Was that a cloud-burst
Or a round of thunderous applause?
  Probably a midsummer mirage
  Induced by soaring temperatures-
  Or a bout of hallucination
  Caused by intoxicating admiration?
Could a seed germinate overnight
Grow roots & sprout new leaves
Just soaked in the elixir of ecstasy-
Is there such potent therapy?
  Could a phoenix actually arise
  From the fossils on a remote iland
  Or was it mere fantasy-
  A flight of imagination?
But when there's 'standing ovation'
From a favourite talented buddy;
Your first friend on the archipelago
Rediscovers you thru serendipity;
  Sensors dismantled from an extinct iland
  Are reinstalled- prospecting for musings;
  When witty humour ponders,'U write?'
  And celebrities enlist you as a  favourite;
The crowning glory,of course
When your MUSE weaves a charm
And rockets you to seventh heaven
At supersonic speed!
  The deafening roar resounds
  Attracting so much attention
  All passers-by look up--
  Surely, something is amiss?! 


Little did I realise
That my excited monkey chatter
On sighting the pristine lion
Would stir up such commotion!
  After all,when Mana eulogizes
  Dare anyone ignore her?
  Even Zauq the busy shayar
  Is forced to follow suit!
With a song in my heart
And a spring in my steps
I dance around in glee--
Surging adrenalin makes me dizzy!
  Poor teetotaller me- this euphoriant
  Is more than I can handle
  After this Patiala Peg
  My dil can ask for no more! Hic!!


.......Udita.........germinating...

PS: Thanx, Mana, for granting me instant fame thru your blog ;) in such dramatic words,coz how else would anyone have noticed?!