Waiting
Waiting with you,
This childhood-
A distant dream soon.
Waiting for life
to
happen inevitably,
As it must.
Waiting
On the side roads
Of innocence
Till then.
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 carry
Shundor
ReplyDeleteGive me another chance
ReplyDeleteWanna grow up once again....
Lovely candid shot oozing innocence !!!
Beautiful
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ReplyDeletefriends forever. lovely shot, lovely b&w.
ReplyDeleteLovely poetry and a lovely Photograph
ReplyDeleteLovely ♥️♥️♥️
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This is too good.
ReplyDeleteSuch a lovely photograph Anindya
ReplyDeleteAn ode to childhood and innocence of friendships ... Beautiful ❤️
ReplyDeleteLovely!
ReplyDeleteTouching! loved the frame and the lines.
ReplyDeleteBlack n white brings the nostalgia.Exactly same expression and same innocence. Lovely photography.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant pairing of the Pic and the lines :)
ReplyDeleteDaroon. Expressed well in those words.
ReplyDeleteBhison sundor , chobi ta darun
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ReplyDeleteকালো-সাদার অনবদ্য ছবিটা হারিয়ে যাওয়া দিনে ঘাই মেরে মনখারাপের মন্তাজ.....
ReplyDeleteTouched! Beautiful lines!
ReplyDeleteLovely.
ReplyDeletePoetry and picture, perfectly matched. We would all like to age backwards but haven’t yet found the Button that will bring forth the Benjamin in us. Sayam.
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