Bond (Mother's Day Poem) Poem by Malabika Ray Choudhury

Remember vividly the day I became a mother,
And was holding the baby who was weeping inconsolably,
I did not know how to make him smile,
And was sobbing myself!

My father saw me and said,
'I had no idea you would make such a devoted mother',
And the doctor said,
' How is it that both Mom and the baby are crying together? '

That day I became a true mother,
who tried to accomplish everything in her power
to raise one little human being,
That tiny human being became the centre of my universe!

One little being, who just came to the earth
to be a part of this cosmos, to find his place.
I and my baby both grew up with one another,
We were blessed with the love, the laugh, the joy, the bliss
of being together!

His laugh was my laugh, his cry was my cry,
There was no gift comparable to the bond we had.

Spending too many sleepless nights, I didn't know I was capable of,
I was walking every step after him when he started toddling,
I was climbing every step up the stairs after the little baby, in case he stumbled and fell,
I was swinging him on the swing till he was tired, and I was exhausted,

How many songs did I sing till he fell asleep?
I was bursting into ecstasy with every word he babbled.
Pored over Tintin stories together, and giggled,
Daubed canvas with bright colours, and marvelled,
at our artistic creations,
Strolling on the streets licking Buskin-Robbins,
And gazing with fascinated eyes
at rainbow-coloured fishes and turtles floating in the aquairium!

Mother and son, Mother and daughter,
What a bond, which grows stronger and stronger
In every step of life, in every happiness, in every distress.
Things always don't turn right, who shares the pain?

Mother is a friend, a confidant, the best comforting shoulder to lean on,
A mother is a mother!
Who gives all the strength to stand tall,
and face the adversities that life has thrown.

One day I realized, my baby was not a baby any more,
It is time to let him fly.
With immense pride I watched him soar, and thought about my mother and my grandmother,
about all the mothers in the world,
who had done the same in every generation.
Happy Mother's Day!