Spring

Does spring remind you 

Of rejuvenation and rebirth?

To me, spring is nostalgia. 

Of childhood days and observations 

Of whirling fans in examination halls

The stress of all-nighters 

The loadshedding spent telling and hearing stories.

The first blooms of Krishnachura 

Painting the concrete bright red.

Spring reminds me of sunshine days.

The first saree, clad in yellow. 

The first date by a lake 

The first kiss of what love should have been.

 Does spring remind you of someone?

You love and celebrate?

It reminds me of the me I lost, loved and treasured.

The innocence of youth 

The trauma of heartbreak.

Spring reminds me of where I was 

And where I belong

In better spring memories.

~ Suranya