TWO UNIQUE MIGRATIONS

The two unique migrations in my life

Criss-crossing each other at the same time

The migration of my dear ones to different destinations

These two dearies very close to my heart and mind.

My daughter’s diaspora to a new destination

Ready to fly high: starting new phase of her life

to a far-off domicile, all alone in foreign lands.

But am sure, she will soon have her feet grounded well

in unknown environs, with two little diamonds by her side

she will soar high and high in life and make me proud

My heart bestows her with loads of good wishes and

countless blessings for her new beginnings and new living.

My mother, at the same time, ready for her final sojourn

Leaving even a greater void in my life

With no one left to turn for guidance

With no one left for asking me to visit her

With no one left to be worried about my meals,

my pressures and my struggles of life.

As I stare at her, engulfed in pipes, cylinders of oxygen

I think- Is she the same ?

The pillar of strength for all, is struggling

to find an ounce of power for self

to sustain the harsh realities of old age.

Both these women, very special to me

are placed in my heart till eternity.

The younger one, I thought to have raised the best

is teaching me new lessons of existence everyday

with her sheer grit & determination.

And the older one still training me

to face the cold hard facts of life

With patience and perseverance

And to take life as it comes.

As I stand on the dilemma of life

I have learnt to let the life take its own course

And flow with the flow

And bow before the one Supreme power

which dictates the terms of our life.

Learning to take life as it comes- Yes, taking life as it comes

By - Anju Gupta : A mother & a daughter