DIASPORA
The
most ancient civilization persists,
Withstood
the vagaries of time routed,
Stands
till modern times look at twenty-first,
The
century eagerly awaited stays supreme,
The
triangle base of the Himalayas widest,
From
the Hindukush to Rangoon expanse,
Touched
the Indian ocean at Kanyakumari,
The
peninsula of billion plus people plural,
Hosts
countless cultures, tribes, ethnics,
Color
the hundreds of languages, cultures,
The
people believe in God's path numerous,
Citadel
of interfaith tolerance coexistence,
Thousands
of Masjids, Churches, temples,
Equal
the monasteries education hubs,
All
are growing majestic democracy help,
Freedom,
fundamental right liberty won,
True
equality for the vast population stark real,
Exercises
franchise election mindboggling,
From
destitute, laborer, and peasants to corporate,
From
female, male, young or old alike,
Their
index finger decides the ruler, mighty,
The
opposite happens, massive landslides,
A
tea seller child on a train gets victorious,
A
newspaper boy minority is the president,
A
tribal woman replaces his position,
Democracy,
significant exercise, marvel,
The
smooth transition of power progress,
Freedom
to women, free education focus,
Senior
citizens get support health onus,
Youth
educated skilled migrate worldwide,
Ages
ago traveled across the ocean as laborers,
Cane
fields, granaries, industry demand,
Generations
settled accepted nationalities,
The
language, culture, food, dress styles,
Little
eroded, still visible, the rituals,
Practices
the same faith builds temples, Gurdwara,
Follows
customs of forefathers practices,
Thousand
miles away from ancestor's land,
Still,
love treats the motherland feel nostalgic,
Remind
centuries ago, traveled on ship,
Established
built homeland children grew,
Flowing
back home of forefathers, experience,
An
ocean of life complex yet splendor pull,
Intoxicate
festivals celebrate ancient land,
Smeared
with colors spray color powder,
The
dance song musical, drum rhythm,
Folk
dancers dress in costumes, colorful,
The
stepping ecstatic entices the heart to sing,
To
dance in synch smiling soul is lost,
Tearful
feels forefathers were like this,
Happy,
prosperous, wise, knowledgeable,
Indomitable
spirit, benevolent, kind, loving,
Hospitable,
never been aggressor, gentle,
Knew,
still recognize peace, care, compassion,
Love
earth, nature, and the people of the world,
Brotherhood
saves internal strife to amity,
Hundreds
of islands in the ocean, countries,
Migration
continues unabated, skilled,
Skilled
people, now the spine of adopted land,
Engineers,
doctors, scientists, builders,
Hardworking
unscrupulous people,
Hiring
respect, honor, rewards through work,
A
few writers perform in art, culture,
World-class
Diaspora linked to the past,
Travels
very often visit length and breadth,
Experience
millennia-old rich civilizations,
That
extends a Diaspora over the globe.
Just
one returned homeland freed from slavery,
In
the third quarter of a century, indebted billions.
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Diaspora
Themes:
Overseas Indians Day
Date:
10th January 2023, Cuttack
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