EUPHORIA
Diwali
night lighted bright skies,
Fountain
of fire spark life defies,
Opulence
invisible, visible jovial,
Bystanders
watch fireworks viral,(1)
Infectious
smiles, eyes glinting grief,
Their
homes were dark, disbelief,
The sky
was lighted with rocket crackers,
Red,
yellow, sparks light ushers, (2)
Awestruck,
the children observed,
Mesmerizing
moment preserved,
Prosperity
gold mansions bright,
Electricity-decorated
oil lamp lit, (3)
Light
rows of lamps fire-cracker,
Children
and parents enjoy enamor,
Stood
kids on the road lack dress,
Cold
night acrid smells depress, (4)
Looked
patiently to collect a few,
Fire-cracker
fail to burst, new,
Lack
money, kids picked crackers,
Next
morning to burst, for years, (5)
That will
be their Diwali, bread,
Ignorant
of sweets, dishes, dress,
She
observed minutely cried fled,
Knew
her a senior teacher, head, (6)
Her
life single professor renown,
Helping
poor students in the town,
Famous
build lives taught freely,
Her
students are established silly, (7)
Forgot
soon their teachers simply,
Observing
Diwali nights jovially,
Forgot
their root, upbringing fit,
Brought
their children fire light, (viii)
Sizzling
new dresses, ornaments,
Female
brighter than lire laments,
She was
sick for weeks on leave,
Watched
with me Diwali believe, (9)
Lighted
not outside inner world,
Diwali
inner realization emerald,
Sparks
of wisdom lighten the mind,
Humanity
perceives human find, (10)
She was
sitting with me and explained,
Alerted,
breathing hard, exclaimed,
Quietly,
she whispered it was time,
Her
last few seconds words primes, (11)
The
cheque to me signature signed,
Saved
hundred millions resigned,
Handed
over to me donation cheque,
Requested
me to donate, quake, (12)
Donate
to shelter home orphanage,
Her
last words Diwali night edge,
She was
silent, lifeless, contribute,
Her
pyre was burning, love absolute, (13)
Changed
my life through her contribution,
The
millions of money her devotion,
Her
fireworks on Diwali night assured,
Children
less parents, future allure, (14)
Money
spent on food, clothes, study,
Diwali
euphoria lives in custody,
Diwali
night knowledge graced,
A
profusion of characteristic laced. (15)
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Euphoria (fiction)
Themes:
A teacher before her death
donated to an orphanage
Written:
13th November 2023, Cuttack
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