Ode to the shiny things

I have never written an ode. All I know about an ode is that it is a dedication in appreciation to someone, something or maybe even some situation. i remember studying a poem “an ode to a skylark”. It was a beautiful poem, I can’t recollect the poet though, I reckon someone famous . Anyway so here I am writing my first ever ode to the shiny things.
 

Whenever you see a shiny object, does it catch your attention??? Do you pause for a moment and look at it? Of course you do, how stupid of me, I mean the strong reflection will obviously make your eye squint in irritation or in awe.  For me I have always loved that feeling, I agree with you if you think I am weird ( no hard feelings).

So when I say “shiny things”, I don’t mean all those gold and silver. Well yeah, they shine too and that’s one of the reasons why people like to flaunt their jewelries. But that’s not what I have in my mind. Oh and also remove that image of some rich celebrities with lots of bling blings, that’s totally a no no.

It’s not really a strenuous task to fathom what I am trying to unfold.   For instance , the early morning dew on a fresh lush green leaf, twinkles as it bids adieu. It shines , doesn’t it?  Have you ever looked closely into the eyes of the babies? If you do, you will see that million dollar shine. How I wish I had a box to collect my shiny things. I have always had a thing for everything that shines.  

 As a kid I remember trying to catch fireflies. Oh it is so beautiful when it glows in million.  There was this phase in my life, when I got obsessed with the stars. I drew stars, I had star earrings and bracelets, star keychain, star stickers, I even had a star tattoo (temporary one of course, or else my mom would scrub that of my hands till my hands fell off). I used to love lying on the ground and staring up in the sky. If you haven’t tried that, you should. It’s mesmerizing to see them shine. I can stay there for hours.  Here is another one, have you ever noticed the glow on someone’s face when they are genuinely happy. Yup, right there that’s how people shine. 

Everything clean shines, everything pure shines, everything nice and kind shines, anything natural shines, beautiful souls shine.

My fetish for the shiny things, make me feel like a leprechaun. I am sure you know that they possess their own pot of gold. But I won’t mind to have my own pot of shiny things someday.  And here is for you all, whatever you are doing, rich or poor, happy or sad, free or busy, on top of the moon or in your room, try and find a shiny thing you like. I bet it will make you shine even if its just for while.

  Smile a lot....