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I T I S 17 S E P T E M B E R
Jonmodiner Shubhechha Janamdin Mubarak Happy BirthdayF A R H A
dear farha,
we are so delighted to greet you on your day.
... ... ... ... ... ...
okay, that's a long pause while we hug, kiss,
say happy birthday, shriek a little, scream some,
and be completely thrilled that we could get together
and have this party with you on your big day.
you can see someone's gone out of his way
to polish his wink.
really, however hard he may pretend otherwise,
we know it was for this very moment
that he's been perfecting it for so long,
more than a year almost.
dear dear omoraboti,
your name recalls moving waters, winding course,
river, meditation, monastery, the past, the present... a journey.
one you're on from the day you're born, or maybe from
way before that. an important turn in
the path today. your birthday. a day for thought, joy, love, merriment, and more. may you take the best of this day
and take the next step on that wonderful limitless journey
of yours with hope and a knowledge of
fulfillment of dreams.
"For aeons have I roamed the roads of the earth..."
river, meditation, monastery, the past, the present... a journey.
one you're on from the day you're born, or maybe from
way before that. an important turn in
the path today. your birthday. a day for thought, joy, love, merriment, and more. may you take the best of this day
and take the next step on that wonderful limitless journey
of yours with hope and a knowledge of
fulfillment of dreams.
"For aeons have I roamed the roads of the earth..."
let's start the celebrations with some poetry, shall we.
"Her hair was dark as night in Vidisha;
Her face the sculpture of Sravasti.
I saw her, as a sailor after the storm
Rudderless in the sea, spies of a sudden
The grass-green heart of the leafy island.
Where were you so long?' she asked, and more
With her bird's-nest eyes, Banalata Sen of Natore."
from chidananda dasgupta's translation of jibananda's extremely loved and felt and quoted recited held dear poem, banalata sen.
"poetry does not contain a complete reconstruction of what we call reality; we have entered a new world." jibananda das
you and us, we enter new worlds in many ways, through many doors... here is one we share... a world created by a girl and a boy and a thing called love and some things none of us can find the exact name for. the party would be incomplete without them... they are that fantasy we walk into with our eyes closed, our hearts dhak dhakking, out spirit full of trust. sometimes suranjana just doesn't listen, she goes there even if her soul cautions her, and she meets that young man. isn't it lovely that she does.
and some verses that need no words... yet every line is read, sighed over, and memorised, by what else, the heart.
phew, refreshment break, farha?
how about some really not very healthy but absolutely happy making things? mamma mia stuff.
okay, why am i thinking of someone the moment i say these words? 😕
mamma... mia...
after that, you may need water... so here goes...
because you love the open vistas, vast horizons, all the beauty of this world, we've packed a little and brought it along to your party. come, let's fly there.
sorry, but this kid insisted on gatecrashing your bash, he says he knows you'll want him here for reasons he refuses to disclose.
Ray: D'you know that the human head weighs 8 pounds?
Jerry Maguire: Did you know that Troy Aikman, in only six years, has passed for 16,303 yards?
Ray: D'you know that bees and dogs can smell fear?
Jerry Maguire: Did you know that the career record for hits is 4,256 by Pete Rose who is NOT in the Hall of Fame?
Ray: D'you know that my next door neighbor has three rabbits?
Jerry Maguire: I... I can't compete with that!
if ray comes, can ron be far behind?
another gatecrasher, and he insists on supervising while you eat your bday lunch.
such a bong this boy.
to go with those favourites, some basics, what's life without luchi, begun bhaja, bhaat, chutney, on banana leaf and terracotta tableware. wedgwood? what that! 😳
now don't say you're full, got to have mishti and cake. get ready to blow out the candles... make your wish and let it all come true.
first, firni, what say.
and now, cake.
khushi and asr from L & L send you these two fabulous birthday cakes. why two? well, you know how they are, can't agree on anything, she wants simple, he wants heady and luxurious, and anyway, he loves giving in to his lemony girl, more the merrier, who can ever have enough of L & L?
from khushi and asr over at D for D come these two lovelies. no, they didn't argue. khushi was very sure you'd love to bite into luscious strawberries and went ahead and bought this one above, chocolate and cream oozing. he loved it but felt roses needed to be added, so that one there. both are waiting for you to cut your cakes and have a/two/three/many bite/s... they are sure it'll make you run and write off the next update. we hope they are not wrong.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY FARHA
17 September is one beautiful day.
Out beyond ideas of wrongdoing and rightdoing,
there is a field. I'll meet you there.
When the soul lies down in that grass,
the world is too full to talk about.
Ideas, language, even the phrase each other
doesn't make any sense.
az kufr-o ze-islm bern, SaHry-st
m-r ba-meyn- n faZ, sawdy-st
'rif ch ba-d-n rasd sar-r be-neh-ad
nay kufr-o na islm, na n-j jy-st
Jalal ad-Din Muhammad Rumi
Translation by Coleman Barks
we hope you enjoyed your birthday party, we tried to fill it with your favourite things. deeps was the special consultant on this and also made the water edit and the travel edit, she has been waiting for this day for a long time. katelyn, whom you may not know but who is always ready to help, created the music edit and the barun gif right on top. the pink bordered lagi shart kiss gif is also hers. the happy birthday music is being played by mark allen felton on the soprano saxophone. the other lagi shart gif and visuals of food, ray, jerry maguire dialogues, etc., are from the net, credit to uploaders. indi was delighted to put the thread together and make barun things, ipk things, and more. have a wonderful day.
balloons gif courtesy tumblr
lagi shart gif credit akhirat tumblr
lagi shart gif credit akhirat tumblr
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