RENEGED
Immersive
procession of Goddess,
Clay
idol got life during worship,
The
devotion, pleasant time unique,
Noisy
drums rhythmic, people dance,
Oil
lamps hundreds burned, prayed,
Scented
sticks lit fumes fragrant,
Decorated
stalls auspicious event,
Visitors
showed obligation belief,
Mother
assuages broken amity,
Graces
people, health and prosperity,
Peace,
happiness ushered, visible,
Communal
harmony maintained,
Trust
of people is enormous, evident,
Mass
follows with a band party song,
Atmosphere
sober for idol immersion,
Onlookers
praying, a few tearful,
Silently
wishing to wait patiently,
To
celebrate next year wait arrival,
Her
emblem matches to housewife,
Little
confused, her dress, posture,
Hypothetical
ten hands, three eyes,
Indian
housewife performs likewise,
Her
couple of hand cooks life long,
Feeds
baby children family together,
Keep
utensils, cleaned dresses too,
Cleans
from dust furniture shining,
Pair
of hands move in a shopping mall,
Groceries,
vegetables, consumer items,
Balances
monthly budget thread walking,
Rising
costs, electric bills, water scarcity,
Price
rise of domestic need skyrocket,
Females
still run their homes great,
Just
two hands, I surmised disbelieve,
In this era, notice a housewife employed,
Nine
months leave for pregnancy given,
No
leave for house works till delivery,
Office
work, field job, teacher's life,
Housewife
but laborer in the sun,
Carry
bricks, sand, and cement,
Sleeping
baby in the shed on a jute bag,
Socked
for their stamina feeding baby,
Return
home starts cooking for male,
She
is the center of happiness pointed,
Compared
to Goddess, she performs,
Homes
plenty with Durga, Parvati,
A
thousand names of Goddess carry girls,
Grew
after marriage service tenfold,
Best
her image school teacher,
I
love my mother, treat her like Goddess,
Knew
childhood events situation,
Remember
clearly when sick, bedridden,
Vomit,
she collects vomits unflinchingly,
For
nights never slept watched me,
Alert,
put wet clothes on the forehead,
Intermittently
measured temperature,
Medicines
timely unfailingly deed,
Attended
the office, cooked at home,
Consulted
a doctor for my fever,
Keep
medicines, herself on time,
Seen
her pair of five hands serving,
Dealt
sick periods, difficult times,
Satisfied
husband, in-law parents,
Check
children, school bags arranged,
Dress
washed, ironed, boot polished,
Waits
at door arrival time every day,
Feeds
hungry children in the evening,
Cooks
for dinner helps in studying,
Goddess's
immersion triggered me,
Line
of thoughts about a housewife,
Streams
ended my mother so similar,
If
we reneged on our duty, honestly,
Housewife
embodied Goddess Durga.
@
Bijayananda Mishra
