1. “A very happy birthday, Mom!” I Said.
Recalling her memories far from
days past
Days flew by unknown so swift and
fast
A flash of memory within me spread
Our rush through routine make us
forget
Even our promises and persons we
met.
2. Time has erased so many sweet events
bygone
A dim shadow of what we went
through remained
Of those halcyon days and what we
have gained;
Like glittering strips of fairy’s
rings on dew-filled lawn
Once more of what I said echoed
within my heart
Silence mocked at my queries, no
answer I got.
3. Her memories at once engulfed my mind
Her jovial nature with spontaneous
wit
Her hasty temper with genial mirth
and grit
Her liberal ways with sociable
nature kind
Her special affection for bonny
children male
Her gift of music and her skill of
narrating tales.
4. So many years did lapse since she had
gone
How can I view her state with my
mortal sight?
And yet in a dreamy vision saw her
phantom bright
She seemed quite young and fresh
like blooming dawn
Free from earthly burdens—no
wrinkled face
No shriveling tensions in her I
trace.
5. Her golden complexion beamed with
red-lotus glow
With puzzled looks I stood with
confounded thoughts
Her silent looks conveyed more than
what I caught
Like whispering waves that ebb with
retreating glow
She seemed angelic with philosophic
ease
No tantalizing tensions her bosom
tease.
6. Her looks jeered at my wishful greetings
Like elders laughing at children’s
innocent acts
Can one measure immortal soul’s age in
fact
Free from world’s illusions and changing
things?
She seemed herself in true spiritual form
Far above our worldly restraints,
unruffled and calm.
7. “You, silly old fellow!” she seemed to say
Far away from our passion- stricken
mortal days
Delinked from our self-bound tottering
ways
Untouched by dualities and emotions’
sway;
A new awakening into a new realm,
My birthday wishes to whom shall I convey?
8. Death is nothing but a brief spell of sleep
A rejuvenation of soul from stress and
strain
A liberation from earthly pulls and
pain;
A new onward journey, a joyous leap
Into mysterious worlds of spiritual peace
To review our acts and move onward with ease.
9. So many births and deaths we had beyond our
count
In
so many different bodies and climes
To face so many tests and trials in
different times
To purge our innate weaknesses and
surmount
In spite of our detours and digressions
vain
To set right our path to God-a gradual
gain.
10. In spite of our blunders, God is helpful and
kind
To guide us on righteous path with
generous mind
A purpose behind our births and deaths
God-ordained
Yet still we curse our fate too blind to
find.”
She seemed to say as she vanished from
my sight
Amazed my heart fluttered like a bat in the dead of night.
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27th July, 2020 Somaseshu Gutala
"There is a purpose in each stumble and fall."-- Sri Aurobindo
" Surrender to the divine is the best emotional protection." -- Mother
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27th July, 2020 Somaseshu Gutala
"There is a purpose in each stumble and fall."-- Sri Aurobindo
" Surrender to the divine is the best emotional protection." -- Mother
Touching deep and soulful
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