A Father Who Just Lost His Only Son Poem by Shamik Kumar Bose

' This is based on a true story that I read when I was a boy and a die
hard fan of football'

'What can be in a father's mind after he left his only son in a
burning ghat
at the bank of the sacred Ganges river? '

He took the ashes in a pot and wiped all the tears in his eyes
For the grief was too pensive for him to cry
any more

He once thought to give his life into that lonely river
To mingle with the soul of his son
His only son!

At that moment someone whisper'd in his ears
'Today is the IFA cup final betwixt East Bengal and Mohun Bagan'
A game of football that he loved since he was a boy
Like his only boy!

He wiped his last tear from his face
A feverish wish dragged him to Eden Gardens
He shouted the most
Spray'd all the ashes over the victorious players' heads
B'coz his own team had own!
He came back happy as a man
Who lost his only son!

Copyright: Shamik Bose 2009