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I still enjoy the morning ritual of reading the newspaper with my cup of tea (yeah that’s the grownup me). Though I complain bitterly about the quality of the newspapers these days, it is a ritual that sticks. These days I watch kuttyma pour over the cartoons and weather reports. The ball keeps rolling.<\/p>\n
We also used to get a few magazines and fight over them. Happiness was always black and white for me. A haiku to celebrate the memory<\/p>\n
Morning rush, chaos<\/p>\n
Paper to cherish it with<\/p>\n
Sip of scalding milk<\/p>\n
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A bud unfurling<\/p>\n
The world blooms page by page<\/p>\n
All in black and white<\/p>\n
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Words to discover<\/p>\n
Places to wander, discover<\/p>\n
Fuel to dreams of night<\/p>\n
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Movies, cartoons, sports<\/p>\n
Editorials that kindle<\/p>\n
Crosswords, a look back<\/p>\n
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Children supplement<\/p>\n
Making Saturdays special<\/p>\n
Puzzles to fathom<\/p>\n
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Monthly subscriptions<\/p>\n
Gokulum, Champak, Wisdom,<\/p>\n
Readers Digest, others<\/p>\n
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Fighting for a turn<\/p>\n
With brother and the whole clan<\/p>\n
The scent of fresh print<\/p>\n
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Contests, prizes and hopes<\/p>\n
The world printed and served<\/p>\n
Will I win this time?<\/p>\n
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Another lingering memory of childhood is the morning newspaper and magazine delivery. Sitting at the front steps with a glass of milk on the side waiting for the paper. Fighting for the sections and sharing tit-bits. I still enjoy the morning ritual of reading the newspaper with my cup of tea (yeah that’s the grownup me). Though I complain bitterly about the quality of the newspapers these days, it is a ritual that sticks. These days I watch kuttyma pour over the cartoons and weather reports. The ball keeps rolling. We also used to get a few magazines and fight over them. Happiness was always black and white for me. A haiku to celebrate the memory Morning rush, chaos Paper to cherish it with Sip of scalding milk A bud unfurling The world blooms page by page All in black and white Words to discover Places to wander, discover Fuel to dreams of night Movies, cartoons, sports Editorials that kindle Crosswords, a look back Children supplement Making Saturdays special Puzzles to fathom Monthly subscriptions Gokulum, Champak, Wisdom, Readers Digest, others Fighting for a turn With brother and the whole clan The scent of fresh […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1274],"tags":[1304,1094,1305,49,178,10,1095],"class_list":["post-8788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-writings","tag-april-a-to-z-challenge-2015","tag-childhood","tag-haiku","tag-memories","tag-memories-with-grandpa","tag-news","tag-trichy"],"yoast_head":"\n