FELL DOWN

 

FELL DOWN

 

Early morning still dark outside,

Awaken by now, surprised a bit,

So early sleep goddess left me,

Humming Sanskrit hymn softly,

Reclined on a chair in the drawing room,

Opened the television, viewed the news,

The state is flooded, people marooned,

Overflowing dam flood gates open,

Thunderous water crashed out of a dam,

Angry is a river, in spate swirling,

Engulfing village city flows fast,

Paddy fields under water, mini sea,

Disturbed quite a lot, watched sadly,

Human miseries unlimited perennial,

Devastate grain output, confine folks,

Diseases spread waterborne horror,

Spring nearer, the festival in preparation,

Rustic life intoxicating in celebration,

People will return home from cities,

Switched off the television, closed my eyes,

Once life was busy, pleasant, thrilling,

Curious for tomorrow, wait impatiently,

Moved over to my country heart touching,

A people plural society-wide custom culture,

Lifestyle vastly different so is geography,

Desert, ice-clad mountains, dense forest,

Bustling megapolis, worth visits,

Ah… twilight years faded energy,

Fading strength, diminished urge,

Alone confined to home post-Corona,

Years passed, hooked to television news,

Occasionally feel nostalgic consoles,

Life intrigues enough even today,

Dreams endless soul flies far, searching,

Paradise with peace n solitude, silence,

Lap of nature dream on chair smile,

Convinces myself dream only dream,

For seven decades, earth circled the sun,

Seasons weathered life thrill pulsation,

Experienced fever, weakness,

Effluent joy getting cured, feeling recovery,

Impatient to run wild, get busy,

Life is insatiable, ever demanding naughty,

Quiet today morning thoughts passed,

Wanted today to walk in the morning,

Happy, fresh up n walk up briskly,

A lonely road cows only visible,

Beautiful houses, both sides, design,

Front garden, flowers, creepers, alluring,

After a year, the first time having a morning walk,

Suddenly stumbled upon a hump,

Fell, crashed with hands supporting,

Wrists twisted, right face bruised,

Chest got jerked on the hard metal road,

Fallen, it was severe, return home,

Took a bath n writing this poem,

Lifted me moved to an inclined chair,

Resting saw darkness sparks of blue light,

Scarcely visible, wife, son, daughter-in-law,

Watching closely, asking questions,

Intense pain, head reeling, the sock,

Age was telling weakness had to lunch,

Slept till evening, took medicine,

Will visit hospital to check internal injury,

Otherwise normal, body aching pain mildly,

Now reclined in a chair, thinking of the dawn,

Never could guess, the accident, I fell,

It is the birthday of Krishna Auspicious,

Watch my day at twilight time, scary.

 

@ Bijayananda Mishra