THE LAGOON
The
mesmerizing effect of evening sights,
Amber
the glow, crimson delight,
Unbelievable
sunrise-sunset vibe,
From
childhood, happiness thrives, (1)
The
place is a habitat, a bird's colony,
Morning
visit yet noise symphony,
Aquatic
life rich famous the shore,
Villages
depict paradise life allure, (2)
Never
could forget the place boon,
Grew up
there, boating in the lagoon,
Nature,
her bridal dress, marshy,
Worth
watching bird nest ecstasy, (3)
Remembered
writing in my diary,
Life
offered opportunity and ivory,
I Flew
overseas, studied, settled too,
Modern
life megapolis agree it woo, (4)
From
rustic life to city life change,
Happy
with my family home to amaze,
Years
rolled forgot childhood a lot,
Career
status travel project effort, (5)
Then
came a call from the parent shook,
Dad is
sick, Mom alone wrote broke,
I, my
family moved to the village, I found,
Misses
the lagoon nowhere around, (6)
A
sprawling megapolis stands there,
Looking
at the village vanish nowhere,
Metal
roads, boulevards, buildings,
Shopping
mall hospital shielding, (7)
Gone
were the marshy lands sad,
Birds
no more visible, seldom mad,
Generation
change time in phase,
Growing
population life find ways, (viii)
Depleted
nature vanishing beauty,
Humans
build concrete roads duty,
People
keep a small lake, garden,
The
park is managed and stays warden, (9)
Hundreds
of small children play,
The
lagoon no more another way,
Sit
alone in the park, write a time,
The
changes a generation sublime, (10)
Obituary,
I wrote on migratory birds,
The
tasty prawn crab fish reward,
Symphony
is played in nightclubs,
Youth
mad car, bikes, heartthrob. (11)
Pen:
Bijayananda Mishra
Title
of poem: The Lagoon
Themes:
Change with modern lives
Written:
3rd March 2024 Cuttack
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