Apuna Rato Poems

Finally, I returned to my native land
And the dinner was all set,
Sweet aroma filled the kitchen.
"Thank God for my mother's skill, " I prayed.
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With heavy heart, I open the cage
And give you wings to fly.
Soar high, my dear, be gone.
My land is barren
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Loneliness, I find no reason to laugh,
Absolutely not a reason to distract the pain.
The moment I assumed I get a reason to smile,
Life twisted the story, bringing back the wounds.
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Then how it would be like a party defector
Or a corrupt public servant or a gambler
To hoard and led an easy luxurious life
Like the rivers of plenty: the Tigris,
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Diseases! Deadly diseases liberates mind.
Diseases lend breathe to lifeless soul.
Some pray, heal me to work for weak,
Others shed tears to reform their ways.
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I kept
Wondering
How much you've change over the months.
I kept waiting for you but
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Mother, you are the spring of
LIFE, JOY and HOPE.
When darkness overshadows me,
you give me the sign of LIFE
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'Who are you? ' I asked the man
Standing right before me.
By a mere insincere glance,
Anyone can sense a miser was he.
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The afternoon was pleasantly calm and music
So gentle until…..
The Death strummed fierce and ruthless
With mournfully unsympathetic beat.
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This morning I visited Kohima Orphanage
And Destitute Home.
Talking about founder Ama and children,
I saw loving tears in new Ama's eyes.
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