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Twirl of a top

The top has almost become out of date; it lost its role as a toy. Once children used it as a fantastic toy and also a weapon to attack and deploy another top. I have seen many top fights around the street corners. Weapon like toys and toy like weapons are sold now to attract children. The swing of a long rope encircling the bottom of a top would throw it down on the land, making a great thrill. When the top lands down along with its twirl, well maneuvered by a talented hand begins some magical moments of rotation. I used to connect it with a rotation of a planet in my mind. It is a pleasure as well as a meditation to notice on; the top rotating like performing a standing penance. If the top is set down to roll on over the different floors; of sand or concrete or soil, its nail-point would sing different tunes. Then the top becomes a musical instrument. The nail over the surface would sing. The top, the rope, the swirl, the tunes all of them depend on the skill of the player. There were some great top snatchers; they would throw down the rope and hook-up the rotating top with the pull of the rope from the ground to their palms. For any interested audience, they would transfer the rotating top from their palm to them. I know great many top- twirlers. Some were dead; some are living. And they were great in their own way. Just you need to remind the living on how they twirled the top in their days. They would smile briefly. Forever they would be remembered by their selective fans. A day may come and top would regain its glory.