To him, with love...

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After our marriage, we moved to Bangalore. We lived there for a little over nine months. I was new to the city and I loved every bit of it - weather, food and the IT crowd. As a newly wedded couple, the only thing we missed was our families, especially on important days. We got married in April and it was our Engagement Anniversary in August. Since we had no close friends and family there, we thought of skipping the celebrations. I remember vividly, it was drizzling in the morning that day and weather was perfect. My husband went to office and half-heartedly we discussed going out for dinner on phone. ‘Let’s just go for dinner at least’, he said. I don’t know what struck me from that phone conversation, but I felt like doing something special for him - nothing fancy, just create a special memory for that day.

With no plans in mind, I took out my wallet and went shopping. I randomly bought balloons to go with the color scheme of our rented apartment, some floating candles from a cute little shop in Indira Nagar and bought a nice yellow bouquet. But, what’s a celebration without a cake? Since it was a last minute idea, there was no time to order the cake. I bought a simple pineapple sheet cake available at a nearby bakery. After shopping, I rushed back home to decorate. When I was done decorating, I realized I didn’t buy any gift for him. It was already 5:30 and there was no time to rush to the Mall. Then, I did what I do best in times of stress - I wrote this poem for him.

Love so gratifying, love so profound,
Love at its height, love, I found.
It was the season, it was May,
Air spoke of love, it was raining every day.
Stars didn’t come, they went out to romance,
Clouds sheltered them, showing their stance.
Morning schemed passion, evening was on fire,
Sensed like everything brimmed with desire.
Should I say or else keep quiet?
For my Man will laugh on my plight.
It happened in summers, I loudly say,
I fell in love on a may day.

When he came home, he was pleasantly surprised and he just smiled and smiled endlessly. I gifted him that bouquet and poem. He was ecstatic, I could see it on his face. Later, we cut the cake, which by the way was yummy and we took a few pictures to capture the celebrations. It is one of the most cherished days of our lives.

Balloons, candles and flowers

Pineapple Sheet Cake for Anniversary

Afterwards, when I shared it with one of my friends, she made a beautiful hand-made frame for the poem, which we kept on our bedside later on. That frame reminds us of our first engagement anniversary after marriage and many happy things associated with it. I simply love it. 

Poem displayed on a hand-made frame on right hand side

Life is all about creating moments and enjoying the little things in life. I just did what my heart said - it was nothing big but it just made his day and created a special memory for both of us.

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Comments

  1. Ajay PaiApril 14, 2015 at 2:33 PM

    Lovely !! Ms.Bangalore! Truly said, that the life is all about creating moments and enjoying those moments! And am sure, that you are too good at creating those moments enjoying and later cherishing those.

    BTW am a Bangalorean too.

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    1. Saru SinghalApril 20, 2015 at 1:57 PM

      I love Bangalore. Yes, not only me, everyone in my family is like that. Thanks for reading, Ajay.

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  2. K.A. AcharyaApril 14, 2015 at 7:23 PM

    Wonderful post. What a lovely poem!
    P.S . I have tagged you for this five day Five stories challenge here –
    https://drkiranacharya.wordpress.com/2015/04/15/a-walk-in-the-dark/
    Hope you enjoy it.

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    1. Saru SinghalApril 20, 2015 at 2:02 PM

      I am sorry, I checked it just now. Would love to be a part of it.

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  3. UnknownApril 14, 2015 at 8:19 PM

    How cute. You look like you had fun.

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  4. ArpitApril 15, 2015 at 7:56 AM

    You always have something wonderful to share.. Lovely post! :)

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  5. RatApril 15, 2015 at 9:32 AM

    lovely lines. how sweet! :)

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  6. Palak DuaApril 15, 2015 at 10:58 AM

    That was so full of love :-)
    Truely at times it isn't the quantum of money spent on those fancy gifts and those lavish dinners...at times its just one gesture filled with love.
    Even the small lil efforts seem magical when done by heart.
    I loved this post :-) May God bless your couple with best of evrything.
    Take care :)

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  7. Amit AgarwalApril 15, 2015 at 11:27 AM

    Lovely, innocent and yet meaningful!

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  8. Found In FolsomApril 15, 2015 at 11:28 AM

    So cute..yes, small acts of love go a long way...:) Happy Anniversary, Saru!

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  9. Rahul BhatiaApril 15, 2015 at 11:45 AM

    Very sweet gesture and am sure you both will cherish these moments forever, Saru! Stay blessed!

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  10. Rajeev MoothedathApril 15, 2015 at 12:17 PM

    Nice... memories to cherish...

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  11. Neha SharmaApril 15, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    So true.. life is about creating beautiful moments and enjoying them!

    Lovely post!

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  12. D.NambiarApril 16, 2015 at 12:30 AM

    So sweet.
    It's sweet-posts week for the Singhals, huh? :)

    Stay in love forever, you two. Here's wishing you guys a whole lot of lovely moments like this. :)

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    1. Saru SinghalApril 21, 2015 at 10:39 AM

      Hehehe... Yes, we are on a roll, anniversary month for us. :P

      Thank you so much for your wishes, Dee. :)

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  13. Tomichan MatheikalApril 16, 2015 at 5:13 AM

    Lovely moments created in love

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  14. UnknownApril 16, 2015 at 7:12 AM

    Beautiful post...I enjoyed reading it.

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  15. S.V.Sai babaApril 16, 2015 at 7:37 AM

    Nice way of celebrating the important event of your life with your own arrangements of balloons,cake etc and your own poem which is excellent. Definitely your husband would have enjoyed the occasion and appreciated you for your efforts.Wish you long and healthy life with pleasant moments like this.

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    1. Saru SinghalApril 21, 2015 at 10:47 AM

      He just cherishes such days. Thanks for your wishes Sir.

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  16. AnonymousApril 16, 2015 at 8:53 AM

    how very sweet :)

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  17. UnknownApril 16, 2015 at 11:15 AM

    Thats so touching the best part is that Alok appreciated your gestures so loved the post and thanks for sharing the poem too, happy i came here and read this :)

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  18. Murthy K v v sApril 16, 2015 at 12:45 PM

    Wow..very nice post ..something special.:)

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  19. ManiparnaApril 16, 2015 at 12:47 PM

    What a wonderful way to spend the day together Saru... :-) Loved the poem :-)

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  20. joshi danielApril 17, 2015 at 4:01 AM

    that is very cute :)

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  21. C SureshApril 17, 2015 at 4:23 AM

    Life IS all about creating moments and, going by this and a piece I read on Alok's blog, both of you know how to make a memorable life.

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    1. Saru SinghalApril 21, 2015 at 10:59 AM

      Luckily, we realized it very early in life that we have to work towards making our life happy and creating such moments is part of that process. Thanks for reading Sir.

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  22. Megha SarinApril 18, 2015 at 7:13 AM

    That is so sweet...I am sure you are a happily married couple and lead a blissful life..

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    1. Saru SinghalApril 21, 2015 at 11:04 AM

      We try to but we have our share of fights, like all happily married couples.

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  23. AnanyaApril 21, 2015 at 12:42 AM

    Awww so sweet !

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  24. AseemMay 2, 2015 at 7:24 AM

    A lovely poem and what a sweet little way to celebrate a beautiful occasion of love :).

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    1. Saru SinghalMay 2, 2015 at 11:02 AM

      Thank you, it was a beautiful day for both of us.

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