Set out to confront the raging torrents.....
With the fishing net rented...
Hoping to make a catch enough..
To feed three empty stomachs back home.
A week of confinement
Heeding the warning local;
The sea rough and raging
Now forced to venture desperate.
He had promised his lil ones..
At least a mouthful of grub;
Young eyes with hunger beseeching....
His two kids and uncomplaining other half.
He stood hesitant for a second;
Cautioned by the huge breakers threatening;
The terrifying deep struck fear...
But then he had promised his lil ones.
Quickly untethered his boat;
Love for his family foremost...
Bracing to face what may....
Deeper and deeper he ventured.
Repeated attempts in vain-
The vision of meal a pain
Haunted by the starving faces back home
Reminded he had promised his lil ones.
All energy into the final attempt;
Exhilarated when felt the tug,
Pulled with all his might-
But the telltale fin of the dreaded glimpsed.
Realised the danger lurking,
Let go the second alarmed;
The sea raging crimson....
In the battle between man and the beast.
Though tossed and thrown,
He fought to survive;
An excruciating pain shimmered
Felt life ebb away.........
Slowly he slipped into the......
Comforting arms of eternal sleep;
Last thought remained with him.....
He had promised his lil ones........! ! ! ! ! ! !
Very touching poem. The hungry little ones back home with burning stomachs and their dad being eaten by a shark with their thought burning inside him. Reminded me of the last scene of the Malayalam movie Chemmeen.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Heart touching poem. Excellent collocation. Enjoyed. Thanks for posting.