At
your service all day
Your
conveniences, your comforts
Right
from day’s first ray
But wait, she doesn’t manage office life
After
all, she is just a silly housewife
Running
the entire household
Things
ready at their place
Just
the way you’ve told
But
she doesn’t face the clients
After
all, she is just a silly housewife
Knowing
your taste
Aware
of what you hate
Food, clothes and your toothpaste
But
she needn’t fulfill the March deadlines
After
all, she is just a silly housewife
Caring
when you are down with flu
Enwrapping
you with her warmth
Pumping
when you’re lost without clue
But
she doesn’t hear boss’s musical voice
After
all, she is just a silly housewife
Smiles
when you return
Stories
of your day patiently she listens
Dishes
of your choice she will arduously churn
But
she doesn’t know what is travelling crowded like
After
all, she is just a silly housewife
Your
happiness is her priority
Compensation
is your smile
Does
everything to the best of her ability
But
she doesn’t know the work life strife
After
all, she is just a silly housewife
Treat
her, mistreat her
Just
the way you like
After
all
She
is just a silly housewife !!
This
post is written as a part of April A to Z
Challenge 2014 under Non-Themed category. I am
doing two posts for this Challenge and Themed posts can be found here.
Awesome post ...just too good :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Sushree :)
DeleteSuch a heart touching poem ... loved it :-)
ReplyDeleteThanks Amrit :)
DeleteSo true, most of the house wife's are taken for granted. They dedicate their life to the family, in return we need to at least love and respect them !
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Absolutely Ananya. Thanks a lot dear :)
Deletethis is toooo gud jyotsna! perfectly describes the sad reality of how house wives are taken for granted! well written :)
ReplyDeleteYes, a sad reality of our country. Thanks a lot Swathi :)
DeleteOh Jyotsna. That was beautiful and very moving tale:-) Loved it. It's awful when the hard work of mothers, wives, housewives are taking for granted
ReplyDeleteIts indeed sad when their hardwork is taken for granted. Thanks a lot Eli :)
DeleteA good one again..:) I do see many men changing for the good nowadays but one cant deny that this situation of housewives being taken for granted still exists
ReplyDeleteThanks Seeta. Yes, things are getting better atleast in urban centres. But things in smaller centres are not that bright!
DeleteIt is really a wonderful poem. The housewife is supposed to be perfect in every thing, even if she is a working woman and has to struggle at two fronts.
ReplyDeleteThanks Usha Ma'am :) Yes, struggles and women go hand in hand, I guess.
DeleteAwesome Jyotsna. Liked it a lot :)
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Anupama :)
DeleteYou brought out this silly housewife's angst Jyotsna. Thanks for an awesome post :-)
ReplyDeleteThe Silly housewife is actually not that silly !! Thanks a lot for visiting Gauri :)
DeleteBeautifully written. The anguish portrayed really well. Cheers
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Thanks a lot Deepa :)
DeleteLoved it, Jyotsna!
ReplyDeleteI wish more and more men read this!
Thanks dear. I hope so too. That they read and realize the worth of women in their life.
DeleteAah! This is so realistic!! Story of so many women! Beautifully expressed!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Shilpa. Yes, a reality of so many homes I see around.
DeleteOh this one pierces me. So beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThank you dearie :)
DeleteSilly Housewife ...yeah but without her your world does not mean much :) Loved your poem!
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely totally correct, Uma. Without her, the world means nothing. Thanks a lot :)
Deletesilly because people are used to value every thing economically .. if only then can get the real value of what she does .. very nice poem :)
ReplyDeleteI wish we could calculate her value economically. May be then, some dumb people would understand it. Thanks for visiting Ankur :)
DeleteThat was a great poem and many things are true
ReplyDeleteWell written, the truth told as is! :)
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Thanks Madhu :)
DeleteLot of underlying bitterness there, Jyotsna :) Well written!
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Yes, the bitterness is there seeing the plight around. Thanks dear :)
DeleteBeing a housewife is a lifetime job :D
ReplyDeleteAnd a thankless one that too !!
DeleteSHE IS DEFINITELY NOT A SILLY HOUSEWIFE...These lines scream just that! :)
ReplyDeleteYes Yes Yes
DeleteHats off to the silently conspicuous sarcasm here, Jyotsna !
ReplyDeleteThanks Sreeja dear.
DeleteHousewife is becoming a rare species... Well, for understandable reasons!
ReplyDeleteBut whatever are still there, their condition is not that good Tomichan Sir !
DeleteWell , the story of most house-wives who are taken granted by everyone in the house. But the tables will be turned when the same silly , simple housewife stands for her rights and refuses to be taken for granted.Nowadays stay-at-home-wives has become smarter. :)
ReplyDeleteI really hope the tables turn very very soon Kalpana. Thanks for reading :)
DeleteToo good...I guess it brings out all the things people stereotype for housewives so nicely!
ReplyDeleteThanks Nabanita :)
DeleteYour words bring out very powerfully the 'taken for granted' reality of a housewife. Well done, Jyotsna!
ReplyDeleteThanks a lot Beloo. I hope the 'taken for granted' tag gets removed from them !!
DeleteGreat ! the underlying pain and bitterness in those lines..very touching..
ReplyDeleteThanks Maniparna.
DeleteIt is not just a housewife; a combination of many things. I remember, when my nephew was joining LKG, he asked me what should I say if my would be principal ask me what is your mother doing. Should I say housewife? I said no... say, she is a home maker and he asked me the difference between home maker and housewife. After I explained the differences, he was very happy and said since then it is home maker :)
ReplyDeleteLovely and touchy post...
Yes, home maker is the new word given to them. I hope more people respect the word and the meaning behind it. Thank you for visiting :)
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