MY WEDDING ANNI-VER-SORRY
Folks go to Mountain to visit and say WOW,
The Government pays me to wake up in the snow and say HOLY COW,
When the Mercury outside shows twenty below,
I feel there is ICE under my Pillow,
Deeper and Deeper into the sleeping bag I want to bury,
Is how I woke up in my Wedding Anniversary.
Expecting to wake up getting kissed by my loving wife,
I find my Buddy..THAMBI trying to scare me out of my life,
With a glass of Tea..hot ..steaming and without any taste,
As the Cook opines that putting Sugar and Milk is purely a waste,
I’ve heard gentlemen drink Tea like this in English Countrr..y,
But I sure as hell hate it on my Wedding Anniversary.
Breakfast is Puri Sabji..no sausages or baked beans,
The smell is familiar..off course it is that of KEROSENE,
It is pure sacrilege to think of Bread,
Eggs are frozen which can break any head,
If this is the way my day is going to start..I need to worry,
It is dammunitioned funny way ..to spend a Wedding Anniversary.
Off course no perfect day can be completed..without climbing a Mountain,
It is a must for observing the enemy..inspite of being such a pain,
Thus I climb a thousand feet ..on my poor two,
People say FAUJI’s are CRAZY..and I think it is true,
My legs are like rubber and my vision is BLURRY,
But at last I’am on HIGH on my Wedding Anniversary.
My fate follows me as I am from ARTY,
So the essential occasion today is a Smashing Party,
Drinks are aplenty..that takes care of all WORRY,
Special Ration save the day and on the Menu is MUTTON CURRY,
Folks do not pity me or feel SORRY,
That’s the way I celebrated my WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
Parties are Okay..Celebrations are all fine,
But there something that beats
even good food and wine,
Whatever be the
Temperature..however be the weather,
The essence of being Married..lies in being TOGETHER,
To express such emotions and feelings..no rhymes are necessary,
We will certainly be together DEAR and CELEBRATE OUR NEXT WEDDING ANNIVERSARY.
😎
This poem was written by me in 2001 when I was Commanding my Regiment in Leh and Siachen.