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Tuesday 10 July 2012

Awaiting

So far his son went
Beyond replies to the letters he sent
So away he has gone
Leaving the awaiting alone


Each dusk when the birds fly
Homewards they cry
His wife seeks news
Hoping a familiar view


He tells her to wait
May be their son is late
Some hurdles he may have met
Ultimately to return he must be set


A decade ago they'd bid adieu
With a promise to return in a days few
He'd assured to come back
He'd always remember homeward track


But distant lands and their mystic sands
Lures galore and comforts in hands
He soon forgot those who sought
His side, in their oldness fraught


To this day they wait
Hoping that their son is late
Each knowing the truth within
Their child will no more be seen







34 comments:

  1. You touch a raw nerve of many aged parents in this poem.Disappointment from one's own is the hardest to bear

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    1. I know Indu ji. That's the pathos of the poem.

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  2. Hi Anupam

    That's so beautiful . Parents get forgotten along with thousands of other things in today's dismembered world ! Sad!

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    1. Hi Jayashree,

      Unfortunately what you say is more often than not becoming the nightmare for old aged parents.

      Thanks for reading.

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  3. Mr Anupam, I take my hat off to you!
    Brilliant piece again!
    Wherever we are whatever we are it's really important to take some time out of our busy daily schedules in our so called "awesome" lives and have a chat with our parents.

    Regards
    AKY

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    1. Thank You Mr. Anil for your kind appreciation and I totally agree with you on giving time to those who gave their whole life in raising us.

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  4. Parent are beautiful gifts from God.. No wonder they call us every second to know where we are. Beautiful poem

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    1. You are so right. Thanks for reading, Sridevi.

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  5. aw... my parents are so dear to me.... wouldn't want to leave them lonely ever...

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  6. Wow !! I enjoyed reading it !! As in, its on a sad situation but I couldn't stop reading. Its like it pulled me in and I came out only after reading it completely !!
    Keep writing :) :)
    BTW there's this movie called Hachiko in which the dog waits for his master unaware that he's no more. When I see/know people are waiting with that hope, it saddens my heart.

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    1. I know. I loved Hachiko too. Thanks for reading Abhishek.

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  7. Hi Anupam! Lovely Poem. This reminds me the story of Meghumi Yokota, a japanese girl abducted by North Korea. Her parents are still waiting for her.Do read her story on the web.

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    1. Thanks for your appreciation. Will surely read her story.

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  8. Touching, topical and direct, the poem effectively captures the ungratefulness, cruelty and treachery of the current generations.

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    1. Thank You Umashankar ji for your kind words.

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  9. fantastic sirji..........very touchy...........

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  10. Brilliantly written...touches the heart and reminds us to be eternally grateful and loving towards our parents.

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  11. very touchy Anupam, makes me feel sad, written very well....

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  12. sad but a true fact...kids amidst all the glitz and glamor of the outside world tend to forget their most precious gift Maa n Baba,
    great lines to express the yearning of the hapless parents for their child , grt poem :)

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  13. Brilliant post yet again Anupam. It's simple, subtle yet BEAUTIFUL.

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  14. This is so sad, I feel for the parents :)

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  15. Feeling of parents...and I am sure a mum somewhere might have cried after reading this...
    Awesomely awesome, beautifully beautiful

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  16. Nice poem very nice ! reminded me of 'Pankaj Udhas'Chitthi Ayi Hai..Watan Se Chitthi Ayi Hai..' from the movie NAAM !

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  17. amazing...sober yet very touching.

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  18. Wow..u beautifully captured all the emotions. :)

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  19. Very sad and heartbreaking. A very well written poem Anupam.

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  20. So touching and saddening..became emotional..

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  21. beautiful.....
    i'm so very deeply touched...
    nice expression anupam.

    anu

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    1. Thanks Anu for your kind words of appreciation.

      I'm glad that you liked the poem.

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  22. Thanks Jessy, Menaka, 'campbuzz', Rohit, Ghazala, Bindu, Hemant, 'my say.in', Neha, LC, Mani & Ranita for reading "Awaiting" and leaving behind your generous words of appreciation.

    I'm delighted by your kind gesture.

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  23. A very simple and smooth writing, it seems. Poetry is what I am in love with.
    Your creation very gently pulled me to the solitary world of those old parents whose weak eyes are searching for their son. It's a reality for many of the parents secluded by their children to die alone in their dingy abode.
    I liked the simplicity of your writing. :)

    Kindly visit my recent blog at: http://namratakumari.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/the-brighter-side/

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