Sunday Poetry by Supatra Sen

Reunion

We had parted in spring Some four decades back Resolute, indomitable Certain of life and people Roads diverged… And journeys beckoned With spirits unchained Passion ablaze Ventures…Adventures…Acquisition…Possession Worth to be proved Merit established Approval won Money, fame, name, award Everything both great and small Need be ours… And on this note we parted In spring…some forty years ago

Autumn now When we meet again In person How different is this Real… so unfamiliar Light years from that on social media Known names unfamiliar forms Connecting in time Who are they who surround Trying to ‘catch up’ they say Can we ever !!

Figures past midday Fatigue concealed by masks Flaunting the offsprings’ achievements Son’s marriage, daughter’s promotion Grandchild’s intelligence…waning health Coveted holidaying, plush apartments Shopping haul, lavish anniversaries Forty years apart…the topics change The tinge of envy or pride constant

Yet each in silent confession All that was sought for and chased after Through the prime of summer and drenching rains Are all that one wishes to rid of This mellow Autumn… When it’s time for harvest Time to reap…

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