कडुलिंब

 My life is full

of trails to hike, books to read,

goals to meet and people to love.

A jar packed full

of pebbles of work and sand of hobbies,

conversations, learnings, little improvements.

Podcasts during commutes,

reading in buses, phone calls while cooking

There's always room for just a bit more.

It's great thrill,

chasing after the pot of gold

at the end of the to-do list.

But once in a blue moon

balancing my jar - filled to the brim,

I rush to the bus stop without my book.

Annoyed at myself,

I listen to the street-sounds,

people-watch, let my mind wander off.

In that delicious comfort

of this unexpected pause, I realize

That life happens in interludes.