FOREVER YOUNG

Just one fine morning I took my mirror
I never stopped to look at my own reflection
I just want to look how I am
I was looking at a strange woman
My mind just murmured me that is not you!
Am In my late thirties or not
My mind started to ask me all questions one by one
It kept saying me all things
You look like fifty,
All the wrinkles and rough skin makes you more older,
Your deep brown eyes is looking lifeless,
You have become old and lifeless and will be older very soon ,
Stop that I want to yell
And blocked my thoughts.
My poor hair lost all shine and lustre
I want to look forever young
I painted my hair with black colour
Puts * kajol in my eyelashes to make it more black
Puts rosy lip glow to my lips
And puts rose powder to my cheek
And again looked in to the mirror
Alas now I look more older
With lot of make up, I look like an old witch
I have lost all my beauty
Nobody will pay me any more attention

Let me lie for a minute
The minutes turn in to hours
My tears washed away the kajol and my rosy makeup

I opened my eyes hearing a big thud and it is the wind
It is morning already
The force of wind opened the door and windows
It is a cool and sunny morning
There is little wind is outside
I went out through the door which the wind opened for me
I walked through the garden, my old garden
So many flowers and plants are there
It is always there but I never stopped to look ,its beautiful
I never stood there and admire the beauty of my garden
This hill areas and the distant mountains
I never noticed the roaming cows which lives in the farm
I feel so peaceful and happy now.
How musically the bird sings
In addition, I can hear the flow of water flowing in the distant river.
This is the real music one has to hear.
I walked through the hilly road to hear and see more sights and music
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It is been so many days I have been walking through this hilly areas
I do not feel fed up
Infact this beauty of nature is giving me a pleasure and happiness like never before
It is been two months I am seeing the beauty of this nature and I am not yet bored
Every evening it is a new feeling
it gives me immense pleasure to talk with the fisherman and ladies
But the most peaceful moment is when I sit in front of the flowing river
I do not know where it goes where it ends
I want to see the end of the river
I have never been such happy and happier and happiest
Being nice to everybody and giving love to everybody is now makes me happier
I am happy to sit here for hours and throw little stones in to the river
And likes to hear the sound it makes in the river and the fluctuations in the river

How transparent is the water
So is the image of the young woman looking at me from the river
The knowledge of the identity of the woman has hit me like a lightning
Like a flash it came in to my mind
It is my own image I am looking at!
I just closed my eyes and again looked in the water yes it is me
But my brown eyes is very bright now
My cheeks are very rosy and glowing
Oh god I am looking very young and happy!
All this month I never looked in to the mirror and never bothered
It is the face of a woman who is also kind and content with her life
If u are happy and if your heart is filled with kindness, love and peace
One will always be young and beautiful forever.
Yes, that is true!

* a black powder Indian women used to blacken their eyebrows and lashes