
"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!
nice one
ReplyDeleteThanks for stopping by! :)
DeleteA true story. It's so difficult to trust anyone these days.
ReplyDeleteYes indeed, Prasanna!
DeleteThis is KalYug! Trust is rare! We better beware!
Wow!!!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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