A Missed Talent ?

A Missed  Talent ?

 

No tear was left to fall.

She had robbed them all

as practiced by her, lifelong

here also she did no wrong

absorbing others’ sorrow

even by “ Beg and borrow.

Here it, absorbed she in silence

by many years of stiff penance

detaching herself, from family net

with all relations, she alone had set

transcending Maya and matter

aiming at a liberating merger

of her soul with soul supreme

that all beings over births dream.

 

On an auspicious day

when had ebbed away

the fear of Pandemic

breaching the social fabric’

frightening the man to  shun

even the son -parents relation,

when Ganesh the lord of learning

to dispel the ignorance and suffering

was propitiated on earth with devotion

to get him incarnated to bless in person,

when the gloomy weather turned sunny

making it a rare day amidst days, rainy

the day was well set for the Lord

to come to escort her to His abode

a noble soul meriting thus  by her deeds

serving selflessly to  destitute’ needs.

With dangling bangles, vying one another

to tell “This soul is divine, we vouch for”,

the vermillion on forehead dazzles bright

to spell ‘The bangles’ tales are true and right”,

the new robes sanctifying her for a journey

pray “Lord take her to you, she is heavenly”

special drum beats announce those, aloud

Celestial beings with flowers stood bowed

to sprinkle petals over her body on the bier

and on the path the  Lord would take her.

 

She was a girl born before her time

as with her talent, time could not rhyme

A girl from a remote village,

tradition being its anchorage

where girl has to marry early

and goes off with her hubby

to grow there their family tree

her childhood dream forgets she

impeded was thus, further, to pursue

Nothing her doctorate brother could do.

The booklets exhibiting her poem

reveals her talent  was awesome.

Her knowledge was phenomenal

on topics national and international

only on micro reading of a newspaper

daily without fail preferring it to prayer.

 

Root is she

of her family tree

nurturing it to grow

a single handed sow

enduring on the way

“ Come what it may”

keeping under blur

her thirst and hunger

but to reap its yield

she stayed off the field

to vanquish the vanity

with sword of austerity.

 

Hey Mausi! our relation

can explain it to none

the adoration,

the affection

that webbed us,

made many envious

but you made sure

to keep it secure

by your progeny all

that make us to haul

deep brotherly adoration

passed to the next generation

Khuki as your eldest daughter

you only conferred it on her

by your sacrifices immense

and for her your preference.

your pledge and propitiation

for Dhadhu bhai over your son

spells your unique magnanimity

surely it is recognized by divinity.

Bow we all at you with gratitude

for your affection of awesome magnitude.

 

P K Routray

In the service of Lord

 

(N . B – Bilasini Samantaray my MAUSI sister of my mother-in-law passed away on 10^th September 2021 . She had loved all of us like her own progeny and helped many people in life. This is a tribute to her. In the Hindu philosophy the liberation of a soul means merger with Supersoul.)