He once encountered her in the local market. She was with her friend...they were walking hand in hand. All he remembered seeing was her eyes...it was sparkling gold. Never had he seen an eye like hers. Next thing he remembered was colliding with her. Before he could speak; she said, "I'm sorry, Sir....I cannot see. My friend wanted to buy something and she withdrew her hand and I panicked ." He was dumbfounded.
For - Everyday Gyaan
sigh! :-/
ReplyDeletebeautifully written
Hema...thanks :)
DeleteNice one Janaki!:)
ReplyDeleteThanks Tarang.
DeleteThat is sad. Nicely written.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jyothi.
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ReplyDeleteBeautiful...
ReplyDeleteThanks Sharmila.
DeleteSuch nice prose. And all the while I was reading this, I was imagining the 101 ways that Bollywood could spoil this scene. They would make this girl with the beautiful inert eyes stare heavenwards blinking constantly (because that's how blind people behave as per Bollywood) and then right after this scene there would be a sad song with plenty of violins.
ReplyDeleteRickie...lets rewrite the script of Bollywood. It needs a makeover.
Deletelol!! It's true! All the beauty of this piece would be spoiled with all that drama!!
DeleteOh! it hurt me deep down my heart. Beautiful and strong narration.
ReplyDeleteThanks Preeti.
DeleteWow! What a marvelous twist, Janu!
ReplyDeleteThanks Martha.
Deletecool twist that she could not see...and yet she was all that he could see...smiles.
ReplyDeleteAnd you put more beautifully than me. Thanks Brian.
DeleteBeautifully rendered Janu! You have that uncanny way of prolonging the suspense right until the end. It takes lots of artful thinking before writing, mark of a natural poet! Great!
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I like it that you like my style...thanks Hank.
Deleteoh wow !
ReplyDeleteThanks Bhargavi.
DeleteThanks Bhargavi.
ReplyDeleteOh! That's sad!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully written!
Thanks Shilpa.
DeleteSo sad, to not be able to see the wonders around us :(
ReplyDeleteYeah...they will be blessed in some other way Bhavya.
DeleteTO have such beauty and yet to not be able to see it yourself.. how sad
ReplyDelete:( that is the reality of many.
DeleteThat was just beautiful! When I was in school, I remember a short story, in our syllabus, called 'The eyes have it', it was built on a similar premise. Your's of course, conveyed it so well, in just a few words!
ReplyDeleteThanks so much.
DeleteBeautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Deeps.
Deletecool ! Janaki
ReplyDeleteIttefaq hi samjhlo I wrote some thing similar :)
hv a good day
I have to read your entry Afshan...thanks.
DeleteMade me think of a beautiful girl I knew who you would never have guessed was blind.
ReplyDelete:-)
DeleteSpeaking eyes...very nicely written.... Best wishes
ReplyDeleteThanks Shelly.
DeleteVery touching, Janu. Beautifully expressed.
ReplyDeleteThank you Usha.
DeleteHer statement must have come as a real shocker to someone admiring her beautiful eyes! Nice.
ReplyDeleteIt did, I guess too ...Thanks Shail.
DeleteIt happens. Somehow we associate beauty to be perfect but so many times it is not so
ReplyDelete-Bhagyashree
True Bhagyashree.
DeleteHugs! Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThanks Vidya
Delete:(
ReplyDeleteBeauty is not just skin deep?
True dear.
Deletethe gift of sight....
ReplyDeleteSort of an eye opener.
DeleteLovely little piece. I signed up as well, will put mine up this Saturday.
ReplyDeleteOh Janu! I love your creative endings!
ReplyDeleteGood one Janu...
ReplyDeleteLovely and beautifully written! I loved this one.
ReplyDeleteKathy
http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com
Beautiful, very well written!
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