MANTLE

 

MANTLE

 

Stopped walking, stood still now,

Crowded street, a busy city a sight,

Mid of the road, a cow collapsed,

Old enough foams of the mouth,

Lay crippled, traffic moves to the side,

Not a shred of remorse busy life,

Must be thinking, such incidents,

Frequent disturbs the flow sadly,

Under the bright sun, her looks,

Still her eyeballs, but life waiting

Skeletal sunken skins panting,

Lost energy, failed to stand attempt,

Raise the head, rest on the ground,

The scene struck me like a bolt,

Death of an animal nearer revolting,

Watched for a few moments the rush,

Living in another world partitioned,

Life expects to live for decades,

Future spirit to shape admirable,

Dreams blinded soul life is running,

Irresistible aspirations clouded neatly,

Lust for gold power position luxury,

Lovelorn cosmetic living a treasury,

Physical pleasure climax orgy vivid,

Roaming over the globe to explore,

Build dream castles plenty dismantle,

Mind made a life restless dissatisfied,

Move to achieve more work day and night,

Greed whispers there is no tomorrow,

Today and now, at this instant,

Don't look at the side that is happening,

I looked at the world, animal instinct,

They dine, drink, sleep, conjugate,

Fearful of losing amassed wealth,

Fearful, losing power, status, fame,

Fearful that family stays intact and happy,

Felt tears crushing my heart and knew,

The cow once gave liters of milk,

How many children got fed, nourished,

Must be driving their car, hoodwink,

Dark corner greedy eyes in focus,

Thinking of the skin flesh to fleece,

A cow can recover lack of food weak,

Her time to serve the people finished,

No milk fit for the slaughterhouse,

Could not stand further moved soon,

Called the nursery for cattle, in service,

Collecting street cows treating well,

Philanthropic attempt, shelter home,

Rejecting the world, elderly couples,

The burden on society age crippled many,

Children vanished like a morning mist,

Foolishly those couples prayed a lot,

Wished children grew educated,

Shouldered the burden of expenses for kids,

Grew, young spread their wings far off,

Nesting jovially, with family, busy life,

Forgotten the parental home deserted,

Parents, like the old cow, sought help,

A shelter home takes care of them,

The cattle nursery or shelter home,

Meets the mantle of humanity,

Outside the periphery of the glittery world,

Stays compassion the mantle emerald.

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Mantle

Themes: Compassion takes the mantle

Written: 4th August 2023, Cuttack

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HERETIC

 

HERETIC

 

Rebellious unruly heart fumes, angry,

Burning tons of oil sandal sticks,

Incense fragrant incense intensely,

Tell me divine wishes only cosmetics,

Sandal paste-covered stone idols,

Garland scented decorated lovely,

Silent eyes mute behold devotees,

Stood folded hands scrutinized too,

Aghast to look at tears streaming,

Heartbroken spirits bent pleading,

Asking for mercy, letting suffering stop,

Stolen lives but sudden, astonished,

Death traps, steals, unsympathetic,

Fewer considerations for a lovely child,

Sole earning member youth perished,

Young is a widow long life ahead stark,

A lone woman and a few children embark,   

The ocean is life stormy, lady boating,

Uncertain every moment, as if sinking,

Rebellious against fate brute fate,

Immoral the mysterious life to hate,

Left at age advanced crippled couple,

Children forgetting their parents is simple,

Left to die unceremoniously, I doubt,

Lord, whether an ocean of mercy but,

Doubt the tall temple minarets flags,

Whose glory it sings human life sags,

No pretension repentance time moves,

Forgotten lost lives stories endless,

No solution fictions galore repudiate,

Lord is almighty to solve problems faced,

Abundant gift of love, care changes,

Life summersault from poverty to gold,

Swept my emotions, tears winking,

Lord, why are human faces devastated,

They loved O Lord and lifelong trusted,

Forgotten so soon when ill fate roasted,

Failed to stand erect, lost strength,

Crestfallen to watch plights of lives,

Cried that day silently before replying,

Your creation why disappears instantly,

Let floods flooding village fields ripe,

Destroyed in a few days, everything in sight,

Heart your abode in the heart of humans,

How come these lives got so cruel,

Kill, kill everything in sight outcry,

Beastly savagery visible a mockery,

Angry with my world left the temple,

Human conscience supreme felt rule,

A demon lives in our mind, anger burns,

Hatred fractured our race life churns,

How much we can hate to eliminate,

Lord, little inhibit, protect, intimate,

Sat alone think our future primitive,

Savage race verge of extinct restive,

O Lord, you know all and sarcastic,

Watch sprouts green leaf changed heretic! 

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Heretic

Themes: Lord is sarcastic to a heretic

Written: 3rd August 2023, Cuttack

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EXPANSIVE

 

EXPANSIVE

 

Teenage chained heart cowered,

Limit of our heart, undefined lowered,

Confined to a single-room family,

Four siblings, parents live gently,(1)

 

Fewer complaints wanton poverty,

Peace and happiness searched for liberty,

Got a roof over our heads and food,

Cloths to put on the school we brood, (2)

 

Free education farcical no money,

Working in childhood saved funny,

Saving unthinkable then happens,

Touch adulthood wealth shaken, (3)

 

Grocery shop in the village prospers,

Expanded to City suburb ushers,

Three brothers, our sister united,

Let lives rich business committed, (4)

 

Illiteracy acted as the curse study,

We studied privately well embody,

It fetched rich dividend expanded,

We siblings years rolled demanded, (5)

 

Four mansions adjacent to a street,

All conceivable asset gold in discreet,

Attendant driver domestic worker,

Relative owed at luxury a shocker, (6)

 

A few decades from rags to rich life,

Disbelieve the savings erased strife,

Work hard to get literate much later,

Money gave power position status,(7)

 

Forgotten torturous deprived state,

Little we resent well accommodate,

Still, remember our roots keep us alive,

Modest living limits expense thrive, (viii)

 

Saving in our blood by now secure,

Planned neatly united efforts ensure,

A mini business empire lit visible,

Our simple food, humble life stable, (9)

 

Adulthood passed so soon, we consider,

United us social service help center,

Served poor children for study to fund,

Served persons sick treatment fond, (10)

 

Popularity we gained spread miles,

Encounters change tears to smiles,

Twilight years and kids in the business,

Expanded city shops variety ingress, (11)

 

Learned a trick saving to modesty,

Expanding their income in honesty,

Warned them they listen to advice,

Know well, life progresses sacrifice, (12)

 

Brothers, one sister, our family,

Determined back to the village simply,

Building a school, rustic children,

That lacked school dress, smitten, (13)

 

Free education lifted the burden,

The rural picture is changing, is sudden,

Help youth with business training,

Funded the cost for skill waiting, (14)

 

Write on our lives saga sagacious,

Expansive our motto life is precious,

Born a downtrodden secure life,

Withered troubles hazardous strife. (15)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Expansive

Themes: Like to confide what savings did

Written: 2nd August 2023, Cuttack

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ECSTASY

 

ECSTASY

 

Deep slumber dreams delighted,

Comforts plenty and warm blanket,

Drizzling rain outpour heavily now,

Reverberate the bedroom n thunder,

Pulled over, covered up to my head,

Curled up to softness and warmth,

Prayed a little and let the night stay a bit,

Dream hijacked me to another world,

Feel no pain, lazy, tortured heart,

Worry has left long back forgotten,

Wandering in a city unknown, queer,

Failed to link my name address sheer,

Empty roads casual passerby cross,

Astonished, strange faces and in a rush,

Roadside mansions lit in the evening,

Listen to music and song enchanting,

Lightening glass windows flashlight,

Broke my dream, missed sleep,

Shattered to discover the early dawn,

Rain cats and dogs dark cloud hovers,

Cold wind moist shivered my spine,

Wet my face, alert and perplexed,

Feeling sad at the warmth of bed,

A short while ago, wishing for a night,

The strange dreamy world lost my identity,

A wanderer in an unknown city, people,

Everything melted to ether quickly,

Enjoying the rain street flooded meekly,

Enchants the streams from nowhere,

Gushing forward, swirling water, pity,

Rain goes road turns dry and is less dirty,

Waste papers, straw, twigs, swim and move,

Buoyant the garbage swept away,

Laughed at the rain furry shower,

Decided to move to a tea cafe nearby,

Loved the cold shower, soaked to the bone,

No more frightening dawn has shown,

The wind moist laden pinching face,

Puzzled freshness spiraling pleasure,

Drenched had a hot tea stand outside,

Looked at people packed the tables,

Oh, so noisy floats hot discussions,

Meaningless countless issues fade,

Knows well an hour after men to move,

City life, terrific busy, aspiration groove,

Limitless water bubbles burst at once,

Smiled to my life young heartthrobs,

Let me not be waylaid by naughty rain,

Aroused every nerve fibers mind insane,

Crying out, nay, never soul surrender,

Tomorrow there will be sun bit ponder,

Amorous the night dream stealthy,

Morning rain thrills rebellious heart,

Building castles of love fantasy to loot,

Opportunity little visit again hay mute,

They fled of office your college time,

Meet your friends study to future shine,

Moved by cycle book notebooks fast,

Lo quit the rain so soon, sunshine at last,

A ray of crimson beam lighted the bud,

How automatic petals are opening,

Shining water bubbles on petals reflect,

Ecstasy found a throbbing heart elect,

Far better than a cozy bed sweet night,

Loot pleasure at dawn enthrall sight!

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Ecstasy

Themes: Exotic youth excited to ecstasy

Written: 1st August 2023, Cuttack

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