Leave Me Here

by Dr. Kumarendra Mallick

You cannot lure me

to go to your paradise

and be an honourable showpiece

in your backyard garden

...
I shall love instead to live

deeply attached to my earth,

walk in its dust to be pricked by thorns,

and play hide-and-seek with jolly kids

...
Sunrise and sunset I shall watch,

play kites to outwit the eagles,

cross rivers in small boats

and hear the boatman sing

...
Detachment is not my cup of tea,

leave me here on this earth, my lord!

attached to your lovely creation,

let your smile and grace my pleasaure be...

17-Oct-2011

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Comments on this Poem

Thank you, Rupradha for quoting the concluding paragraph. How can we be detached from 'morning lotus', chirrup of the birds, the clouds and all our loved ones?

kumarendramallick
18-Oct-2011 09:44 AM

"Detachment is not my cup of tea,
leave me here on this earth, my Lord!
attached to your lovely creation,
let your smile and grace my pleasaure be..."

amazing composition!!

Rupradha
18-Oct-2011 05:05 AM