Note 24 : Open the present

She saw them sleeping on the road..their wares next to them.

The baloon ball..
The wand which lights up..
The fluorescent yoyo..
Toys..the poor kids dont play with
Swords..which dont cut..

Bare feet on the grass..next to a fountain..splashin water playin with the cheerful wind..
It was past midnight..

Our stroll had taken an extension..

The girls and I relaxed.. Lying on the grass..while Lil noticed the vendors sleeping on the road..

"look how they're sleeping papa" Ag said.
as she noticed Lils eyes on them
"peacefully" Lil replied ..

As she smelled a whitish yellow flower whose fragrance she loved.. " is not having anything to look up to the next day - a good thing paa ?- you can sleep well"

I looked around, they did sleep well - under the stars - on the grass - beneath the caring moon..

"maybe, each day for itself..looking only as far as the end of the day" I smiled and said..

The fragrance consuming her and letting thots drift..

I looked around..
A beautiful woman, sat all alone at a distance..a book and a pen in her hands..grace redefined .. I looked at her and it seemed as if her world gulped me in..I swam and I flew..

..Lily woke me up.."it's time to go"..
" hw long was I sleeping honey..?"
"a minute maybe"
"it seemed weeks had passed.." I murmured
Ag had made friends and was playing a new kind of game...giving out instructions..
"Agnes" Lily called
"homeward bound" Lily instructed..

A frown on Ags face - but we had schools and offices tomorrow.. So we got going..

Passing next to the homeless who were in different worlds..

But so was I..homeless in different worlds..

A dream within a dream

"Dont live for tomorrow Ag n Lil.. Open the present " :)


Hdk