A BIRTHDAY
Probe life amazingly complex,
Myriads of hope desire index,
Born with no golden spoon,
Birth in a family poor
distinct,
Human never chooses wombs,
The creator plays nicely
unknown,
Accept birth later understood,
Succumb to reality, adjust well,
Abject poverty a curse
enumerate,
The list of suffering pain is
longer,
Hunger is perennial without
food,
A thatched cottage, mud-walled,
Bamboo and paddy straws roof,
Sleep on a straw mattress,
teenage,
In one room, parents, children
sleep,
At night moon shines through
the roof,
The room is lighted by sun
percolates,
If Lord deprived us, siblings
sad,
Crumpled our teenage dreams,
Burning utter hope reminds me
today,
How much struggle in life but
faced,
Successful in studies career
found,
Inroad for wealth and fame
opened,
Obscure unknown rustic boy no
more,
A respected officer with
attendants,
A few vehicles, driver,
bungalow,
Furnished as life changed
luxurious,
Parents with me, brother,
sisters,
Relatives scantily recognized
us, visiting,
Had in due course family
children,
Birthday never could know to
celebrate,
Wide circles of friends, kin,
neighbor,
Converging gleefully to my
residence,
The cake, icing sugar
inscribed,
Happy Birthday and name candle
lit,
Extinguish the flames instantly
matched,
Loud claps praised showered
happily,
Every year the moments I hide
feelings,
Lived not with cakes but
without rice,
This life is decorated with
dress positions,
My wife knows me, my heart,
holds my hand,
Fight my tears not to embarrass
guests,
Not to disturb my children,
parents,
The day, with a fine dinner,
goodwill,
The man living in this frame
remembers,
Wanted to celebrate a birthday
alone,
Chance I got to meet a child on
the street,
Playing with cycle tire torn
clothes,
I thought he was my childhood
starkly,
Called him to the footpath and
sat together,
He was hungry has not eaten for
a day,
Visited his home small hut
under a tree,
Arranged groceries, cooked
prepared dishes,
The child, his parents his
siblings enjoyed,
The aromas touched me to
reminisce,
I Jovially revealed my birthday
to them,
The whole lot was happy,
smiling, noisy,
We sat together on the ground,
had lunch,
Sumptuous meal tasty the woman
cooked,
Worth watching children's
happiness,
Confide a birthday so happy
grooved,
Their glittering eyes, smiles
etched,
Waited for that day, guest my
family missed me,
Passed that day with the child,
his siblings,
Back home late at night
intimated to my wife,
Understood, she hugged and
wished me,
A birthday was a different
heart celebrated.
Pen: Bijayananda Mishra
Title of Poem: A Birthday
Themes: Celebrating childhood
reminisced
Written: 30th June 2023,
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