(I think)
Of the always puzzle of living and doing;
And so am I.
Come with me, then,
And we'll leave it far and far away—
(Only you and I, understand!)
You have played,
(I think)
And broke the toys you were fondest of,
And are a little tired now;
Tired of things that break, and—
Just tired.
So am I.
But I come with a dream in my eyes tonight,
And knock with a rose at the hopeless gate of your heart—
Open to me!
For I will show you the places Nobody knows,
And, if you like,
The perfect places of Sleep.
Ah, come with me!
I'll blow you that wonderful bubble, the moon,
That floats forever and a day;
I'll sing you the jacinth song
Of the probable stars;
I will attempt the unstartled steppes of dream,
Until I find the Only Flower,
Which shall keep (I think) your little heart
While the moon comes out of the sea.
e.e. cummings
Rachael and I went to our first wedding today! It was a brief stay, and it took us forever to find the location because Khadeeja and Adil were relying on directions from her brother and people on the street, none of whom really knew where the place was. Apparently this was a medium-sized wedding with 500 guests. A 200-guest wedding would be considered small by Indian standards. The women and the men had different sides to eat on because it was a traditional Muslim wedding, but we ate on the men's side with Adil because they didn't really know anyone else there (the bride was Adil's former student). We came, we saw, we ate (a lot), we took pictures, and we conquered I guess. The food was delicious but I ate three different desserts and two different rice dishes and about four different kinds of chicken and some snacks, so I was really uncomfortably full. After that we went to GK-1 to get baby stuff, and Rachael and I bought leggings. We had Hindi exams today. I'm exhausted. Me cal Rishikesh ja rahungi (transliteration of "I will go to Rishikesh tomorrow").
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