Teesta Review: A Journal of Poetry, Volume 1, Number 2. November 2018. ISSN: 2581-7094
You are the Reason
--- Usha Sridhar
I
was overjoyed at the news
a
thousand flowers would soon bloom.
I
would soon have company that I could call mine
whose
presence in my heart I would enshrine.
I
would have a purpose in life;
to
take care of you would be my lone drive.
I
could take on the world for you
your
wish would be my command- just give me a clue.
You will be my sole
reason
for me to live in bliss
all the seasons.
I
forget the day’s hard strenuous labour
when
at night I hold you in my arms.
Your
eyes aglow in joy at my sight
I
know you waited patiently for me to be by your side.
Precious
son; night is young, it is not over as yet
I
have lessons to learn, before I can rest.
I
need to grow strong and capable
so
that I can give you a life stable.
Poverty,
hardships, should pass you by;
comfort,
success; I pray, are your allies.
You will be my sole
reason
for me to live in bliss
all the seasons.
She
was old and frail with age
with
her strapping young lad, she was still on the same page.
Lovingly,
he held his mother’s hand and led her ahead
an
award for his work, he went ahead to fetch.
She
gazed proudly at her life’s anchor
drenched
in love for the wonder boy; pleased with the honour.