THE LAGOON

 

THE LAGOON

 

The mesmerizing effect of evening sights,

Amber the glow, crimson delight,

Unbelievable sunrise-sunset vibe,

From childhood, happiness thrives, (1)

 

The place is a habitat, a bird's colony,

Morning visit yet noise symphony,

Aquatic life rich famous the shore,

Villages depict paradise life allure, (2)

 

Never could forget the place boon,

Grew up there, boating in the lagoon,

Nature, her bridal dress, marshy,

Worth watching bird nest ecstasy, (3)

 

Remembered writing in my diary,

Life offered opportunity and ivory,

I Flew overseas, studied, settled too,

Modern life megapolis agree it woo, (4)

 

From rustic life to city life change,

Happy with my family home to amaze,

Years rolled forgot childhood a lot,

Career status travel project effort, (5)

 

Then came a call from the parent shook,

Dad is sick, Mom alone wrote broke,

I, my family moved to the village, I found,

Misses the lagoon nowhere around, (6)

 

A sprawling megapolis stands there,

Looking at the village vanish nowhere,

Metal roads, boulevards, buildings,

Shopping mall hospital shielding, (7)

 

Gone were the marshy lands sad,

Birds no more visible, seldom mad,

Generation change time in phase,

Growing population life find ways, (viii)

 

Depleted nature vanishing beauty,

Humans build concrete roads duty,

People keep a small lake, garden,

The park is managed and stays warden, (9)

 

Hundreds of small children play,

The lagoon no more another way,

Sit alone in the park, write a time,

The changes a generation sublime, (10)

 

Obituary, I wrote on migratory birds,

The tasty prawn crab fish reward,

Symphony is played in nightclubs,

Youth mad car, bikes, heartthrob. (11)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of poem: The Lagoon

Themes: Change with modern lives

Written: 3rd March 2024 Cuttack

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