Lazy Bones Poem by Pradip Chattopadhyay
Lazy Bones
Two brothers lazy bones were known far and wide
Devoted devils they stuck together on each other’s side
As you can guess on those idle souls life wasn’t kind
Without work they didn’t earn though they didn’t mind.
Still they managed to survive God played here his hand
The duo had a roof over head and some ancestral land
They were happy to just laze out with barely minimal meal
Spend their times at fireside with two staunch idlers’ zeal.
In fact even such rituals as bathing and nature’s call
Found them badly wanting they detested moving at all
They disliked going out of house hardly ever took a ride
Enamored of their laziness in it they preferred to hide.
The two brothers were often coaxed to go for a movie show
Couldn’t dress up never made it their limbs moved so slow
Yet they weren’t bothered for life’s joys remaining undone
Thoroughly enjoyed their laziness it held for them all the fun.
Not one good deed they ever did not once a noble act
Enslaved as they were in idleness tied to its devilish pact
None ever came to the aid of them none they ever did help
In notorious no work they stuck together keeping only to themselves.
Till one day came an ugly turn a fire broke out in their house
When all else left except them even the cellar’s mouse
In their sleep as they sensed the heat the one asked the other
My back is burning what to do please tell me kindly brother.
Though surrounded them the fire the two brothers didn’t budge a bit
Undeterred by the looming peril they kept lying in the searing heat
How do I know the other answered with eyes still not opened wide
Go back to your sleep if it’s too hot move your back to the other side.
The story of these lazy brothers is not simply a yarn to tickle our senses! It carries a great message! Laziness robs one of many blisses and finally lands him in burning flames! Unless nipped in the early stage of invasion, it becomes an obsession! A poem that can make you smile and brood over! !
Very Beautifully you have portrayed Lazy Bones. Sad ending....It's very sad when one lies like a mere bones and helplessness to move is really a pity especially for old ones. Loved reading it.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/26/2024 10:03:20 AM # 1.0.0.1119
An absorbing and salutary tale told in verse. We all have our lazy intervals - but these 2 take it to another level! 'Enslaved as they were in idleness tied to its devilish pact' - my favourite line.