you and i

you and i look better 

watching neon lights of skies,

i snatch, run and wear your

jackets which seem oversized,

you paint the wall rouge on my 

birthday and i am waiting outside,

you head out for fishing in the pond

i prepare latte, cinnamon apple pies,

we tell our kids to play and parade with 

beagles, german shepherd and huskies,

we plan a getaway every summer to

india to sightsee tigers and monkeys ,

i handle and mock your middle-age tantrums 

you misplace every time my volkswagen keys,

you win neighbourhood cricket matches 

i hoot your name, "a century again please"

you sing lullabies to our daughter and

i teach our sons poetics under hazel trees,

you're stuck daydreaming of last hit six 

i jumble with you every night reading politics,

you kiss my head, i hold your hand before bed 

you and i look better cherishing a countryside life.

- chetna 🌻