The Mating Song
Few months ago, mid way into the search for a tailor-made son-in-law, appa called me and asked what kind of husband i want. The nitwit that i am, i decided to answer in verse. Here is what i gave him after staying awake through the night:
How would he be -
Him who is destined for me?
How would he be -
Him who is destined for me?
Will he be tall, dark & handsome?
With looks quite winsome?
Or will he shower me with pearls and gold
As in the legends of kings told?
With looks quite winsome?
Or will he shower me with pearls and gold
As in the legends of kings told?
Will he tell me a joke a day
And keep my worries at bay?
Or will he just sit and simper
When he hears me whimper?
Questions abound;
Whilst for an answer, I grope around...
I ask not for a Prithviraj
To carry his Samyuktha away!
Just a steadfast hero
Who'll with me always stay.
Hmm...Tall he needs to be
To clean those cobwebs, I can't reach.
Obedience his virtue; You see
I am strict when I teach.
I need no banker with tons of money
Just a doting husband to call me "honey"!
Hard worker blessed with a genius brain
Yet find time, to play in the rain.
Strong enough to handle pressure
And smartly ward off stress
Coz life with me is quite an adventure
Especially when we shop for my dress!
To stay not hungry in bed
He better be a great cook -
Coz though many books I've read
A recipe book, I gave no second look!
A soul mate very nigh
He should hear me before I sigh.
To sit with him under a starry sky
And read poetry; Don't ask why!
Oh Please! Let me not hear screams.
These aren't wishes larger-than-life,
But give wings to my dreams
And I am a wonderful wife!
Appa looked at it, smiled but said no more. After 3 more months of futile search, he came to me and this time he said "Ammai, i want to know what exactly you are expecting in a guy...No, wait, i don't want your verse. I want a practical answer".
I smiled and said "Okay, then just get me a Man" and i passed on Rudyard Kipling's 'IF' to him. He gave me an exasperated look and stopped asking me open-ended questions.
"Ammai, do you want an engineer?".
"Yes, appa".
"O.K, that's all i know and all i need to know".
It's almost a year now.
The Search continues...
posted by Kumari at 11:03 PM
7 Comments:
brilliant! oh and in case i forgot to mention - brilliant!
brilliant! just brilliant!! this must be the echo-point:)
:-)
Maybe you shud try giving a poem to everyone who bothers you with questions .....
Hey!
Nice to know at least someone who does'nt think the Baba Yaga is an Indian yogi! ... Great to run into you after all these years! ... Nice to see you're still strong in the prose department ... I still have that limerick you wrote after a disappointing campus interview ...
my strength was my brain,
and i was willing to take pain
they looked at me and said "bah!
we dont need no gals, naah!
that sent my hopes down the drain.
Keep at it! ...
@Sagnik: Thank you so very much!
@Jax: Thank you so very much again! (echo)
@Vishnu: Aah..that's an idea. But then it's too much effort as against saying 'Ask no questions and you hear no lies' :)
@Rosh:Baba Yaga is famous in her realm :) Wow! you do remember that piece. Thanks a ton! :)
Great work!
Been a while since I heard a funny verse,
Which eventhough lengthy was quite terse,
Men will fear, you spreading such gyan,
Because the only suitable boy then would be superman.
O “wife wonderful” of the “husband to be”
I pray u get someone who will bow to thee
Cleaning cobwebs is not all u need
Changing bulbs/tubelights is also a daunting task indeed
All the best for your all-in-one guy ;-)
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