Everyday Poem-30 ode To Orangutans In Odisha's Forest Poem by Bharati Nayak

Everyday Poem-30 ode To Orangutans In Odisha's Forest

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Mama! Mama!
Where have I come?
I can not recognize the trees or forest
There are four others like me in this distant land
I miss you and my friends
I miss the trees, flowers and fruits there
I am so afraid!
The unknown people(Are they called men?)
Snatched me from you
Oh Mama! You must be crying for me
The cruel men separated us
I do not know what fate lies for me
The other babies of my age are also crying
Oh! We are so afraid!
They put us in a box
We felt suffocated
How did we arrive here?
By air or river?
Mama! Mama! I am so afraid,
Can we meet ever?
@Bharati Nayak
13th September 2026

Sunday, September 13, 2026
Topic(s) of this poem: animals,environment,nature,ode,september
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Five critically endangered baby Orangutans were found in a forest of Balasore district of Odisha and were rescued by the forest officials of Odisha Government on 8th September 2026.They are currently sheltered at Nandankanan zoological park, Bhubaneswar. Baby orangutans remain about five or six years in mothers' care.Investigation is on to find out how the baby orangutans ended up in Odisha's jungle as India is not a natural habitat of Orangutans.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Tor Magnor Solvang 14 September 2026

A somewhat sad but very truthful poem about the daily lives of millions of innocent animals taken from their natural environments and used—or abused—to satisfy human desires and needs.

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Soran M. H 21 September 2026

When the reader shares the sense of alienation, loss, and estrangement, they truly grasp the meaning of this poetry. How deeply cherished the figure of the mother is—in all her symbolic resonance—whether she is the tender, loving mother or the wounded homeland.

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Bharati Nayak 29 September 2026

Your comment broaden the meaning of this poem.In today's world when wars are raging in many corners with mass exodus from motherland and the death caused to thousands ,mothers are weeping for their children and children for their parents.Thank you for your comment.

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Soran M. H 21 September 2026

One reads these verses as a deeply personal experience, whether linked to the poet's own tragedies or the reader's own life; yet, tragically, how many have cried out for their mothers in times of calamity, only to receive no reply.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 15 September 2026

I hope your good government will be able to give the necessary care and love to these endangered animals and if possible, be instrumental in bringing them back to the arms of their loving mother. A heartfelt and thoughtful write.

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Rose Marie Juan-austin 15 September 2026

A very, very touching poem. A reader can feel the fear, sadness, and longings of these tender and innocent baby orangutans. Wonderfully expressed and presented.

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Nabakishore Dash 14 September 2026

Thanks for this poem that depicts a pathetic separation of offsprings from mother's and that too in a place which is not conducive.Hot topic now. Indicates how cruelty grasped man in his greed.

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