In our society we live with nonagenarians,
Who are nerve-racking and old guardians?
Some of them do need help and hospitality,
They are weak in body, have strong morality.
A nonagenarian in a family is a mentor,
But it is intriguing to kinsfolk, the actor.
Sons or daughter-in-laws lead busy life,
They commute their service place is rife.
Somewhere the daughter in-law is house wife,
She does busy in T.V-serial often she has strife.
Some nonagenarians depend on grandchildren,
In whom behaviour of parents compact their brain.
Maximum nonagenarians are moral and devotee,
They go on value and pray God in down knee.
They maintain purity, keep nonviolence, truth,
Malevolent persons too respect them for Ruth.
Nonagenarians' lead painful life is seen in ghetto,
Here to serve them well is not the kinsfolk's motto.
Value education should be provided to them,
Knowledge of God will alleviate their blame.
Nonagenarians have low vision and low appetite,
Listening and speaking are low too thinking is tight.
We most respect them, serve them properly,
The turn is coming as so for us immediately.
I really like this poem, Kumarmani. This poem outlines much of what is wrong in this modern world. Gone are the days when sons and daughters had the time, maybe the inclination also, to care for elderly parents. They are too busy these days trying to compete in what has become a rat race. It is commonplace these days for both parents to have to work. Society is, shamefully, back pedalling. Civilisation is judged by how we treat the weakest!
If not dead before nineties everyone has to become a nonagenarian, many sad stories are heard about them. My friend Mahakul has done a great job by writing a poem on them. His work also becomes marvelous as it's a nice poem.............10
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
its philosophical great piece