Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra
☆ Bequest ☆
(Ms. Neelam Saxena Chandra’s poem “Bequest” will definitely compel you to think that how dark night and dark side of life follows like a ghost for whole life, particularly in dark. Still, I find a silent message to struggle with present for the future.)
So peaceful was her life,
The sea provided her a peaceful calm;
The waves were lovely and soothing
Having a composed charm…
Suddenly it was dark
The albatross shrieked;
There were wild tremors
Jeopardy reeked…
Life changed for her
In the fraction of a second,
There was water and water
And then everything blackened…
The enchanting sea
Engulfed her near and dear ones;
The waves which had been tranquil erstwhile
Suddenly became destructive like dragons…
As she was helplessly watching the destruction,
There was a loud uproar-
One particular large wave jumped at her
And she was dragged ashore…
The harbour waves kept
Pushing and pulling her;
But she kept holding on
Like a providential survivor…
Although she could endure and live on,
She still feels hapless and sad-
Her near and dear ones
Have left for the other world and are dead…
The sea has given her a bequest
She does not want to remember at all;
The waves: they still come and go
But she no more listens to their call…
The ghosts of the past
Shall live on with her forever;
Life shall normalize and she may forget it in the daylight
But the silent night shall make her remember it forever…
© Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra
