Enchanting is the black pupil, our window to life; Majestic are the black clouds where the rains are rife.
Success is the black caps thrown up and afar;
Wild are the black nails strumming the guitar.
Dapper is the black suit waiting for the bride;
Somber is the black dress taking death in its stride.
Gleaming is the black Mont Blanc signing his name;
Intense is the black at the heart of a flame.
Black is a mystery, tough to decipher;
Here are the five black things I desire.
1. Black Nose
I lost my pet
dog a few months back and of all the things I miss about him, what I miss most
is his little black nose. It was this little wet fellow who nudged me every
morning to wake me up. It was this wonder that would sniff at the door even
before I could walk up the stairs. It was this mischievous one who could smell
out a yummy snack waiting for him in my bag. It was this anxious little thing
that would go hide under the pillow when I opened my bottle of nail paint. He
was a life within a life. The sheer impossibility of fulfilling my desire to
get back this little black companion is probably why I gave it the number one
place in my list of black desires.
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| Cold Comfort. |
2. Black
Beauty Spot
Right from
when I saw Cindy Crawford in the advertisement for Omega, I have always longed
for a beauty spot like hers just above the lips. Then my baby sister was born
and voila! She had a tiny black dot on the upper left side of her lip.
Initially she used to be very irritated by it and wanted to pull it out. But
now that she is a gorgeous teenager, the spot only adds to her charm and she
knows she has an asset. The little black marvel is definitely a showstopper.
Keats was right when he wrote “A thing of beauty is a joy forever.” Oh
well, there is always a next time. I hope the artist up there is listening!
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| 'Dot'ing Sister. |
3. Black
Sky Ceiling
Every girl
dreams of having a picture perfect house. So do I. From a Heidi-esque cottage
on the hills to a white mansion overlooking the seaside, from a palatial
bungalow in a remote district of Bengal to a posh apartment at the Beverly
Hills - Over the years, the mental vision I’ve had of my house has changed many
forms. However one thing has remained constant and that is the desire
of falling asleep under the sky. Yes, I have always wanted a ceiling mural of
the deep black night sky littered with a thousand glimmering specks. That way I
can fly away to the stars whenever I want. : )
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| Starry Slumber. (Picture Courtesy: Internet) |
4. Black Lix
This is the
most expensive item on my list and undoubtedly, the most awe-invoking. The Lix
is a black 3D pen that can create rigid and free standing structures.
It gets charged via a USB port and can melt plastic filaments to generate a
liquid plastic ink that cools and solidifies rapidly to give rigidity to a line
as it is drawn. So if you use this pen to draw a glass on a piece of paper, the
drawing will not be on the body of the paper, rather the glass will stand on
the paper much like its real counterpart. The Lix uses air as its canvas,
electricity as its brush and makes stunning black creations. Indeed, it is a
dream come true for doodlers like me!
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| That's how it works. (Picture Courtesy: Internet) |
5. Black Rose
Of all the
black things that amaze me, nothing captivates me more than a black rose. It
appears mystique and has an irresistible aura. I have seen them in movies and
books, on cards and t-shirts, but never in reality. I have always imagined them
to be large, very very large sans the thorns and with the petals having a velvety
texture. I know it is the red rose that is the embodiment of love however a
proposal with a solitary black rose shouldn’t be rejected because black
represents strength and commitment and more importantly it represents the
perseverance of the person who took the effort of finding you this rare black
beauty.
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| Magnetism. (Picture Courtesy: Internet) |
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