Poetry – Gayatri Devi Borthakur

Sholay* in Lockdown

(1)

Kaliya*
or
Covid -19
Everyone needs the hands only

Thakur* was helpless
Too was his circumstance

When Kaliya summoned Thakur,
” Give me your hands Thakur…”- isn’t coming to mind that
Thakur surrendered his weapons or his existence
Without a fight

Now it’s upto you
Whether you a want fight
or an exchange
Only and only yours choice
Objective type question you know
Totally and totally
Personally your’s
Will you like to carry the chain
Oh you…!!

(2)

Oh!wait
You will be a little bit disappointed
Kaliya was very much clever
If I say.like the she- crow *.

Managing time and place kaliya asked Chamba*
In the solidity of the mountain’s lower range,
“Oh Chamba,how many people were there?”
Just from a reasonable distance he asked .Perhaps, you have n’t noticed that.

“Still how many people are, together ?”

People are in crowd, boss.
Crowding the whole Earth,as you know.

“Oh! bloody you! Just unable to sneeze
Only for once..”

(3)

When in a far flung distance
An infant cries at midnight
The overhanging flap of quell wails covering her lunatic face ,
“Sleep oh dear! sleep!
Where the kiss of love burns like flames
If Kaliya comes,would have
Our happiness would have
a solid form than of the present
Oh..please..sleep, sleep..dear…”

*Sholay- The great Indian movie.

*Kaliya, Thakur,Chamba are the popular characters of this movie.

* The famous and clever cartoon character of Tinkle ,Kaliya by name .