House of cards

“The only thing predictable about life is its unpredictability”

Remy (Movie : Ratatouille)

Morning walks are a time of deep introspection , a look at self from a different lens, a pause in time to reassess our life goals or plans. My main anchor for emotional stability is my morning walk. I have a queer incident to relate today. This article is not so much about morning walks but about a huge benefit i reap every single day from it, self reflection.

Few weeks back at 3 o’clock in the night I get a call from a neighbour that she can smell a heavy smoke in the building where we stay but cant figure out from where it is coming. ” Can you smell it too “? To say I was shocked is an understatement. You see we were 150 km away in a cozy hotel enjoying our weekend. To say nothing about the rest of the night that went in utter anxiety. My husband drove all the way back to check on the house and its content wondering if the smoky culprit was our house. I remember the first thing I told my husband when the whole hoopla settled down ” we all live in a house of cards dont we” ?

When we were back and I resumed my walks I took a moment to reflect on that scary night the result was this poem which I penned later. Now, I am no poet but there are times when the rhyming words flow. Never mind my novice attempt at poetry if you get the message my job is done here.

dew drops on leaf
Momentary existence of dew drops

We all live in a house of cards

How sure we are ,

of our plans laid out

our money invested

our ladder figured out.

**

How we spend time

on things mundane

our office, our shopping

our virtual world insane.

**

Little do we know

we live in house of cards

one gentle wind

will knock us out hard.

**

Those chubby sweet hands

will turn rough one day

the dimpled toothy smile will

mock us all the way

you missed the train buddy

that’s what I have to say.

**

The love and warmth

of people you know

those who cared

will leave before you know.

**

How comfortably we live

planning for tomorrow

wrapped in our cloak

not knowing the sorrow

**

For the hand of fate

hits so hard

it creeps quietly

and tears you apart.

**

Who’s to say

what tomorrow may bring

it may be ordinary

or toss you in a swing

**

House of cards

that’s what it is

fickle and fragile

know it, as it is

**

There ain’t no control

on anything here

cause strings are tied

to a different puppeteer

**

So, enjoy the game

while it lasts

the love , the warmth

the friendship fast

Cause we all live in a

“HOUSE OF CARDS”

Regret is a heavy,heavy stone to carry in our heart. Let us all drink in what life is offering us today.Appreciate blessing of a healthy body and sound mind. while it is important to plan for the future let us not let go of what is in our hand now. You have kids spend time with them cause they grow so fast they wouldn’t want to spend time with you later.

glitter tough to clean
beautiful messy hands
teddy phase childhood
time will fly

Pick that phone or text that someone whom you haven’t called in a long time but always meant to, we are all on phone all the time anyway. These little gems will leave a lasting memory.

Every single day mother earth brings out these amazing moments early morning, when time stand still. You feel one with the earth. Surprise yourself and take one such morning walk.

beautiful sunrise
nature’s surprise i enjoy everyday

the cloudy canopy
look up once in a while
calming view
the stunning morning blue

I was thinking to myself this morning, if nothing else, all my morning walks must have added a few years to my life in terms of sheer serenity it has provided me. Stress is the number one killer today in case you haven’t noticed.

Share your thoughts on what you read so I will know we are all tied with the same string.

bye

24 Replies to “House of cards”

  1. Reflections on past, present and plans for future are surely done when you are with yourself..and indeed we live in house of cards…my beautiful card house fell few years back and am i learning to re build it again…great attempt at poetry

  2. Absolute truth Sonia
    we do live in a house of cards!
    Make it meaningful while it lasts.

    Here I go adding few lines to your poem
    Good luck keep penning your thoughts….

  3. I loved House of cards Sonia. Everything you write is very relatable. Waiting for your next one…till then..Happy walking and happy writing

  4. Dear soniya, your blog is amazing and a true reflection of your attitude towards life. Your poetic talent is commandable.waiting for your next blog. With love saralaunty.

  5. Thankyou for always making sure we both are still tied to the same thread. The poem was beautiful, so true about how everything can collapse, how important it is to create moments, to pause and live in between all the rush. Keep writing Sonu.

    1. We all have seen our share of ups and downs so the poem touches us all in different ways. I think we all relate to it in our own way

  6. Hi Sonu
    That is the truth . In fact the truth is loving sharing caring and make our living the best together with lots and lots of happiness.
    Yes I love u and yr family as much as my family.

    With lots of love
    Prabha NSV family

  7. The bare truth of life put in beautiful words.
    Very nice article Sonia. keep writing and wish to read many more like this

  8. Nicely written. The moment life’s unpredictability is realized , perspective towards it changes for the better. Once Arjuna asked Shree Krishna, “Write something on this wall, which will make a sad reader happy, and a happy one sad”. Shree Krishna wrote ” This shall not last forever”.

    1. Profound words indeed. I wish we all would realize early. Would save us lot of heartache later.
      Thanks for writing and showing your support

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