Lockdown Day 1



A silver flagon with Japanese imprint
Sidney Sheldon taken off shelf
Bookmark pulled out
Couch fixed and cookies beside
Preparing for complete solitary
Day 1 and seemingly all fine
Mom's troublesome extravagant precautions demeanour
Doors-bolted, windows shut
Curtains drawn, mouths zipped
And father discovered, from trash an ancient half-cracked skin toned carrom-board
but little sister cried for snakes and ladders
And we chose to end-up watching television
Mom fried some 'Bread-pakodas' and 'papads' for us
And we all were on a 21-days tour
Played rummy, cracked jokes, we faked smiles on daddy's jokes and took interest in mom's third year break-up story
Had supper and on bed for second day of lockdown
#review #shiningstone #all #days21lockdownstory