MOMENTOUS

 

MOMENTOUS

 

 

Fag end of the generation noted,

Born after the nation is liberated,

Colonial rulers quit long shores,

Less chain centuries-old allures, (1)

 

The wind water granaries forest,

Rivers fertile soil habitation test,

Free is the country in front stare,

Poverty, illiteracy, divisive life hire, (2)

 

Fractured the unity, futile fought,

Divided a country, stays distrust,

Female feticides child marriages,

Encounter bride burning phases, (3)

 

A generation from coin or lantern,

Bullock cart thatched roofs learn,

Late came radio free newspaper,

Road or train bus towns prosper, (4)

 

Growing population education lit,

Higher education is cheaper hit,

The assets of the nation, literacy,

Country forgot serfdom prophecy, (5)

 

Dreamed of bringing a golden era, 

Population growing industry aura,

Communication to infrastructure,

Seven decades, our twilight year, (6)

 

Disbelieve revolutionized decade,

Gadget electronic wireless invade,

Intelligent-machine, the computer,

Marvelous invention space secure, (7)

 

Unthinkable, scientist job achieve,

Challenges complex tests survive,

Looked aghast, never life believed,

Man and moon, machine thrived, (viii)

 

Moving to the moon, journey trail,

Astronomical distance cover well,

Soft landed, rock-strewn craters,

Dusty less gravity, atmospheres, (9)

 

Hostile moon surface land tackle,

Science & Technology did simple,

Astonished, a billion-plus people,

Glued to television sight miracle, (10)

 

The computerized screen, dictate,

Thousand miles to communicate,

The Moon Lander obeys correctly,

Gradual descent, automatically, (11)

 

The fuel, ignition, engine control,

Rotate the Lander, a vertical fall,

These moments for a touchdown,

People, the world fear, breakdown, (12)

 

Failure several earlier happened,

Correct a soft landing gladdened,

Overjoyed across all ages, gender,

Numbed breathtaking encounter, (13)

 

People, breathless for a split second,

Touchdown, distant moon commend,

News, the success spread a wildfire,

Dreams seven decades to inspire, (14)

 

Space travel reality a country boasts,

Momentous lived-to-the-day hosts,

Tearful, overjoyed land and future,

My prayer for children study sure. (15)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Momentous

Themes: Significantly, the moon is not far

Written: 24th August 2023, Cuttack

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DATING MOON

 

DATING MOON

 

Eons human heart found love,

Miseries, pain, sadness absolve,

The depth, bottomless, magical,

Tearful eyes infected, enthrall, (1)

 

Infectious not disease but love,

Fixed eyes, ears, solitudes solve,

Occupied mind no more lonely,

Intoxicated joyous handsomely, (2)

 

Dance madly on the road, sing,

Looked at nowhere a wild king,

Plays instruments, lovelorn lit,

In Bus train flight forget greet, (3)

 

Plays, overwhelms, music mild,

Now tearful, next laughs child,

Auburn hair, curly, torn clothes,

Playing in dusk in park moths, (4)

 

Fireflies lighting, a hundred stars,

Fullmoon night, single-life scars,

No one in front, behind, tragic,

Milling crowds city lives magic, (5)

 

Lonely spirit survives eloquent,

Orphan, lost parent, consequent,

Loves strangers, the city people,

Compassionate lives gift simple, (6)

 

Love children listen to him play,

Laugh at him, cheer steps sway,

Poor, destitute, homeless spirit,

Wait till a full moon, date bright, (7)

 

Watch the moon silvery, enjoys,

Automatic his songs, playboys,

His dating with the moon is romantic,

Circulates poems song ecstatic, (viii)

 

His relationship, the moon link,

People record his song yet blink,

Illiterate youth song meaningful,

Thousand poems town watchful, (9)

 

Quickly published his songs well,

Recordings of his music life hail,

Relate to the moon, lovelorn discreet,

His songs address the moon, hit, (10)

 

Epitomized as a fairy angelic lit,

Enamored with a single life, explicit,

Washed moonbeams, if abashed,

Love stories moon encompassed, (11)

 

Inspired people flames spread,

Flame of love moon living read,

Imaginary concept people hate,

Believe his songs, musical date, (12)

 

Dating moon full moon nights,

Cities broadcast song delights,

News spread Moon Lander irked,

Wild youth crying news pricked, (13)

 

Shouting plead don't touch my love,

Orbiter on the moon hopes to dissolve,

Existing today the moon source,

Dating moon lovelorn, of course, (14)

 

Horrified at the scarred surface,

Rock-strewn lifeless to disgrace,

Craters, a dark lunar landscape,

Silent mute his life and sadly escape. (15)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Dating Moon

Themes: Moon landing wrecked love

Written: 23rd August 2023, Cuttack

Note: Dedicated to Chandrayan 3 (fiction)

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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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INFUSED

 

INFUSED

 

Occasional thunder clouds sight,

White crane contrasts black cloud,

Moving like an arrow mesmerizes,

Symbolizes the soul, ignorant life,

Mind clouded with thoughts link,

Striking a light of hope starkly ink,

Look at stupefied a life entangled,

Lifelong worries, tension confine,

Lonely moments unsure of a future,

Time plays with fate duets suture, (a)

 

Good news incentives shower joy,

The flood of superfluous money enjoy,

Smiles of children better half tilt,

Rainy seasons, a few days, holidays,

Travel family glued to sight green,

Mountain road, at the top views,

Dense clouds cover valleys well,

Fog drenched limbs, cold breeze,

The asphalt road serpentine bend,

Hairpin bend rood downward hell, (b)

 

The dense forest wet leaves greet,

Thousand steams from rock hits,

Muddy water from rivulets flow,

Rapids stark fear hissing noises,

Worth watching children enjoys,

Parked my car hill station stand,

Relishing food children demand,

A variety of flowers colorful attract,

Wet earth aroma intoxicate intact,

Clouds gently move over hills,

Lost the thunders lightning thrills, (c)

 

The valley visible distinctly scenic,

White clouds block sight so quickly,

Freshness elegant streams flurry,

Circumvent villages, cornfields, carts,

Touched infinite happiness, peace,

Boys, my daughter is speechless,

Ah... utterance how beautiful, Papa,

Disbelieve nature is so attractive fine,

A gust of wind shivering we moved, (d)

 

Down the hill, steep slopes slippery,

Sharp turns several, the road flattens,

Tearing dense forest rain-soaked,

An audible chirping plethora of birds,

Passing villages that nascent scent,

Cow dung, seasonal creepers flower,

Rampaging toads, muddy soil, noisy,

The village pond to the brim calm,

A cluster of cranes mimics whiteness,

Divine touch to nature infinitesimal, 

Buffalos in slumber in water differ,

Peasants are busy in the field, hopeful,

Dream bountiful produce by October,

Bells of bullock ringing cultivate,

Noticed children laughing a lot, (e)

 

Entered into the city periphery,

Buildings lines up vanished trees,

Water pools, wet road rain receded,

Crowded city centers, noisy alerts,

Home nearer, my daughter clings,

Papa, once more to the hills, pleaded,

Braked my car at the shop to buy sweets,

Lifted my daughter and asked for school,

Class is tomorrow friends waiting,

Her happiness matched that of boys,

Back home enthusiast of schools,

Infused the visit mountain travel. (f)

 

Pen: Bijayananda Mishra

Title of Poem: Infused

Themes: Rejuvenated kids on a visit

Written: 21st August 2023, Cuttack

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