THE PROMISE, A REMINDER

 

THE PROMISE, A REMINDER

Slept on a bed of grass, saw stars,
Winking in the dark, messaged well,
Fragrant lavender shared purple hues,
A gentle breeze swept in, swell (1)

Moistened face, arms refreshed and wet,
The moon rose in the west, bright,
Dreamweaver, sleepy time intimate,
Returned to a wooden cottage, a sight (2)

Morning watched the golden aura peak,
Snow-capped mountains radiate, yet wish,
The scenery, an alluring trick of nature,
Speechless, the snowy slopes cherished, (3)

Crystal clear blue stream, foamy rocks,
Melodious, the music of a wandering ship,
A waterfall, hovering birds bring socks,
A paradise on earth, awe-inspiring, (4)

Snow flecks of icy weather blanket white fields,
Firewood burned, warming shivers of life,
Ethereal silence, pin-drop time shields,
A time for departure yet still surrendering, (5)

An incident in prime youth, experience,
Money-gold matters in a concrete world,
High-rise towers, flyovers, traffic sense,
Distant memories, sadly lost words, (6)

Scary present time, tension, and worries,
Buses, trains, flights, and the rush terrify,
Hooked to a situation surrounded by misery,
To break free from horror will intensify (7)

Returning today, back to the panorama,
The past golden times allure, I remember,
Fakeness and falsity of life are drama,
In a valley with promise, a reminder, (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 11 June 2026
Themes: Allure, pristine nature
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DREAMY AMBROSIA

 

DREAMY AMBROSIA

Stubborn egos refuse, surrender,
Reject impending peril face here,
Ugly appearance terrorizes the heart,
Unreal trap mind sadness enact,
Canvas night sketch a quagmire,
The Idiocy of summer squall inspires,
Whirlwinds, lightning, and thunder,
Disappear, soon thoughts blunder,
Forget memory, life learns to smile,
New hope desire lo, torture sterile,
Adamant heart hurt, will amnesia,
Redraw canvas dreamy ambrosia,
Erase night rains arrive in June, well.
Green mountain and waterfall quell,
Quell the holistic state of mind sound,
Ego worthwhile and ambrosia sound,
Riverine meadows, flowery beds nit,
Wild bees roam, happy pollen greets,
Highlights, purple lavenders steal,
Draw ambrosia pollen grains heal,
Heals midsummer’s night n plight,
Paint pandemic scenes, miss right,
Nature’s ambrosia entices my color,
Swollen rivers rain in forest allure,
Mortal, I know to quit, a realm false,
Ambrosia is food, immortal impulse,
Soul metamorphoses, honey bee, ire,
Draw my soul suck honey of desire,
Pollinate the ambrosia flower with pollen,
Pollinate my canvas, love all woolen,
Autumnal leafless trees to decorate,
Humans love good hopes, faith rotates,
End of the night of quagmire phenomenal,
Wonderfully, my dream world does rival,
Food is medicine, fresh and clean air,
Blue-water of springs fit limbs hire,
Honeycomb, I draw and nectar reserve,
Dreamy ambrosia, my canvas serves,
Ambrosia, I dream, night intoxicate,
Ideal dawn dreamy ambrosia trait.

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Autumnal leafless trees blossom
Date: 10 June 2026
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FIRE AND FLOWER

 

FIRE AND FLOWER

Ancient humans worshipped the sun,
Auspicious moments inspired dawn,
Fire from stones, a convex lens appears,
Gunpowder missiles, cities disappear, (1)

A newborn child is warmed with fire
Auspicious sacred ceremony fire care,
An oath over fire, seven rounds hail,
Promise to be faithful in marriage, well, (2)

Green hills, forests, skyline, mountain,
White foam creates a rainbow fountain,
Waterfalls, the noise, the thrilling sight,
Wildfire on the top devastates fright, (3)

Cremation fire eliminates existence,
From birth to wedding, death sense,
The light dispels darkness, mind afire,
Anger, jealousy, and discrimination (4)

There is the heath, wild grass, flowers,
Another world, fragrant love shower,
Exchanges roses, jasmine messages,
Expression of the heart life proposes (5)

The sweet existence for moments,
Flowery bed dries emotion laments,
The wind, water, soil, and greenery here,
The river lotus pond intensely allures, (6)

Opposite side of nature, flowery felt,
Burning, towering inferno lives melt,
The executive, beautiful nature stays,
Deliberately deliver life, natural way, (7)

Ornate oil lamp, the temple prayers,
Idols adorned significantly, flowers,
Matter of fact, extinguish a fire soon,
Fire and water for food boiled boon! (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 8 June 2026
Themes: Fire burns, flowers, and love
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MISSING YOU FOR YEARS

 

MISSING YOU FOR YEARS

Memories of the childhood hunts,
Ripe golden paddy field yet taunts,
Run among waves, standing crops,
Scent of burning straw time elopes, (1)

Sugarcane fields play hide & seek,
Cherish juicy stems in the shade, pick,
Remember a tea shop atop the hill,
Cycling down a road at speed, we feel, (2)

A kayak among mango grove rows,
We stole ripe mangoes from a tree, low,
The gardener ran after us we escaped.
Sat under a tree, observed the landscape, (3)

Swam in the river, both playful and tired,
Threw a stone into a pond we admired,
Collect a lotus offer to a temple priest,
Eventful lives etched, writes the list, (4)

Fate and destiny are different, friend.
You left for college, and I cultivate trends,
Deciding on overseas life, you had chosen,
Attachments in the heart do not loosen (5)

Search behind the school in the fields,
Floating your loud calls imagery yields,
How soon our lives passed, never knew,
Dreams even today arrive hopes anew, (6)

Lonely in the fields, the river, a pond, sad,
Separation from each other links inward,
The village school master still remembers,
Hens calls in the morning today, I surrender, (7)

The bond and love ever search eagerly,
At sunrise, check the arrival time early.
Confess and confide to you, feel tears,
At the bus stop, missing you for years, (viii)

Pen: Bijayanannda Mishra
Date: 8 June 2026
Themes: Everlasting friendship
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EMANCIPATION EMPOWER

 

EMANCIPATION EMPOWER

Obeisance, the human spirit prefers,
Selfless serve lifelong all incur,
Compassion, love, care, intimate,
Brick of civil society n replicate, (1)

Flutter the flag of valor and courage,
Prime inspiration woman craze
Human glory, citadels crumble,
Equal free female men crumple, (2)

Education character she, teach,
Mother, wife, sister, daughter, each,
Innocence, decency, humility lit,
Feminine presence, home sweet (3)

Endurance and tolerance saturate,
A mighty nation woman, correct,
Amazes society feels inferior,
Dungeon of veil her spirit suffer, (4)

Confines the free dove within a home,
Ego let blind faith in gruesome,
Neglect education, health, and myopia,
Prefer son languish, daughter, irk, (5)

Adolescent girls face more,
Child marriage in practice and lore,
Fate ruins young life tags, a widow,
Husband's demise opens the window (6)

Bride burns society is shameless,
Conscience and heart are mute, depressed,
A job for women denies the men’s world,
Male supremacy tormentor inward, (7i)

Peace, progress, bright future, hope,
Emancipation empowers her and evolves.
Alter an age view metamorphose,
Dogmas delve, bios preposterous (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 7 June 2026
Themes: Women's education
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BETTER HALF

 

BETTER HALF

Generation after generation, trust diminishes,
Growing rivalry, selfishness, and bitterness,
How many broken homes,
Are separations and betrayals visible?

Still, couples in romance seem less sensible!
Both are working with secret salaries.
Expenditure is a matter of whim,
One fell sick, another eloped,
Helpless is a husband or wife,
Problems scarcely develop,
Remarried, forgetting the past romance,
Children's fate and future remain uncertain
This is the study where the course is missing.
Between the lines, the topic promises.
Top executive careers foster a luxurious lifestyle.
Decades ago,
Husbands and wives lived different lifestyles,
Old age visits, his wife by his side with a spoon,
Medicine and water—it's the Lord's boon,
The wife stumbles; her husband picks her up quickly.
Money is a small saving shared willingly,
The husband urinates and vomits,
His wife cleans without hesitation,
The abiding faith and trust in the heart are resilient
Live till the last breath,
Octogenarians question what wealth is.
It is not the mercy of the Lord or his grace,
Better half at the side, diminishing access!

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 6 June 2026
Themes: Greatness of marriage
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BENEFACTOR

 

BENEFACTOR

Dark night rain, cats and dogs,
The downpour flooded the water frogs,
An empty street hunting sight is sad,
Lonely soul on a bench, life mad,
I was astonished, all forgotten him,
Death avoids touching the lay whim,
Lost his family fortune, friends,
Succumbed situation defends,
Yet everything is lost, life exists,
The nightmarish horror resists,
Lifted and taken forcibly to the hospital,
Survive, build subsequent capital,
Turned businessman, fate actor,
Fail to know how to be a benefactor,
The event was not an exceptional trial,
Saving unfortunate lives, quell,
Human lives see loss suddenly,
Absurd, the realm changes, sadly,
The healing hand is unforeseen,
Provide strength to survive clean,
Examined the human aspect of play,
Lord decides on His game display.
Break and make to build to ruin,
Benefactor Lord acts in between
A wise spirit learns to donate; however,
Erase Hunger provides shelter,
The mere act of service gives peace,
Benefactor, the Lord lays justice
Feed a cow, watch happiness,
Wagging its tail, a dog was impressed,
Feed birds on the roof in summer,
Plant trees exist for nature
Conserve water, provide service,
Innumerable examples of justice,
Seen orchards, roadside trees,
Free hospitals monastery lies,
Pilgrims helped provide goods,
Adverse weather, human escort,
Donation of blood is voluntary,
Benefactors know their duty to worry
Angels, sage Lord's children,
To help others awaken their life,
Benefactor actions are remorseless,
Humanity safeguards impresses.

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Themes: Helping others is virtuous,
Date: 5 June 2026
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