Written as part of Wordy Wednesday at Blog-a-Rhythm which gave the picture of the tomatoes as inspiration for a post.
The Tomato Family
The fight with Raj had ruined Naina’s morning. She turned around to see that her 4 year old daughter had arranged the tomatoes in a single line.
“Pia, how many times have I told you not to play with the food?”
Pia looked at her mother, and gave her a big smile.
“See mumma, the big tomatoes are you, papa, dada, dadi, nana and nani.”
Hearing her bubbly girl explain, Naina burst out laughing.
“Why two little tomatoes?”
“One is me, and other is bhaiyya,” replied Pia, walking to her mother and stroking her stomach. “Come soon, Chhotu. I’m waiting.”
And all was well in Naina’s world again.
* dada, dadi = paternal grandparents; nana, nani = maternal grandparents, bhaiyya = brother *
(© 28th May 2015)
Vinay Leo R.
Poetry & writing to me are to me, a breath of fresh air in a life that is sometimes covered by the smoke of sorrow or self doubt. They also become the sweets I share to celebrate when life offers me a reason to. But most of all, they are to me, my life. For each word I write is a piece of my heart, a thought that just had to find its way into the world.
Awww 🙂
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Simple and cute!
Thanks, Shesha 🙂
What a sweet story!! I liked your take on it. So creative.
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Glad you liked it, Inderpreet 🙂 Thanks!
Really loved the simple and elegant take on this, Vinay. Lovely!
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Aww..trust kids to bring back smiles in your life. Very nice!
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Quite true, Uma 🙂 they can do that.
Vinay Leo R. recently posted…The Tomato Family
I could see it happening in my mind! Simply delightful.
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Vinay Leo R. recently posted…The Tomato Family
Such a Babysome post ^_^
It is, isn’t it? 😀 Just right for you, Sims 😀