Madeleine

I'd like to dedicate this poem to my friends, Vinaya and Sruthi. It's recounting the first time Vi bought madeleine shells to school [haha :')] 

Though it may seem insignificant, it somehow means a lot to me now looking back. 

Do you remember that day?

When we were,

Still young

And I in lack of 

Better adjectives

Disbelievingly finalized them as

The scent of 

Lemon-scented towelettes 

In our mouths

Soft and sweet

Fresh and cleansing 

Somehow

It was as if I could taste fragrance!

Though it makes no sense

How I’m led to remember you

Our dreams

Sweet and

Surprising like

The touch of lemon

In a madeleine shell

Small and great

Fresh

And something new

Our commonness

So uncommon

How I miss you

And those days

Still in want of better words