LOST MEMORIES

 

LOST MEMORIES

Flash back village scenes, childhood,
Her life, hard work in a field, for food,
Followed her at sunset, dusts, aural,
Hazy tree lines, horizon spectacular, (1)

Cruel summer, sowing season is busy,
Closed school, steal mangoes, crazy,
A lotus pond I was swimming, well,
School friends, we were playing hell (2)

Under the shade of a tree, eat rice,
Cows and bullocks, rest, find peace,
A distant mountain and thick forest,
A river flows quietly, beauty attests, (3)

The grain fields and farmer ploughs,
I ran among the golden crop laugh,
Evening shrouded the darkness full,
A lantern, firewood, kitchen, beautiful, (4)

A temple oil-lit lamp and bell chimes,
Mother was praying silently, in rhythms,
The sunrise bullocks move to the fields
Granaries, a bumper harvest yields, (5)

Mango buds and wet Earth aroma,
Spring in a bridal dress, a panorama,
Rain comes, water-filled grass field,
Enjoyed the winter chill bed shield, (6)

Cine motion of my village life touch,
Remnant is my youth or age, much
Auburn hair retired life contemplate,
The transcendental peace intimate, (7)

Crazy life, busy bustling metropolis,
Feel sad to roll back the clock wish,
Lost memories imprinted, golden,
The sunset, glow of dust, life molten. (viii)

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Date: 31 May 2026
Themes: Childhood in a village
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