with everyday for three years of college becomes someone you email once a month. Someone you had lunch with everyday, is someone you see once a year and your own sister you grew up with is in another country and you haven't met her in two years. Your best friends who share a part of your soul now live in cities far away. People you trusted the most for years break your heart.
Change is at my door again. People I shared my life with must go away again, I shall cease to be the center of the universe for someone. Yet Life must go on, it must get a chance to introduce me to new people, new smiles to smile back at, strange sounds of laughter which will soon turn familiar, the sweetness of finding someone as crazy as you, someone who likes the same music as you do or maybe the same books, new conversations, new findings and the same old life which never ceases to change. The perfect note to end and begin things with, comfort for my soul and balm for my heart.. always... a few beautiful lines of poetry.
"Memory is a tenuous thing. . . .
flickering glimpses, blue
and white, like ancient,
decomposing 16mm film.
Happiness escapes
me there, where faces
are vague and yesterday
seems to come tied
up in ribbons of pain.
Happiness? I look for it intead
in today, where memory
is something I can still
touch, still rely on.
I find it in the smiles
of new friends, the hope
blossoming inside.
My happiest memories
have no place in the
past; they are those
I have yet to create."— Ellen Hopkins
The prompt from Red Dress Club:
Labor Day weekend is almost upon us.
It is a time of transition: summer to fall, kids back to school, no more wearing white..
For this week’s prompt, write about a season of change for your character or you. It can be literal or metaphorical.
Absolutely right...everything changes! Learning how to embrace change is one important step to living a balanced life.
ReplyDeleteI loved the pace of this writing. Almost a frantic whirlwind, but still fully present in the moment. Beautiful.
http://writinginareddress.blogspot.com/2011/08/for-this-weeks-prompt-write-about.html
Oh, this was a beautiful and wonderful piece of writing. And it is so true and completely struck a chord with me. Happily, though I've let go of some people in my life, I've met others-especially other wonderful writers like you!
ReplyDeleteLoved this
heavy stuff...hope the changes of the year happen well and good for you!
ReplyDeleteYou captured so many changes in one post! I was really struck by the college friend to acquaintance change in relationship- so poignant in the age of blogs, facebook, twitter.
ReplyDelete@Patricia: Thank you.. I think the topic itself was really something we all connected with. Loved your post too
ReplyDelete@Valerie: Thank you :) I absolutely love the way your blog is designed!
ReplyDelete@Galit: Thanks! your kids are amazingly cute :)
ReplyDelete@Bibhash: We all go through ups and downs, we have known each other long enough to have been aware of them. change is life so no worries!
ReplyDeleteWow.. that's a lot of worrying for one person to do :) Chill.. I've been doing all of this at least once a year for the past 6-7 years.. and have also been changing jobs additionally :P One gets used to the madness and chaos.. and then when you are used to it, you WANT a change every now and then. Moreover, people close to you are always close, irrespective of distance.. so why bother? :) Go grab a ginger-honey tea at the nearest Barista n sleep !
ReplyDelete@Abhinav: Nope not worrying anymore but am going to ruin your peace by calling you over to help me with the "chaos" ( Read: Moving ) and you may get a ginger honey tea treat at the end, however unless I am sick I prefer something more fattening like a caramel frappe with whipped cream on top!
ReplyDeleteFall always seems to be a season of change, doesn't it? Good luck with what's next!
ReplyDeleteLike in the fall the season changes and the color of the leaves change. And in our life, the colors of our life change. It brings a sort of indefinite wondering change that opens our eyes to new things that we've never seen before. Change for the good. And changes that we may not like may turn out to be the best things in our lives. - Jennifer, Blog: beautyintheunseen-unknown.blogspot.com
ReplyDelete@Amber: Thank you
ReplyDelete@Jennifer: I agree :)
Beautiful :-)
ReplyDeleteeverything changes and everything happens for a reason :)
@echoes19: Thank you! Yes, it does :)
ReplyDeleteHi! I really liked your post. Change sometimes scares me, especially when it involves me making decisions and the consequences that could evolve from these decisions. But I guess that's life, we all have to go through it ...
ReplyDelete@emotionalife: Thank you!
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