Nerve-Racking Nonagenarian Poem by Kumarmani Mahakul

Nerve-Racking Nonagenarian

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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.

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
We see the people of ninety to ninety nine years old persons in the society who are known as nonagenarian. Somewhere nonagenarians are in great mental stress. Though they are weak and need hospitality still than strong in mind and morality. A nonagenarian is an advisor in some families but the family members can't accept. Sons or daughters go to their service places by bus or train in hurried mood. So they cannot serve their old aged parents for which they depend upon their grand children. In children's brain the behaviour of their parents is compacted. Maximum nonagenarians are moral in character. They are devotees and they pray God having knee down. They maintain purity and keep nonviolence, truth even if the harm wishing people respect them. We can see nerve racking nonagenarians in ghetto means in a part of city occupied by the poor. Here the kinfolks do not treat them properly. Here value education should be provided. Though nonagenarian have low vision and low appetite, speaking in low voice still than their thinking power is high. We must serve them properly and timely because our turn is coming soon. This is the theme of the poem in brief and is written in Deogarh, Odisha, India on this day of 15th November,2014. It is dedicated to the people of the World.
Glossary
Nerve-racking - inflicting great mental stress
Nonagenarian -People of 90 to 99 years old
Compact - closely and neatly packed together
Malevolent - wishing harm to other
Ruth - feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes for other
Ghetto - part of a city occupied by the poor
Motto -the aim and ideals of a family
Strife - struggle, conflict
Alleviate - mitigate
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Mahtab Bangalee 21 October 2018

its philosophical great piece

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Edward Kofi Louis 04 March 2017

A mentor! ! Thanks for sharing.

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Jak Black 12 January 2016

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!

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Akhtar Jawad 18 August 2015

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

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Kumarmani Mahakul

Kumarmani Mahakul

Gandam, Dist-Deogarh, Odisha, INDIA
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