FAMILY PEDIGREE
A
sequel to family, migrated mesmeric,
A
thousand miles sailed serfs, historic,
Island,
isolated sugarcane crop fields,
Forefathers
toiled, animal lives, yields, (1)
Forgotten
past, a few centuries passed,
Liberated
from serfdom a time lashed,
The
business community grew gradually,
Spices,
turmeric, dry chilly basically, (2)
Tamarind,
mango fruits, variety prefer,
Family
market local goods lives differ,
Never
forgotten the distant land left,
The
most ancient civilization life felt, (3)
Under
the rule of foreigners, exploited,
Forefathers,
serfs, freedoms violated,
Today,
educated, visiting ancient a land,
With
family, children ask or demand, (4)
Not
asking citizenship, rehabilitation,
Amazed,
view the ancient civilization,
The
temples, monuments, or palaces,
Turmeric,
tamarinds, mangos, spices, (5)
Sweet
and sour food vegetarian live,
Enjoying
freedom democracy thrive,
Visited
villages, peasants resembled,
Once
upon a time, forced, traveled, (6)
Found
past family pedigree exists,
Live
sacred to me supreme persist,
Landless
village laborers cultivated,
Landlord
owned lands crops looted, (7)
Family
pedigree I saw transformed,
Indian
peasants, own land prospered,
Markets
like our family group now,
They
education gadget travel show, (viii)
Still
sell a few turmeric, tamarind,
Mango,
guava, jackfruit, remind,
Village
products crop many links,
The
ancestor's land a future winks, (9)
I told
my children, Indian farmers,
Family
pedigree sailed to harbors,
Settled
in far islands knew a past,
Our
festival custom practices last, (10)
Time
century ago separated, we all,
But
studying our past relations hail,
That is
a memorable visit to India,
Childhood
dream pedigree phobia, (11)
I must
see how is farmer present,
Now,
there is no sadness, resentment,
Most
prosperous, free, wealthy farmers,
Owner
of his land, his fate master, (12)
Back to
our island nation writing,
Family
sale species grocery fitting,
Backyard,
a tamarind tree stands,
Sour
past sweet mango demands, (12)
Family
pedigree farmhouse fame,
Fly
over the globe product name,
Product
name stamp pedigree fit,
Out
title, we came from India neat, (13)
Title
link with state district place,
Who kept
the title pedigree grace,
Noted
in my diary visit the land,
Tearful
tribute to past no demand. (15)
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of Poem: Family Pedigree
Themes:
Indian farmers once migrated
Written:
29th December 2023, Cuttack
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