Winter days

I wrote these lines just after I had started working. Longing for the days at Punjab University campus lasted me nearly a year and then reality had dawned. Paradise lost?

Then,
Winter days
Warm soothing sunshine
Hot tea, warm Samosas.
Flippant arguments,
flirtatious jokes.
Long walks,
those up-hill trips.
Cool breezes, flufffy hand-knit sweaters.
Quizzes, cultural fests,
movies and plays.
Anxiety for the future...

Now,
Winter days,
Unseen sunshine,
Run,
Dash,
Zip.
To office,
out on the field,
to office back,
to pub,
to dinner,
back home,
to bed.
No time, no anxiety.