Love Games On The Valentine Day Poem by kp. shashidharan

Our hunt
To find the right partner
Mr Right and Ms Right
Ended in the cyber world
Googling over the net!

We searched the globe
Day in and day out
Web chatting
‘Orkuting’, Skyping
Blogging, ‘Face Booking’
And Twittering!
Internet made us finally lovers
Though living

On the two sides of the globe!
I remember
It was our first V Day
The fourteenth of February
The Saint Valentine’s Day
The first valentine in the world!


2

Babe, you told me
The story of the poor priest
Who was jailed
By the Roman Emperor
For the crime of trying
Converting the emperor
Into Christianity
Instead of being
Converted
Into Roman Paganism!

Wasn’t it ironical
The saint fell in love in jail
Cured the blind daughter of his Jailor
Converted her
Into the religion of love!
Scribbled and sent the first valentine
“From your valentine”
To his valentine before death!

3

We were living then in two countries
Diametrically opposite on the globe

Separated by distance, space and time
Linked together only by the internet and mobile!
On that V Day
We switched on our laptop
Simultaneously with Data card
Webcam and Skype!

I was trying to locate your home
At Niagara on the Lake
And you were finding my domicile
In South Delhi near the Qutub Minar!
Both of us Googled Earth
And traversed in mind waves!

That day first time
I was wearing an Armani suit
You presented me
Using the Amazon dot com!

You were blushing
In the pink Tommy Hilfiger dress
With the diamond
Heart shaped pendant:
I purchased at E-Bay
And sent to you!

4

We started listening
To Kenny G for a while
Chatted, smiled, giggled
Laughed and sent kisses!

I heard you singing
For the first time that day
We danced and watched
Each other dancing!

You told you picked up yoga
Tai Chi and belly dancing
And feasted my eyes:
‘Yogaing’
‘Tai Ching’
And belly dancing!

Later we watched
The movie of your choice
On the big plasma TVs
In our home theatres;
Exchanging expert
Comments on every scene
While having popcorn
And Coke together!

5

After the movie
We went to dining rooms
You watched me
Sitting under the chandelier!

When I was seeing you
Smiling in candlelight
You Skyped me:
‘Open the Red wine bottle! ’

I Skyped you then:
‘Please pour wine in the glass’!
Together we cheered
And tasted the wine!

Didn’t I show you then
Our photos printed on the glass
And the heart shaped cookies
You baked for me and sent
And the New Year calendar
With our photos on each month?

You kept red roses, chocolates
Cakes, gifts I sent to you
Webcam caught you coy
Showing me everything!

While you thanked me
For the dress and pendant
I saw love glittering
Like diamond in your eyes!

6

After the dinner
We went to bedrooms
You showed the new designed
Night dress I sent to you
And hugged the big teddy bear
Rolling over your bed
And sent goodnight kisses
Plenty with zygomatic smiles!

In the next week
I gifted you me
In a surprise visit
Dumbfounded
Eyes wide opened
Breathless were you
Seeing your real teddy bear
Live in action before you!

We knew from experience
Meaning of what Desmond Morris
Researched and found
The human animal is indeed
An uninhibited naked ape
In his private life!