Sailing on a full moon night she went
In search of her beloved child
In the grip of fear her thoughts wandered astray
Through the silvery haze she peered calling out to her-
The echo alone responded to her call
Earnestly she prayed and pleaded with God—
‘Please let nothing amiss happen to my precious Princess’
On a picnic with her friends she had gone-
Latest by six (pm) she promised to return
How happy she looked in that dainty dress
Joyfully dancing up and down the stairs-
Showing her Mum –
How well on her own she could dress!’
A bubbly teenager she was-
Full of life and enthusiasm-
Always on the look out for an adventurous path
Her joy lay in traversing the untrodden roads-
‘Fear’ had no place in her dictionary
That’s what frightened her Mother to the core!
She with a mischievous smile teased her (Mother)
Singing away ecstatically-
‘On my way to the unknown land-
I travel, Mama Dear
A far off mysterious anonymous land it is,
I might forever reside there-
Your little vivacious girl-
You will see no more for a long, long time-
Loving Mother Nature will hide me from you
We’ll then play hide and seek—
You, Mama Dear have to find me, me, me —-
Her resounding laughter and the words petrified her Mother’
Very often she chided her daughter-
For singing that appalling song but to no avail!
Its ghastly lyrics kept haunting her as
To her daughter she frantically called out tearfully
Reverberation of her own voice was all she could hear-
Along with that wretched song ringing in her ears!
Crazily she started screaming,
Wailing loudly
But alas!
Empty handed she had to return
Leaving her beloved child-
Hidden somewhere in Mother Nature’s domain
The game of hide and seek forever she lost
Her loving Princess, she envisioned
Somewhere in the fathomless sea lay,
Shrouded with water
From her eyes eternally hidden-
Mother Nature abducted her darling child, she shrieked!
With a broken heart to her house she returned-
Haunted constantly by her darling’s sweet voice –
Singing that dreadful song!
~Anuradha S. Bannore
Vadodara, India
this is a very poignant poem ms. anuradha…. very sentimental; very touching how difficult it is for a mother to bear the loss of her child… feelings of the aggrieved mother has been very explicitly defined
congrats for the beautiful rendering of emotions
Poignant verse with powerful imagery.
The poem is a beautiful word picture drawn of Mother Nature- the foreboding song sung happily by the little girl a teenager though , and then the heartrending cries of the Mother ,for her lost darling daughter , that fall upon deaf ears. Each emotion has been so beautifully expressed that it touches your heart deep down. A very expressive poem. indeed !
Thanks each one of you for appreciating my poem & for your positive feedback