The Wail of Weeping Mothers

This poem has been included in the Anthology "Float Poetry" - Re-verse the Rivers. and I recited it at the Yercaud poetry fest on 20-21 July 2019

Our land, blessed with majestic

 Rivers, lakes, ponds

The famed Ganga, Yamuna in north

Narmada and Tapti in the west

Brahmaputra, Mahanadi in east

Kaveri and  Krishna in south

And many, many  more  mothers

 

The very source of life and sustenance

held holy, revered since ages

A dip in some of them

Believed path to salvation

Yet today, they face decay n Degradation

Filth of all kinds- rubbish, sewage, chemical, thermal

Wastes- Human, industrial, animal

all thrown into mother’s lap

Destroying oxygen content, in water

Depleting aquatic life, in nature!

No. no, no, they wail

“Don’t hurt your own mother”, they plead

Stop, be aware of your deeds, vile

And act!  Make amends, before it’s too late!

"Stop testing our patience dear children” mothers say

“We hate to show you, our less benign face”

Yet, “Kedarnath”, droughts, other calamities await

the prodigal, wayward, sons and daughters

Akin to actor Nargis, in film “Mother India”

Killing with a heavy heart, her son

“We would be compelled to destroy

The very ones, we nourished and nurtured-

Our own children…. "

Captivating Lines from Here and There-28

• Don't do things because you fear consequences of not doing it or because you you fear being disliked. Do things because you want to and love doing it. Love keeps you safe, not fear.
• Your purpose will naturally unfold when you are authentic- allow yourself to be yourself. Ask yourself " what makes me feel passionate/joyful/happy/make me laugh? and engage in these activities.
• Love is the ultimate truth at the heart of creation. We are all the same being in different disguises. 
• When you recognize the impermanence of things, you lose your ego.
• Your soul is not in your body. Your body is in your soul. The whole universe is in your soul. Your soul is part of the universal consciousness.
• Think of your body as an energy field rather than flesh. change your relationship with time. Do not always be in a hurry. When you hurry, the BP goes up and biological changes happen in the body. 
• Change your perception of aging. Tell yourself:  "Everyday, I am increasing my mental and physical capacity." Stay in the state of love all the time. You grow old only when you stop growing. 
• The Gita teaches that you can achieve a state where you don't need any external commendation to make you feel right. You know you are of real worth.
• Compassion is not "feeling sorry for someone" but a recognition of commonality- What someone feels today might be what you will feel next week. 
• Your emotions let you know whether you are allowing or currently resisting your connection to the source. Reach out for the best feeling thought you have access to for moving up the vibrational emotional scale.