As my thoughts flashed
Back to my childhood days
Visions of my parents
Flashed across my mind.
~*~
At the break of morning light
I saw my mother in front of our house
Drawing designs of flowers, birds
And patterns of leafy creapers
With white chalk powder
On the clean swept wet ground.
She had created a galaxy of flowers
With powdered chalk, while beautifying
The front yard of our house!
~*~
She was there in the kitchen
Serving hot breakfast and hot tea
To my father, sister and to me with
Affectionate smiles on her charming face.
At midday time before we had food
Hearing the cry of a hungry soul in the street
When she ran to the door and offered food
To an old man I saw the divine grace
In her merciful eyes!
~*~
On the holy days of November
And December months, my parents
Had their holy bathe in the warm currents
Of river Krishna early before Sunrise,
When my mother lighted up cotton wick lamps
In leafy cups and floated them across the waves
It looked as if she was floating the star boats
Across the heavenly Ganges of the night sky!
~*~
On the full moon day of November
Observing the fast at day time,and after sunset
My mother lighted up the lamps in earthen cups
And in the moon light sitting in lotus posture
When my parents were meditating on God,
I thought they were the God and Goddess
Who assumed the form of human beings!
~*~
Although they left this mortal world,
Yet, they're living as immortals in God,
And their most beautiful memories
I have treasured in my heart!