Diamonds are Forever

Not many are fortunate to receive  blessings from an aunt and uncle [whom I respectfully call chithappa and chinnamma]who have together lived,seen and celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary. We had a little family gathering that evening,two years ago,  to honour and felicitate the family's DIAMOND COUPLE.

Toasting  you,chithappa and chinnamma is a

Honour bestowed on us.

Everlasting should be your togetherness.

Doubled should be your joys,

Ideally, with troubles subtracted.

Added should be your smiles,

Multiplied should be your lineage.

Offerings of similar good wishes and

Numerous other cherished desires we

Dish out to you in abundance.

Congratulations

Oh, dear chithappa and chinnamma!

Unique and loving

Pairs like you should

Live happily

Ever after!

Long live the King of Diamonds and the Queen of Diamonds !!!

Silver Shadows

A cousin had posted in...where else,yes ,facebook, a family picture. In the background the splendour of autumn was captured and it was so  eye catching. The leaves on the trees were colours of copper,bronze and gold.In the foreground happiness was written large on the faces of my cousin and her family which I thought must be more priceless than platinum! Copper, bronze, gold, platinum....my mind wandered to silver and then to the name of her home..Silver Shadows. To me, the name has such a becalming and poetic ring!Thus, these lines came to my mind.[Mind you,this is just my imagination of her home in my mind's eye!]

It’s a clear, chill night.

The moon shines bright

Shedding its silvery light

With its glorious might.

It’s a wondrous delight

To see on such a serene night

Silver Shadows’ beauteous might

Bathed in such heavenly light!