Crumb Unique

At the birth of every male child,
At his hair-cutting event styled,
At first birth-celebrations wild;
At his sister's ear-ring pomp, mild,
At school when their admissions filed,
Blasts the crumb, whole soul forces, piled...!

When enjoying a silent sleep, 
When solemn meditation keep,
When, within, alone, cry or weep;
When as rituals blind-faiths, seep,
When in farms rich harvest we reap,
Roars the crumb of drum like bomb-heap...!

When boys go mystic in playground,
When girls hysterically bound,
When kith-and-kin awe-filled surround;
When moralists sow seeds so sound,
When, wildest of the wild gets crowned,
Booms crumbs of music; all get drowned...!

At great festivals of marriage,
At bride-groom's glamour-horse carriage,
At bride's courtyard like effleurage; 
At death, with mourning, like steerage,
At mingle of broods like peerage,
Cracks crumbs with fullest coverage...

Crumb, for us, is not bomb or shell,
Nor any grand ancient witch-spell,
Nor blast of some planets far dwell;
It’s, loud noise pollution, like hell,
That, in truth, is a rude death-knell,
Though we cherish it like church-bell...


19 January 2022
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George Avatar
January 20, 2022 at 11:37 PM
There is such unlaboured flow and ease in your poem with a lot of lyrical beauty ! The rhyming is excellent ! Well done Chris !
Gentile Avatar
January 19, 2022 at 4:24 AM
I am fascinated by the images that your keenly portray in your poem Christuraj! I think it so very well crafted and I really enjoyed reading it!
Alex Avatar
January 19, 2022 at 6:15 AM
Thank you very much.
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