​A Diamond jubilee to cherish

 

A Diamond jubilee to cherish

 

To wish and pray

on their wedding day

for the couple we adore

from our hearts’ core

we celebrate the day

with pomp and gay

making it memorable

for us and the couple.

Observe it as Jubilee golden

after fifty years of completion

seek we, an opportunity to respond

for a couple’s jubilee diamond

waiting for it we get disillusioned

as rare is a jubilee diamond

only attain these couples a few

as the scythe of time, none can woo

Here is a couple,. awesome

Mohanty sir and Indu madam

completing their six decades of journey

in sweetest conjugal harmony

shoulder to shoulder on path arduous

but their success stories are numerous

rearing tribal to excel the world over

that synopsizes their contribution together.

enduring industrial hazards infinite

over six decades  to their credit

in the aluminum sector their contribution

have international recognition

Recent discovery

on the crust of planet mercury

the diamonds in infinite measure

aids their diamond jubilee to glitter

as if the cosmos pays its gratitude

to this diamond couple harmoniously glued

for their exemplary contribution

to the need of the Lord‘s creation.

To reminisce about the day

on its pomp and gay

that time failed to hijack

the show, six decades back

a boy then under fourteen

was brought to the scene

now with a fake teeth smile

lost was he in him for a while

on his sister’s order on barter

and doled out hot snack flavor

also on his elder sister’s deeds

who always complied with his needs

until he grew

never he knew

she is his cosine sister

losing at infancy her father

commanded she as sister elder

with love respect and honor.

now he sees her in a pensive mood

after a while, she will leave him for good

with the brother-in-law in the procession

whose frame is then under ornamentation

in a car led by a band party, modern

not in palanquin illumined by lantern

to show off to Musabani Cuttak’s show

to embarrass the bride's side as their vow

by gulping fish and sweets beyond expectation

as if the bridal party came after a long starvation.

drenched the function, torrential rain

as holy water from a heavenly fountain

to bless the couple to be knotted

to stay in harmony, lifelong blessed.

From Cuttack came the groom

wearing the bridal costume

from a restroom started the bridal procession

this boy was enjoying the entire celebration

Crushed between agony and ecstasy

he was looking for its legacy

losing the proximity of his sister

but finding a man to love her forever.

His reminiscence of celebration

needed epics for elaboration

from the reception of bridal party members

on the altar his sisters’ funny dresses and postures

to the pathos behind songs of separation

crafted and cited in Hindi and Oriya juxtaposition

With love immense

mercy and pain intense

Grandpapa was duty-bound

health and happiness abound

his granddaughter

forever

Searched he across the industrial sector

being an employee of a complex copper.

A boy he could track

six decades back

as he dreamt for

his granddaughter

having a handsome frame

of cine hero’s fame

with bespectacled face

benign grace

well-built physique

smiles mystique

thick black glossy hairs

gentle loving wears

voices authoritative

dealing sportive

 being vegetarian, pure

nonalcoholic, sure

nonsmoking is his mettle

never chewed a betel

many languages he utters

in any state adaptability it fosters.

Awestruck was her grandfather

negotiated this boy’s tie with her

who claims his love and mercy

losing her dad, in her infancy

being his daughter’s only child

disturbed he remains at her pains, mild

the cousin  reminiscing about the scene

whispers now to the grandpa unseen

thanking him for his choice, great

adding his assessments as on the date

to those of her grandfather

observing him  in the family with his sister

with sincerity beyond measure

honesty as his innate treasure

his dedication boundless

his devotion faultless

no desires for self-gains

over like dislike he reigns

man of equanimity

man of serenity

his graces corporeal

his strength stamina colossal

in Grandpa’s groom, he noticed further

“ Thank you in heaven grandfather.”

Apprehending a fuss to keep us silent

for his sister, he argued in vehement

“Better are traits of my sister

to your boss, who excels over

staying unrecognized unseen

toiling behind the scene

day in and day out

her services non-cam flout

without her support

your boss would have fallen short

to achieve success

that I assess

as to grace and traits

my sister’s superiority needs no debates.”

Hey Sir and Madam! Our gratitude is due

choosing to tie both of you

to your ancestors, we adore

bow them with regards from the heart’s core

as sixty years back

they could track

such a match, crossing over

the state border

making an attempt to bring harmony

in this subcontinent with prevailing acrimony

with customs cuisines and culture

over the country, languages differ

Here is an amalgamation of the country’s unity

preparing the couple to adopt the veracity

Districts and states, their ancestors moved over

adopting its dialect cuisine and culture.

On this auspicious occasion

your diamond jubilee celebration

we, your subordinate colleagues pray

for your health and to keep your miseries at bay

and the Lord to dispel

on you, three miseries spell

with police in self and nature

and pacifying divine forces anger.

Sir as a boss

to reveal your fury or kudos

preserve you, your anger

for their timely exposition

for managerial correction

how di you draw a line thin

to make anger from  devilish to divine

Similar thin lines many

you could well see

differentiating vices from virtues

making you a man of values.

Time is a barbaric robber

loots it everything forever

our youth strength and grace

nothing stands on its face

first, it records them in a history

then throws it as a fictitious story

Jubilees are celebrations

to drive emotions

to decades-back moments of jubilation

now faded to oblivion

but gives some moments of joy to cherish

that next moment they vanish

pleasure is overtaken by pain

to memory giving the strain.

seasoned you are to withstand thus

as a couple, equanimous

 

P K Routrasy

in the service of the lord

 

To honor the coupler on the diamond jubilee celebration of their wedding day ( Mr. N Mohanty and Madam Mohnty Date of marriage 12th July 1963). Mr N Mohanty was my boss for decades  and is one of the architects of NALCO