Poetry To Jayanta Poem by Bijay Kant Dubey

Poetry to Jayanta Mahapatra
Is imagery and imagism,
Sticking to Oriya roots and nativity,
A discussion of light and darkness,
A visit to the temples and picnic spots,
A description of human and rural poverty and hunger,
Backwardness and underdevelopment,
Human want and scarcity,
The asthi-kalasha being immersed in,
The pinda-dana being done on the sea beach
And the funeral pyre burning,
Pictures realistic and bare
Of the hungry child, the toiling womankind,
The heinous dowry system and its evil impact,
The aftermath of freedom
And the promises made during
Giving away
As white lies, false promises
Regressing us to the background.