Leisure

Walk along that muddy lane

Stop a bit and smell the rain

Slosh your way through scattered pools

There's nothing calling you..

Burst of colour in your eye

Stare on, rainbows never lie

Drink in dahlias sinfully strong

There's nothing calling you..

Hug that mug and swirl your tongue

NEVER let cocoa go unsung :>

Hear the traffic or let it by

There's nothing calling you..

Soak in memories old and new

Make up stories - none of them true

Grab that second of pure content

There's NOTHING calling you!

This is a very off the cuff 10 min rhyme but certainly truly felt! I just had three conversations interrupted within 5 min of starting- all with ' Ok I must rush..' It made me wonder- Are we contaminating our leisure so much with outside thoughts that we no longer appreciate what it means? Is 'free time' equivalent to a lunch or movie out? Or classified as compulsory 'quality time' with someone? I find it very scary that we're gradually forgetting the concept of pure undiluted contentment. God knows (if he exists :>) its hard enough to achieve- but are we infact selling it away?
These are my standard mood enhancers- possibly ridiculously simple, but they work :>
P.S. 'Calling you' I realised, could well mean the mobile phone, too!

Also, Verse 1 is for Anusha and verse 3 for Najla.. :>