Poetry

O My Mother

Would that, I

Were a child again!

Would that, you,

Were my mother again!

I would like your

Lap again.

I would like to

Weep again.

I would have your

Hug again .

Again you will

Beat me.

Again you will

Eat me.

With your hands,

Full of love,

And touch again.

You will chide me,

For mistakes.

You will hide me,

From my dad,

For my mistakes.

I want a life again,

In your lap again.

No life is better,

Without you,

O’ my mother same again!

~Rajesh ‘Lalit’ Sharma

New Delhi, India

2 Comments

  1. RESPECTED SIR RAJESH JI SALUTE WITH RESPECT UR COMPOSITIONS ARE HEART TOUCHING AND FEELING REALISM AND THANKS TO INDIAN PERIODICAL TOO FOR GIVING CHANCE TO READ AN ARTICLE OF SUCH GREAT PERSONALITY.🙏🏻

  2. विवेक जी;आपका प्रोत्साहन देने का आभार।