'Puppets On Strings'
Crossing the bridge
Again, and again
Everyday,
Puppets on strings,
Trudging back
To the colorless lives,
To stand out in
Shadows at sunset.
------- Andy
The Mother
She waited patiently at the end of the long queue in front of the tea garden dispensary. Draped in a faded saree that hung just below her knees, a white bandana covering her oily hair, she carried her child in a sling wrapped around her shoulder. It was the usual hot and stuffy mid-June afternoon in Jabra Tea Estate, a picturesque garden in the foothills of the Himalayas. Jabra in Mirik Block was a hotspot of malaria then and hundreds of tea workers and their families were affected. She looked worried and distracted. The infant had been having high fever for the last three days and was doubtless suffering from malaria. The nurse at the dispensary had asked her to take good care of the baby and feed him some nutritious food instead of the standard tea flowers and rice that they had daily. Taking care of a sick child at home was a luxury for a single mother like her, particularly when she was struggling to attain permanent status as a tea-garden labourer. She was forced to ca...
Fantastic Photograph & a brilliant write up.. Keep up Andy Da
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DeleteDarun. Caption perfect 👍
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DeleteI was and am a fan of your unique ability to capture the essence of being and then pen them over as if reliving a life long lost.
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