LISTLESS SUMMER

Writing after a while. I really wanted to post a couple of times. But either got lazy or got too tied up with other made-to-look-necessary sort of work. Frankly, I don't even have an agenda today. It is something like 200 degrees here and I am sweaty, crabby and annoyed!!! Writer's feat is the last thing to be expected at the moment, but what the hell?

Summer in Chicago this year is unbearable. And I love it. I curse the heat, can't sleep some nights, toss and turn in my bed but never wish that this summer goes away. There is something about it (other than the fear of the extremely uncomfortable "Chicago winter") that is endearing. I guess it is the spirit I am talking about. People seem so much more cheerful on the road. I notice a lot more nods, smiles and polite "have a good one"s while walking on the street. World seems a lot more colourful. Fluttering skirts, Bright shirts - all cheer me up. It's like molten chocolate - messy, soggy but yummm! Wine tastes better. River looks prettier. But, the one thing that I love the most is the relaxed walk. In winter while I am walking in the snow, all that fills my mind is the daunting task of being inside a closed space ASAP. No looking around, no smiles exchanged or hands waived. Even the turns that I take on the road are more or less reflexes. Every act of transportation is almost a mission. I absolutely adore my walks by the lake while a shy summer wind rocks the cradle of my thoughts. Baked in the heat and soaked in sweat that I am now, I still love summer.