Year2018 Poem by Bharati Nayak
Year2018
Year 2018
What shall I write about you?
You were like my closest friend,
With whom I shared,
My moments of joy and sorrow.
Looking into sky,
I have talked with you,
Telling my secrets,
And seeking advice.
Many tears have
vapoured in my eyes.
Many pains found,
No sympathisers,
other than you.
You saw how my father
left us for heaven,
And my mother'sbangles
were broken.
Amid sorrow,
You brought many joys.
They are treasured
In time'sleaf.
As we bid farewell,
I bow to you ,
In gratitude ,
for theinnumerable moments of bliss,
thatI have shared with my dear ones,
my friends, my poetry,
The golden sunlight,
The green tree, river and sea.
When you go away,
You are taking a part of me,
Has my name been written on your heart ?
I give this ink
As a parting gift.
Thank you 2018,
Thank you.
The moments of joy and sorrow has been astutely and touchingly delineated in this farewel poem of year 2018. The way of presentation is fantastic. May year 2019 bring abundant happiness for you with all family members.
Thank you very much Sri Kumarmani Mahakul for your valuable support .Wish you also a very Happy New Year 2019.
Thank you Akhtar Jawadji for your appreciation.I wish you a very Happy New Year.
I give this ink As a parting gift. Thank you 2018, Thank you. marvelous gift from uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu
I am grateful to you Poet for your kind comment.Thank you so much for reading and inspiring me. Wish you a very Happy New Year, full of poetry.
'What shall i write about you? ' Year 2018. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Thank you Edward Lofi Louis for your kind comment.Wish you a very Happy New Year'2019 !
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6/15/2024 8:19:56 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Dear Bharati, my feeling goes out to you for your sorrows this year past. The lines that strike me in this poem: my mother’s bangles were broken (and I wonder about the cultural significance behind this) , and I give this ink as a parting gift. May 2019 (which I’ll have to get used to remembering) be an even richer year for you. -Glen
Thank you for your kind words. In the time of personal grief I got much consolation in my poems and interaction with poet friends on this Site.You rightly pointed out the cultural significance of breaking bangles.In Hindu culture wearing bangles and 'Sindur' (vermillion) on the forehead are symbol of wedded status of a woman.It is cosidered sacred and compulsory.When the husband dies, breaking bangle of the wife is part of the ritual.It is such a painful custom !