Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Lost

am back from my vacation... feeling far too lazy to write something new, so here's something old.

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The sheets arched and dipped around them – cool, 360 thread count waves of the finest cotton. They were weary seafarers desperate to reach home. No longer enamoured by the possibility of serendipitous discoveries, for they knew of all the secret isles and dark depths the other concealed; worn maps that were once traversed and marked by fingers trembling with the joy that uncharted territories command.
Scented candles were lit, perhaps to show them the way. But instead their perfume cloyed, and the flames illuminated their inadequacies.
They floundered in the now tepid waters of their four-poster bed, drowning within the folds of its Zen minimalism. He threw the voluminous cotton off – a veritable Moses parting the seas and guiding his beloved to the Promised Land. But she shivered, cowering under his gesture of bravado.
They thrashed about - an attempt to create a tempest with their lukewarm passion. But there was no storm. Just the mildest of ripples. They drifted away clutching on to their driftwood pillows. Two castaways washed up on the shores of dissatisfaction.

18 comments:

Anonymous said...

machi....so was i..."lost"
konjum local-ah sollu ma

Anonymous said...

Absolutely BRILLIANT!

Arthur Quiller Couch said...

Occasionally brilliant, actually. A trifle florid in parts.

Falstaff said...

Ah. At last. Good to have you back.

Premalatha said...

Welcome back Shoefi.

Premalatha said...
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Premalatha said...

http://premalathakombai.blogspot.com/2006/05/another-get-together-in-uk-may-2006.html


Programmes are different from what I have mentioned in my post, as there was a strong opposition from cinima-fan gang. :(


Fancy comin? It will be fun.

:)

apu said...

Welcome back! (Though I didnt like the comeback post too much - on the verbose side)

Chronicus Skepticus said...

Yay! You're back!

I like. That you're back. And the post.

:)

Anonymous said...

That was simply wonderful! Too close to home.

Premalatha said...

shufi,

premalatha_balan [@] yahoo [.] co [.] uk

Premalatha said...

premalatha [.] balan [@] googlemail [.] com

is my new account.

Anonymous said...

Wow, that nearly made me seasick ;) I'll think twice about launching myself headfirst into my bed-sea now!

Welcome back, Shoof. Looking forward to things new AND old, now!

Premalatha said...

Hi shyam,

if you fancy comin also, please mail me. i know it is too late to plan. ut, if you can, please do come. more the merrier.
:)

Achtlandia said...

welcome back...

Anonymous said...

Fuck off, will you?

Unknown said...

Nice to see you back SF

Nilu said...

mmm, I was told of this blog many times. But it took my stalker to actually check this out. Nice and stuff.