Today, they’re five years old! And I reproduce what I wrote of them when they surfaced on earth: There’s two young men, twins, who’ve come into my life, and as I hold either one or the other of my daughter’s newborns in my hands, I hear voices, “He’s got your…
Old Shoes and A Long Ago Christmas..!
Now, I’m not one to panic over small sounds coming out of nowhere, but these here voices were coming from boots and even a pair of shoes in my room, “Bob, write about us today please!” You don’t disobey shoes and boots considering they can bite, so it’s shoes and…
The Last Days of the Year..!
Two Thousand Twenty Two was not in the best of moods as the last few days of her reign on earth drew to a close, “I’m not sure I want to go!” she said, to no one in particular, but she knew she was being heard by the years past…
It’s All In The Eggs She Made..!
T’was the day after Christmas. The fight had started the night before, and now the next morning, like two animals wary of each other, they went about their morning chores. It had started at a friend’s place, a party………. “You drink too much,” she had said. “Just two,” he had…
The Christmas Rage..!
A little baby in a manger, so calm, so peaceful! And in a million make believe cribs in shopping malls and elsewhere, plastic dolls, with ever so sweet smiles on their plastic lips look up from equally artificial cribs of cleverly crafted wood and smile at passersby, who coo in…
Searching for Joy..!
Here’s a little story today partly made by me and partly borrowed: A sad little princess dreamed of happiness while gazing out of the window of her castle. Suddenly from among the flowers appeared her fairy godmother who said, “Happiness is coming this way and if you get to meet…
Breaking Churches..!
There’s more and more news coming from all over the country of churches being broken and believers thrashed. And from the leadership, a huge silence. I’m reminded of the play, ‘Murder in the Cathedral’ where the knights on hearing King Henry’s explosive words against Thomas Becket the Cardinal, rush in…
Fun Being Myself..!
Quite a few years back, I remember a flag hoisting: I watched as my dear friend slowly made her way across to hoist the flat. She was eighty-four. “Bob,” she used to say, “In Jalandhar where I lived with my husband, I used to be known for who I was,…
Young Big Boss..!
“Bob,” she wept on the phone, “I don’t have a job!” “How’s that?” I asked, very surprised, “You have many years before retirement and you’re good at your work, I thought?” “That’s what I thought too,” she whispered, “But a young boss took over and he felt that I didn’t…
Father Stan, Shepherds and Angels..!
Leo Tolstoy, the great Russian author, writes about walking down a street and passing a beggar. Tolstoy reached into his pocket to give the beggar some money, but alas, his pocket was empty. Turning to the beggar, Tolstoy told him, “I’m sorry brother, but I have nothing to give!” The…
Robert Clements is a newspaper columnist and writes a daily column, which has graced the pages of over 60 newspapers and magazines, from a daily column in the Khaleej Times, Dubai, the Morning Star, London, and in nearly every state in India, from The Statesman in Kolkata, to the Kashmir Times in Kashmir to the Trinity Mirror in Chennai.