When They Fly Away
WHEN THEY FLY AWAY
I built the nest for them to together stay,
Kept it warm in the days of frost and cold,
No storm could ever blow them away
For I held them in my wings’ secure fold.
They grew up under the wrap of love and care,
Learned how to face life in their chosen way,
The process, a source of parental pleasure
Lasted till the time when they all flew away.
The bond turned into frail strands of memory
I keep in the few feathers they left for me,
The residual time I spend weaving a tapestry,
Their fading faces in its motif I long to see.
A lone traveler of the twilight I secretly aspire
When at the dark road’s dead end I‘d disappear
Carrying cherished hope and dormant desire
To live forever in their essence wherever they are.
May 15, 2018.
Copyright © Subimal Sinha-Roy | Year Posted 2018
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