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Accustom’d mood; harm done once is for e’er;
What charm did Menaka on the sage ply to lure;

Revers’d are the roles and ‘tis vain to cure
The penance of my spouse, ‘tonce a stranger;
The air is strained and I’feel her anger;
No gentle tread will follow till the drive’s end,
Nor can I cast one longing ling’ring look behind. (50)
Brood and brood and the mood is no good,

When evening comes I drag my feet of wood,
Where’s the face that launched a thousand ships?
Not at the door or near the rose that creeps;
Since when even bright Salvia lost its lustre?

Hibiscus grew gloomy, smile gone from the Aster?
The leaves and the flower, plants and the bower
Are Eve’s best friend and share alike their power.
Home, my sweet home, where’s the cheer?
“Coffee in the thermos, ‘tis hot”, d’you hear?
I’ve a1itt1e head-ache; so don’t mind the dinner

If ‘tis cold, or you may eat out”; she’s the winner! (60)

In fine the fact that we two overtook the 50 year mark of our marriage
together without any significant difference of opinion in September
2016 would show ours conformed to the axiom that marriages are
made in heaven!

A thousand moons – Chapter VII

My favorite Books:

My visits to Bertram Library in Loyola college campus offered me
unlimited scope for enjoying light novels such as those of
P.G.Wodehouse. I always carried a book of Wodehouse and there
was no boredom in the company of Bertie Wooster, Lord Elms

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