English Literature – Poetry – ☆ Bequest ☆– Ms Neelam Saxena Chandra - साहित्य एवं कला विमर्श

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…