Missing father tonight-
Strange thoughts arch through the mind.
Father though no more today
perhaps, reborn growing somewhere.
To the very
Father he was born.
Grandfather, whom I had never seen.
Much earlier he was long gone.
Those days my father was a little child.
By the time, he has through his stages;
will I die to be born to him, in ages?
All of us one by one in phases-
Repeat his family as he began.
Bygone be no bygone.
Born poor good Brahman, he was dutiful.
Trifled mock, insults, and scorn.
Taught love and compassion
Forgive and forget hurts, mission.
However, never be a doormat to feel affection.
With guaranty, treasure was our intellectual capacity.
Cultivate, impart knowledge was riches sought.
"A wealth that could never deplete
Much as we gave, give." He said.
Pacifist deadpan, peace at any cost, he was not.
Anchored in win through morality, mutual respect,
Plan of action, in non-violence-freedom was his, ours.
True Congressman with law degree
in Jessore yonder year secretary
Follower of Bapuji self-made he was.
Peace. Such a sweet inviting word. Love also inviting. Hate and war the dark opposites, but without dark there is no light and there must be those who sacrifice themselves to maintain the balance.
Hugs and Peace
HK
Nostalgic !!
©bishu