Sure as cliched as it sounds, what do I do to be far from the madding crowd??
Lonely moments spent while my better half is not around and when silence is music to my ears.
Waking up to a silent morning,
the feel of warm feet on the cold hearth,
the rays filtering through the half-shut window,
the sound of sizzling tea on the gas burner,
a soothing hot shower,
a hot cup of tea in the cold room with my legs curled beneath me,
tv in the background,
attention drifting away unaware of what's on the television screen,
imagination of what the palate wants,
running to the pantry mid-way to check my stock,
spending endless minutes in front of the open pantry gazing and cooking in my head recipes long lost...
having a lazy brunch,
eating half-minded,
impatiently waiting to dig for dessert in the fridge,
dozing off watching tv,
but still cuddled in the couch,
finally jumping into bed uncontrollably,
waking up late evening abruptly with the ringing of the phone,
waking up into full reality with the better half on the other end,
sitting half-mindedly in the couch happily recalling the conversation,
leaning on the kitchen counter watching over the sizzling tea-pot,
planning a solitary evening walk,
thinking of excuses to take a walk,
listing unwanted things as must buy,
so as to take a solitary walk down the road,
feeling of fulfillment on reaching home after 'the walk',
eating an unwanted dinner,
lazing on the couch till late night,
finally going off to sleep,
with a sense of fulfilment...
