Saturday, May 21, 2011

Chicken 65 ...Written the day I turned 65 !


Turned 65yrs of age today, like,
CHICKEN 65,we never missed in the menu card,
Am I not cooked to one, by this year, a good dish of chicken 65?


Skin out ,cut to size,some small,
some medium and some big, no, not just
with one stroke of fate, but many, one after another ?


Now seasoned, with blows of hot and cold,
Then, a liberal sprinkle of hot spices,
Is it red chilly powder, red tomato ketch up they poured on me ?


Was it yellow termeric for colour and glow,
Was it to make me colourful, in market row,
was it to make up ,and serve you with love,or bind you for ever?

Now comes chilled ice and more of spice,
Corriander and jeera for digestion ,
good to avoid infection, they said ,could I escape from it all ?


Ginger garlic paste, a pepper spread,
Spilt all over me,face and eyes,breathless,
Tears rolled down, or was it due to onions cut tuk , tuk ,tuk ?,


Awaa... what is it burning my skin!
yes ,it is The Salt to taste, now,
After all,it is the salt , can I escape from it all, THE SALT ?


Now some time to breath, not so bad,
As I breath,.. and sigh, oh what an aroma!
Breath away to glory,little did I know ,soon into the frying pan ?

Into the frying pan, the bigger the pan,
Better the heat, quicker the churn,
How big it can get,can you get a pan larger than life?

Cooked and cooked, till flesh is burnt,
To red and black, bruised and poked,No,
Should they be soft on you, just, poking to see if its done?

Bigger and thicker the vessel, swifter,
The churn,larger the wound,oh save me,
The last and final drops of viniger , to make it sour, shhh.. bear it all?

Turning 65 today, sure a real life
Dish delicious,can hear the ,clink of glasses,
Sure , CHICKEN 65 is done to a turn, today ,do you know for whose health they cheer,?
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5 comments:

Muthu said...

Breezed through the first reading and the flavour and aroma hit hard.....will be back for more to digest better!! Love you.....

Lakshmi said...

Very nice, mommy! Very beautiful imagery and thoughts :)

Shalini said...

Oh Kusum , i loved your imagination but i would rather see you like a flower which has braved the seasons , the storms and all but still stands firm :)

Deena said...

This is the first write up I read of yours aunty, and I really admired the depth of thought, flow of writing and the boldness to open up the deepest feelings in an intense way....as I read the other posts today...I can only say that I started being your fan!!! Waiting to read more of this. Each word strikes a chord somewhere...can connect with something any girl/woman would have gone through!!! amazing aunty!

Kusum Achia said...

Deena, you are the first one ,being bold enough to declare that you have become my fan, i am really honoured!
i need support and encouragement,by people like you,as i am only a begin
ner!
thank you once again, for your kind words!