The Power of Black – Poems on Humanity , Social Cause , Poverty , Women Empowerment – Volume 2 by Nikhil Parekh - HTML preview

34. FREE OF COST

I sowed a cluster of poignant seeds in the soil; digging a

trench conducive in depth,

Diligently watered the mud at the onset of every dawn; and in brilliant sunshine;

sprinkling the enclosure with salubrious manure,

After a few years the tree grew tall and handsome; and showered upon me

succulent fruits; free of cost.

I provided it tones of green leaf; kept a festoon of immaculate coconut in its

vicinity,

Obliterated it from acerbic rays of the sun; and sweltering heat; providing it  

an island of hay to sleep,

In return the rustic cow bestowed upon me gallons of frosty milk; free of cost.

I manoeuvred the canvas at astronomical heights in the sky; dexterously

plucking at its nimble string,

Violently tugging the same; when confronted with swashbuckling draughts

of breeze,

In return the kite swayed phlegmatically in the air; gave me gargantuan gratification; free of cost.

Several of my ancestors fought gruesome battles in their lives,

Audaciously massacring prevalent evil; clashing swords to drive away the obnoxious enemy,

In return they left me marathon years of perpetual bliss and freedom to live; free of cost.

I used portable water parsimoniously in winter; preserving every droplet that

I could,

Educated the society about the indispensable need to store and relinquish

wastage,

In return when the tyranny of summer took its acrimonious toll; I received colossal amounts of water; free of cost.

I procured a battalion of children; playing with them for incessant

hours of the day,

Incorporating their persona with the essence of humanity; teaching them to

march straight without leaning their weight,

In return when they transited to youth; their philanthropic deeds spread far

and wide; and they bestowed upon me the pride of being their father; free of cost.

I built mammoth sanatoriums for those afflicted with disastrous pain,

Assisted the blind; crippled; and the impoverished to cross the street; doing the best I could within my affordable means,

In return I got the benevolent and unprejudiced blessings of the same; free of cost.

I lived the entire of my life intensely loving the girl of my dreams,

Devoting Herculean amount of time towards those in tribulation; unrelentingly

attempting to fulfill my earthly tasks,

In return when I relinquished life and breath; the Creator gave me a place in blissful heaven; free of cost.