The two unique migrations in my life
Criss-crossing each other at the same time
The migration of my dear ones
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 land.
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 life.
My mother, at the same time, ready for her final journey
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 diet and my struggles of life.
As I stare her, engulfed in pipes, cylinders of oxygen
I think- Is she the same ?
The pillar of strength for all, is struggling
to find a pound 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 everyday
with her sheer grit & determination.
And the older one still educating 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.
Taking life as it comes- taking life as it comes
By - Anju Gupta : A mother & a daughter
