MIRAGE OF TEMPTATION
Chilling winds burning woods, hearth,
Thatched cottage, earthen floor worth,
Warmth of sweet home aroma magic,
Frosted leaves, absent flowers, tragic,
(1)
Bumper harvest granaries full, dream,
Paddy crop and grains flow in streams,
Year-long effort output farmers earn,
Bullock and cartwheels, laugh mourn, (2)
Dense fog shiver limb winter bonfire,
Fairytale mysterious lives and desire,
Perpetual happiness pleasure grows,
Unrealistic, illusive world sadly shows,
(3)
Fewer violent storms, harsher climates
Draught or flurry of floods confiscate,
Festivals, dance, and song confluence,
Humans disbelieve, realities influence
(4)
A year later, a peasant sat in the
field,
Wild grass spread quickly, a future
shield,
Countless dreams, hazy sunlight shares,
May the New Year repeat love inspire,
(5)
Fertilizer, seeds, and the utensil
require
Planning to go with women yet inquire,
Wealth, property, and gold, boldly dare,
Empty pocket exorbitant cost despaired,
(6)
Sweeping thought in the mid-field flow,
Heaving a long sigh, relieved, knowing,
Coconut tree fails to give mango, truth,
Fewer desires materialized, failed both
(7)
Between the horns of a dilemma stood
Mirage of temptation trap understood,
Apparent vision, the heart yearns vanish,
He looked at the golden crop, cherries.
(viii)
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Date:
20 December 2025
Themes:
A villager's dream fades
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(India)
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