Paan splattered year-end

The celebratory clamour of our neighbours died down as the clock ticked to one at night. The guard of our building patrolled our premises, each stomp of his stick asking us in Wee Willie Winkie style, “Are you all in bed?”  Mashi while going out to bring groceries noticed that betel leaves had been chewed and spat on the walls by the revellers.

Every year Mashi thinks that the January page of the old calendar should be facing us once the new year rings in. I have a hard time explaining to her that we need the latest calendar. Gone are the days of glossy calendars, now a plain and simple calendar swings on our wall, eroding the old painted wall.

I woke up after sunrise today. Consequently, I missed seeing the waning silver moon smiling onto this blue boat home. Maybe I’ll see it rise on the hillock on my birthday on 8 February 2022.

Happy New Year!

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