SENILE

 

SENILE

Human life graced forgetfulness,

Losing near and dear one press,

Those moments hurtful shatter,

Years after the event look up better, (1)

 

Attachment, grandfather, uncles,

Grandmother Aunty stumbles,

Siblings, brothers, sisters, cousins,

Changes time human if resigns, (2)

 

No more visible hollowness, sad,

Piercing silence winds forward,

The crowded house in orchard,

Empty moss-covered awkward, (3)

 

Whimper breeze on yesteryear,

Prosperous family living, allure,

There stays grandfather living,

With grandmother along thing, (4)

 

A few no more in this world sad,

The senile grandfather is silent,

Hard to recapture incidents, say,

Grandmother explains to stay, (5)

 

Their grandson came back sock,

Grandpa fails to recognize luck,

It was the right time, Grandma treat,

She is not senile alert but greet, (6)

 

The orchard and garden house,

The grandchild loves to stay chosen,

 Elderly man hundred years old,

Withstood event shattering bold, (7)

 

Furnish the house painted clean,

Great-grandchildren stay mean,

Three generations apart, life smiles,

Great-grandfather  looked senile, (viii)

 

Whose son and grandson failed sadly,

Long was the time decades badly,

A few of his offspring departed,

Fails to recollect memory wanted, (9)

 

A century after watching children,

Senile to their link joy heartened,

Sprouted happiness cheered a lot,

Great-grandchildren had effort, (10)

 

In old age looks at disbelieve,

His roots sprouted resilient strive,

Timeless human life, blood thrive,

Senile the centurion children drive. ( 11)

 

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Senile

Themes: Lineage stays confusing

Written: 19thMay 2024, Cuttack

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SENILE

 

SENILE

 

Immaculate state introspect life,

Face problem solve butter knife,

Balanced and quiet, perfect hail,

Problems arrive and go, less fail, (1)

 

Failure provides a solution, stored,

Forgotten entirely human bored,

Lament longer less rectify faults,

Wise analyze, dare, think, halts, (2)

 

Quick and sudden decision fear,

Crack or crash planning failure,

Human loves to study, perspective,

Lifelong passion, read positive, (3)

 

Rational mind culture life build,

Reality realizes factual acts yield,

Alert mind allocates possibilities,

Successful, less happy abilities, (4)

 

Ingenuity, intuitive, intrusive act,

Trial error failure victory test react,

Calumniate experiment miracle,

Life passed experiments wriggle, (5)

 

Forget family relations, society fit,

Read study explorative life treat,

Alone, totally alone, evasive deal,

Mission obscure objective steal, (6)

 

Extracts truth of matter impact,

News aplomb a discovery a fact,

Far from limelight less credit it,

Simple, unambiguous life a feat, (7)

 

Forgetful of food, lunch, dinner,

Forgets timely sleep, write sure,

Voluntary confinement, a room,

A table, collected books, groom, (viii)

 

Windows closed, window hints,

Mind's eye, inner window tints,

Forgot season arrived, departed,

Immaterial to life, light-hearted, (9)

 

Never seen blossom fruit sweet,

Under the shed of a tree, intuit,

Immerse in thoughts, physical,

Creation phenomenon natural, (10)

 

Correlates equate determinates,

Traffic in the street dissipates,

Unable to disturb mind look at,

Silent, deaf, and dumb impact, (11)

 

Lost in thought, unknown facts,

Unknown territory, the idea starts,

Formulate, deduct, experiments,

It is evening and dark laments, (12)

 

Tea is cold on the table then forget,

Lost the thread of ideas, regrets,

Limited dress in the cupboard pen,

Forget which pocket act insane, (13)

 

Madly searching, the maid provides,

Not disturbed, start writing divides,

Page after page written he slept,

Senile to worldly dream he wept, (14)

 

Failed to find a solution, morning,

Forgotten his tear, solution ring,

Golden lives, dedicated, creative,

Senile to human needs, negative. (15) 

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Senile

Themes: Visible forgetful thinkers, scientists 

Written: 5th November 2023, Cuttack

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SENILE

 

SENILE

 

 

Immaculately polished attire,

The day caught sight bemused

Attractive yet dignified, decent,

Demeanor influenced captivated,

Measured scrutinized postures, (a)

 

 

Each part of the frame attired,

Saree unique design printed,

Eyeglasses, perfectly eyes hide,

Eyebrows arrow thin lines,

Earrings, bracelets, no bangles,

The vanity bag, vanity paired,

Long auburn hairs, if dyed guessed,

Even the sandals presumed costly,

Slimness creeper curvature pretty, (b)

 

The gait saw speechless forgot,

Standing before her, looking at her,

Forgot indecency impolite stared,

She felt visibly uncomfortable,

Followed her few moths stalked,

Watched, never to offend her,

She knew someone shadowing,

But pretended not to worry much, (c)

 

A day gathering courage blocked her,

All wanted to talk to her and introduced,

She evaded quietly moved away,

Not even complained, shown anger,

Met once again dressed tight-lipped,

Passed beside her, looked stealthily,

Caught her smiles turn into laughter,

Chosen to flee quickly, his shyness tilt, (d)

 

Their meetings by bus, local train,

Repeated at the mall city park library,

Failed to find a way to get introduced,

She met me in the library and greeted too,

She knew about him, everything,

A reputed software engineer,

Expressed her surprise saw his fear,

Enquired why his heart shrunk, (e)

 

 

Avoiding her yet stalked for weeks,

Blushed at her open inquiry fumbled,

Confessed he, attracted towards her,

A fact being a stranger feared a lot,

Couldn't muster the courage to talk,

Speechless was she, gasped too,

You could follow me, failed invite, (f)

 

Educated professional top post,

Fearing females cowed down, alas,

She revealed details about his family,

Replied on their reputed status,

Succumbed to searching questions,

Confessed, he gathered her education,

Her family status, study details,

Only fumbled but could say this,

Inclined to matrimonial request, 

The feared rebuttal will devastate him,

She laughed and caught his hand,

Confessed her willingness to marry, (g)

 

That was the beginning continued,

Plans sadly broken, she got married,

Her family was the force behind it,

Promises, paranoid nerve splitting,

Survived opted overseas job married,

Met her after decades once again, (h)

 

She had applied for a job entered,

Kept watching near table interview,

She was selected for the overseas job,

Waited for him for hours to greet him,

The meeting was abruptly acted senile,

Preferred to forget their lost youth,

Both are with families' beguile senility. (i)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Senile

Themes: Senility is an act that hides the pain

Written: 22nd August 2023, Cuttack

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