Mr U. Sundara Raju of Bapatla, A.P. has been working as a Teacher of English in the Sultanate of Oman, since 2004.
69. I am not Alone!
The priceless and matchless moments
In my life are those in solitude I spend
When I can find my heart not missing
In the bustle of the world.
The time I can find to tap my dormant heart
And then it talks to me in a silent language,
No human ear can hear its voice
Except the whole of my being!
In those marvellous mute moments
I discern my inner being
As one entity with its teachings great and noble,
It's my replica in body but in spirit different!
It points at the dents in my life
And teaches how to repair,
It rekindles the dying embers
Of my dying spiritual life!
I am not alone as you think,
My soul converses with me
And resets the clock of my life,
I cling to solitude when the clock stops again!
70. Nine Months
I was tiny
I knew no fear
And shed no tear
Safe in my dear Mother's womb!
Floated in cosy darkness
Like a little fresh water fish
Nibbling at the liquid energy
Sharing her blood and life!
As I grew, I learnt to traverse
From my Pristine Palace to her mind
Making her winged dreams
Glide in a wonderful world!
Though I kicked her from within
With my tender toes so thin
A flash of motherly love
Brightened her weary brow!
When I did inside a somersault,
The touch of her gentle palm,
I felt, made sure I was safe
'How this look like?' cast a spell on her!
Through the umbilical cord,
The nature's amazing contact,
I heard the cadence of her voice
And to each other we whispered the endearments!
Bathed in the Sacred Pool
Like a nimble miniature diver
In blissful solitude and serenity
For nine fine months!
With oceans of patience bore my dear Mother
My weight, until the day of tears of joyful pain
To clear my way, and my little lids opened
With her first tender kiss, to the flamboyant world!