The Hopscotch Song



With ‘Hair Play’, first flash of image in front of eyes is of a well groomed lady, playing Hopscotch with her hair open and every passerby admiring her gorgeous tresses. How totally mesmerizing it would be, if we girls could just live and more importantly, play with our hair in a rhythmic manner, just like bouncing on Hopscotch steps.

One, three; skip a beat with two,
Countless heads turn as I sway.
Roll it in my finger, tuck it behind my ears,
And I let my hair play.

Dazzling after the Sunday wash,
Clutch it during work, smelling like a fresh bouquet.
Three, four; more awe for the luster,
And I let my hair play.

Neatly plaided in French style,
Chit-chatting, merry-making in a Cafe.
Four, six; more compliments for the look,
And I let my hair play.

Tie a messy bun perhaps,
Or sport a pony tail on a holiday.
Six, seven; chick yet clean,
And I let my hair play.

Audrey Hepburn’s hairdo,
Flaunting a beaded band made of crotchet.
Nine, ten; with high on style,
I let my hair play.

All moments picturesque,
Sigh! Dust, split-ends, hair fall overlay.
A big pause in the Fun Game,
They spoil my happy days.

Dry, lusterless, frizzed out hair,
All brim with spotting blissful rays.
Tapping feet at the jingle-so-cool,
Sings along with Dove Play.

One, three; skip a beat with two,
Countless heads turn as I sway.
Roll it in my finger, tuck it behind my ears,
And I let my hair play.

After my version of #HairPlay - The Hopscotch Song, listen to this peppy #DovePlay song… 



Comments

  1. You know how to make things interesting :) well written

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  2. I used to play this with my sister! Well written!

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  3. The image you paint of hair flying and hopscotch playing is quite remarkable!

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  4. You are a wordsmith Saru! You know how to play with them, experiment with them. We all can learn so much from you and this post is just another example of that! :)

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  5. Lovely rythm! Best of luck for the contest!

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  6. Wonderful poem...somehow it reminded me of my childhood :D

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  7. this is lyrical.. those who can sing will read it singing and those like me who are tone deaf will still sing when reading :P

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  8. Even I wrote a poem! Yayyyyyyyyyyy! :D

    All the best to us! :)

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  9. Hey that's lovely! :-) all d best!

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  10. hehehe how creative is this!!!!! All the best!

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  11. Even I gave a poetic touch to it... Great one as always!

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  12. Amazing what you can do to your hair in rhyme

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  13. Hey this is wonderful...
    All the best for the contest (y)

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  14. Creative! very very creative... :)

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  15. creative one .. all the best for contest ! :)

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  16. Ah, the carefree joys of childhood!

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  17. Sometimes, after reading about women, as in this case, all I can do is sigh, I will never understand women, it seems :D

    Cheers,
    Blasphemous Aesthete

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  18. Lovely. I read the poem as a song, in a continuous rhythm. :)

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  19. This one is cool! Loved these lines:

    Dry, lusterless, frizzed out hair,
    All brim with spotting blissful rays.
    Tapping feet at the jingle-so-cool,
    Sings along with Dove Play.

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  20. beautiful poem Well written! Suru ji :))))))))))0

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  21. Very well written Saru :)

    -Sharu ;)

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  22. Beautiful! What a lovely poem. Makes one drool over that swaying hair!

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  23. Good one. Could use it in a jingle for a hairproduct ad :)

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  24. Creative Hopscotch! Congrats for winning :)

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  25. Hi Saru,

    I am leaving this note here because I could not find a place on your blog through which I can send you a message. My name is Sharath Komarraju, and I'm looking for willing bloggers to review my third novel, 'The Winds of Hastinapur'. It is the first book of a series in which the Mahabharat tale will be told from the points of view of all the prominent women characters. 'Winds' covers Ganga and Satyavati.

    You could look up the Flipkart page for the book and see if it interests you. If it does, and if you would like to do a review of it, can you please email me back on sharath40@gmail.com and we will take it forward from there?

    Thanks
    Sharath

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  26. @Everyone - Once again, sorry for not replying to all your comments individually and not reading your blog. Time is a big constraint these days. Grateful that I still have your company on my blog. Thanks for gracing it with your presence.

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