Poem
1: Divine Light!
Smile
is the name of the man
who
gave me life and love like no one!
Tiny,
sick, unpleasant, dirty infant was I
He
cuddled me to his heart without a sigh
showered
with his love in abundance
kisses,
gifts, blessings shined in radiance
Made
me a girl with boy’s attitude
to
face the world with strong fortitude
Empathy,
compassion, and care injected
Same
time, invoked the kali when needed
Fed
us with food, good thoughts, and deeds
Never
preached but lived life the way we should lead
Prepared
us for miracles and miseries of life
readied
to handle roles of mother or a wife
when
his death came knocking him early
I
watched him go in silence, holding memories dearly!!!
Poem
2: Man with misty eyes!
Silent,
soft, and unspoken man to begin
His
eyes spoke million things when words failed
Tears
and few words on our first night muddled
Fears
erupted in his eyes of losing his beloved
As
a new bride, we welcomed a new stranger
his
hallucinated friend who would not let us free
Love,
affection, and bonding grew stronger
so
did his troubles and helplessness much deeper
He
stared into the skies with thoughtlessness
struggling
to deal with the world’s unkindness
Then
came little angel, the apple his eye
despite
of his fear, she was his bundle of joy
Together,
we raised, above the social norms
focused
on send off the stranger around
toiled
day and night together in life with love
today,
we are a happy family in his grove
About the
Poet:
Umasree Raghunath is a
Senior IT Director, Author/ Blogger/ Poet/ Lawyer/ Diversity & Inclusion
Social Activist/ Motivational Speaker, Past President - Inner Wheel Club of
Madras South, President-eWIT (Empowering Women in IT), Chennai, India. .
