Let the Generations Connect
Centuries have rolled,
The generations don’t connect anymore.
They grow as trees in isolation
And don’t make a garden anymore.
They are stories divided in incongruent chapters
But don’t make a readable book anymore
For I don’t understand your language
Nor do you mine.
If my times could be closer to yours
And yours to mine
We can bring the generations drifting nowhere
A bit nearer.
We can build a bridge together.
You can cross the bridge
And come to my times in my heart
The times when the values were valued,
Come to my old village I adored
The village where people had soul.
I will show you my house
The bare walls collapsing and the doors cracking
But standing strong on foundation, the faith
I will show you my garden
The flowers drying and the trees dying
But they preserve the essence of good times.
I will show you the grey picture of my little daughter
Holding my hand
She remembers no longer.
I will show you the mirror hiding my face
Beaming in happiness out of measure
I have left with my times to treasure.
I can cross the bridge
And travel to your times you are shaping
The times when you value people by money
To your modern city that wiped the villages,
The city where people have lost their soul.
You will show me your house
The walls decorated with abstract paintings
But the windows don’t see the sky.
You will show me the garden
People rushing to pluck odorless flowers
But the garden path is all stairs people climb and climb,
You will show me the picture of your little son in color
Holding your sleeve
Not knowing who you really are.
You will show me your iPad
Storing your face smiling in rue
At the uncertain times you gave you.
Let us build a bridge together
And on the bridge
I will take a step forward
You will take a step backward.
I will hold your hand with love
You will hold mine with care.
And let the times meet
And the generations connect.
Written : July 12, 2017
March 25, 2020
Contest : Strand Choice Q, Any Form, Any Theme
Sponsor : Brian Strand
Copyright © Subimal Sinha-Roy | Year Posted 2017
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