NEMESIS
The
roof is strong and protects,
Observed
attentively, it stood,
Seven
decades my lifetime,
I
have taken shelter under it,
Forgotten
memories born here,
Passed
childhood, myriad events,
Countless
memorable moments,
Have
seen parents demised,
One
by one departed true,
Left
me siblings, a brother, and a sister,
I
have seen their marriages,
Migrated
to overseas abodes,
Grew
with their families bigger,
Visited
parental home pilgrimage,
Still
attending festivals at home,
Periodic
but blood attracts,
Their
root, children never forget,
Parents'
bedroom unspoiled,
The
wall frame of duo oil paint,
Fresh
flowers and scented sticks,
Children
and grandkids offer flowers,
Sit
there a few minutes silently,
Love
these moments, remember,
Reminds
infinite care and love,
Apparently,
living through them,
This
feeling is overwhelming present,
I
preferred my city and our home,
Maintains
faithfully, life has seen,
The
arrival of kin departure times,
Recorded
every year pictures frozen,
Watch
occasionally them think,
They,
each of them, grew here,
The
home touching a century,
Mesmerize
its presence duly,
I
stayed here, preferred my place,
Coaxed
for lucrative career and city,
Opportunities
one should not leave,
Life
waits for travel, distant town,
New
home, neighbors are thrilling,
Significant
sights, temple, parks,
Notable
zoo, the university is famous,
Wider
shopping mall communication,
Traveling
to scenic places, pilgrimage,
Electric
sock listening to children,
My
wife alerted watches me, confused,
I
cry out to kids, my pilgrimage,
My
home is the most sacred place,
I
can't find enough courage to leave,
In
my youth, seeking a future elsewhere,
The
invisible power I felt pulled back,
Opened
parents' bedroom and looked,
Little
sadness, tears, felt calmness,
Hardly
can tell a peace experienced,
Unearthly,
a feeling, don't desert,
Life
never means earning gold,
Limbs
need luxury, pleasure surely,
It
is only the mind a culprit plays,
Seduced
your brother and sister,
A
thousand miles away made livelihood,
Their
children lost connections,
The
old town where forefathers lived,
Cremated
here and dust vibrates,
Our
family history, roots, branches,
A
tree huge, centuries-old, relatives,
Home
links to all migrated in time,
Precious
link of blood still connects,
Diwali
occasion home is crowded,
Three
generations a hundred arrive,
Celebrate
blood unites unearthly,
Stream
of thought flow in that room,
Felt
listen to my heart pleading,
Don't
leave your parents to quit home,
Never
think of selling an ancient house,
Intact,
beautiful, proud influences,
Friend,
my nemesis, happy, I failed.
Title
of Poem: Nemesis
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Date:
3rd November 2022, Cuttack
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