"Oh! Where's all the milk?
What about my bar of Cadburys Silk?
Where has my gold bangle gone?
I can't seem to find my old phone!
I'm sure there was a full packet of mithai*
It's halved; did it catch someone's evil eye?!
This is so strange! I can't fathom!
Is it the handiwork of some phantom?
Very surprising! I am shocked as can be!
Sherlock Holmes should have the key!
Wait! Why not I be detective?
Catch who's behind these acts furtive!"
I pretended to leave for office that day...
Checked in at the neighbourhood cyber-cafe!
Entered the website and saw the 'live' coverage!
My home looked so sweet in the webpage!
Then I saw my main-door opened & shut
The culprit was now committing crime fataphat*!
One thing she didn’t know-
that she was being watched now!
It was my watchman's daughter!
Home-Security CCTV Technology enabled me to nab her!
I changed my watchman & my apartment's keys!
My lesson- Never hand over the keys, please!
*Mithai- Hindi word for 'Sweets'
*Fataphat- Hindi word for 'Fast'This post is a part of Write Over the Weekend, an initiative for Indian Bloggers by BlogAdda.
Write Over the Weekend theme for this week
This time entry must contain, ‘One thing he/she/they didn’t know that they were being watched.’
This Post won the WOW Badge HERE!
Never handover the keys to anyone. nice read.
ReplyDeleteThanks Kalpana!
DeleteLesson learnt the hard way! :)
Nice story.
ReplyDeleteThanks! Glad you liked it:)
DeleteInteresting! with a clear message :)
ReplyDeleteloved it!
Delighted that you loved it, Ankita! :)
Delete:) nicely written di
ReplyDeleteThanks Sashi! :)
DeleteHey...different idea. That was a fast entry and a good one :) not easy to trust anyone these days...sad
ReplyDeleteYes Preethi! We have to be 'watch'ful! :)
DeleteThanks for your sweet words! :)
very nicely written!!!
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Thanks Aditya! Glad you liked it! :)
DeleteNice story in a poetic way :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Maithili! Delighted that you liked it! :)
DeleteIncidents like this keep on happening & people wonder where things have 'vanished' :)
good one :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for visiting and for sharing! :)
DeleteAwesomeness anita. I'm glad to see so many posts :D
ReplyDeleteThanks for your encouragement, Sunakshi!
Delete*Smiles* :) *Winks* ;)
Best wishes to you too! :)
That is interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rajesh! Glad you liked it! :)
DeleteHahaha! I had to read it twice to understand :D
ReplyDeleteWhat a play with words! And rhymes are too good!
Happy that it amused you, Anil!
DeleteThanks a lot for your appreciation! :)
This story is pretty common as trusted people are rare!
Technology came to the rescue...So,Two Lesson here--Never trust anyone blindly and Always make the full use of technology.. :D
ReplyDeleteNice Read Anita.. :D
Right lessons! Very correct observation! Full marks to you! :)
DeleteLet's use Technology & Trust to our optimum advantage! :)
Thanks Harsha!
Poetry, story, security tip, moral - a beautiful combination. Loved it.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the cool combination comment, Geeta! Glad you liked it! :)
DeleteInteresting post :)
ReplyDeleteThanks for reading! Glad you liked it! :)
DeleteReally ?? Omg scary .. But did she just take the food?? or anything else ??
ReplyDeleteSangeeta, We never know that things are missing, till we look for them & can't find them even in the places they are supposed to be...
DeleteFood going missing is ok in a way that we can get a substitute, but certainly not for unique items like Gold etc. Many of my Mom's precious belongings- Silk-sarees, cash, jewellery, watches etc went missing...Sadly no Technology's help was taken, but the she knew who the culprit was as only one person had the keys!
A true story. It's so difficult to trust anyone these days.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, Prasanna!
DeleteThis is KalYug! Trust is rare! We better beware!
Thanks for stopping by! :)
ReplyDeleteWow!!!wonderful take on the prompt through poetry. Very creative, indeed.
ReplyDeleteThanks Jini! So lovely to get your Wow comment! :)
DeleteI love making up rhymes! Glad that you liked it! :)
brilliant poem
ReplyDeleteThanks Cifar! Glad you liked it! :)
DeleteThanks for stopping by:)
Great Anita! It really work with my recent post on the security gadget. Thanks for dropping by :)
ReplyDeleteThanks Uma! Yes, it certainly does! Many stories for this WOW prompt were about CCTV! Home Security is a must! :)
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