Adieu AuntThe phone rang. It was 10 o’clock on A Thursday morning. “Your aunt has left,” aunt Cyrus was on The other side of the telephone. “Where did she go? It’s lockdown going on now!” “She left us all,” Cyrus’ voice became blurred. She did not attain the age to die, yet she Died and not of coronavirus. The corona lockdown failed to hold her Back in this world… ………………………………………………………………………………………… She had hopes, she had Aspirations. The day her daughter was Born she dreamt of her Glorious future, a future That will take away and Throw in the litter bin Many of her shortcomings, As a student, as a daughter… But her dreams began to Wither away like leaves Of a tree during winter… And we thought her dreams Were evergreen! But her dreams began to Disappear like a drop of Water in a desert… And we thought her dreams Would be an oasis and Shelter her! She lost favor with her husband And her daughter couldn’t stand A semi-literate mother! Alone she spent her days In her brother’s abode Like an island in the family. Today a deluge submerged the Isle And a dream disappeared from the Face of the earth Forever! And I stole my tears And hid it inside My Heart… No Shoulder To Cry On!Where from did all the questions Come? Where to did all the answers Go? Where from did that smile Come? Where to did all the tears Go? And most of the questions She asked had no answers And most of the answers We gave had no meaning Then she formed her own Answers And endured her pain with a Smile When tears rolled down her Cheeks She patted her back and consoled Herself Island that she became in the family, She had no shoulders to cry on! Now No More…!I will meet her no more…
No more will she call out My name No more will I answer in Anticipation of a smile No more will any sigh Escape her No more will she pine For that lost husband No more will she cry For the daughter, who Could never become hers… No more… No more… No more… No more will she remember Her first love No more will she remember Her first love letter No more will she steal a tear From our eyes No more… No more… No more… No more will she bother Anyone… No more… No more will anyone have to Keep his/her date with her in hospital No more… Time has stolen her away Once and for all.
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Niranjan Das Palit
4/14/2020 06:19:55 am
Excellent heart touching poems.
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Sarah Ito
11/12/2020 12:04:31 pm
Very powerful, evocative writing, Pranab.
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