Day-23 NAPOWRIMO-2021
Prompt: To write a poem that responds, in some way, to another. This could be as simple as using a line or image from another poem as a jumping-off point, or it could be a more formal poetic response to the argument or ideas raised in another poem.
I have chosen my favourite poet Kamala Das's poem" My Grandmother's House"
How to put in words the surging emotions I feel
Remembering, so much love and warmth,
In those wrinkled hands, caressing a broken soul.
A childhood, breathed in her loving arms
Forgetting all the pain, destiny had strewn in the path.
The walls of that house, still resonates with her presence
Every nook and corner, has her footprints in invisible shapes
The verdant backyard, stamped by her tender hands
Smiles with fragrances of fruits, vegetables and flowers
Now, when I am on a cliffhanger, I remember her the most
She touched others' lives positively with her ancient wisdom.
She has left many fond memories to reminiscence
When the heart is burdened and helplessness touches the soul
I let those memories and her soft smile
Flow in my veins, to hope, and to accept, all the shades of life.
Participating in : https://www.napowrimo.net/day-twenty-three-7/
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