…And He Was No More
Faceless,
nameless and all alone.
In a big house
but never tasted home.
Was there always
but never there.
Knowing all but
did not share.
A part of all
but did not participate.
So loneliness
was his destined fate.
Nothing to do,
help or care.
Always going
back to his shabby lair.
Taking all but
giving none.
Life is not that
easy and fun.
Life gives back
what you give to it.
Life is a
responsibility; it is a difficult feat.
Nameless,
faceless all for himself.
No interaction,
no achievement, no memories to shelf.
Bereft of joy,
happiness or sorrow.
He had no todays
and tomorrows.
Etching out a
lonely pathway.
No ups and
downs, no sway or say.
A mundane life
of everyday needs.
Sometimes only
looking up the news feeds.
Going about life
with no ideas or thoughts.
Having an empty
mind, which is a devil’s workshop.
No new things,
no excitement to score.
One night he
went to sleep, and was no more.
Algal Bloom
The green
velvety layer on the pond
Covering the
total surface.
Beautiful to
look, lovely to see.
The deep pond
amidst many a tree.
The algae
proliferating around
The spreading
greenness all around.
But the beauty
above is fake
As there is no
life, no frogs or snakes.
The algal bloom
on the surface,
Stopping oxygen
to penetrate.
So all aquatic
life is choked and dead.
No fish swimming
or any plants on the pond bed.
PARAMITA MUKHERJEE MULLICK
Dr. PARAMITA
MUKHERJEE MULLICK is a scientist, a poet, an organizer and an editor.
She has nine books to her credit and some of her poems have been translated
into 40 world languages. Along with numerous awards for her poetry from Indian
concerns, she has received the Gold Rose from MS Productions, Buenos Aires,
Argentina and the Panorama International Literature Award 2022. She promotes
peace, multilingual, global and indigenous poetry. Paramita is the President
and Initiator of the Mumbai Chapter of the Intercultural Poetry and Performance
Library (IPPL) and the Cultural Convenor and Literary Coordinator ( West India)
of the International Society for Intercultural Studies and Research(ISISAR).
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