Nikhil Parekh - Indian Poet


It came after 6 days of grueling work, 


6 days of assiduous effort under the scorching ball of Sun, 


6 days of unrelenting tasks executed at electric pace, 


6 days of insufficient meals blended with stingy 


amounts of obnoxious coffee, 


6 days of absolution from amicable domains of family, 


6 days of sedulous expeditions in packed to capacity commuter trains, 


6 days of deprivation from a ravishing game of long tennis, 


6 days of obliteration from revitalizing spray of the ocean, 


6 days of conscious efforts to wear feckless and spurious smiles, 


6 days of wandering in a claustrophobic ambience of lackluster paper, 


6 days of monotonous salute to the disillusioning supremo, 


6 days of dedicated projects; with eyes incorrigibly glued to the computer, 


6 days of incessant perspiration dribbling down crisp shirt, 


6 days of onerous struggle to compete with intellectuals, 


6 days of nostalgia for peace; weighing heavily on mind, 


6 days of obstreperous noise piercing through soft ear, 


6 days of aching feet; with spasmodically restless back, 


6 days of impatient sigh's and a perpetual longing for melodious sleep.


 


The seventh day finally did arrive, 


I drew back multiple blinds in my apartment house, 


to let sizzling rays of dawn fumigate my persona, 


slept late in the morning; oblivious to hassles of mundane work, 


consumed barrels of enticing beer; nibbling fresh nut on the silver sands of 


the beach, 


languidly strolled a few miles with the pungent spray of the water, 


stimulating my dreary eyes; as i candidly prayed to the Creator, 


to bless me and my family with bountiful more Sunday's.



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