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Good night’s sleep
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English Poetry |
At a restaurant ,elite,
A little over eight,
Yesterday in the night,
to get a table , I had a long wait.
Outside ,down , in the pavement,
a family of four, in an open settlement,
floor spread made of a thin gunny sack,
all of them clothed for name sake,
the woman rolled some rice, in to balls, from a plate,
shared it with five ,know not, any curry with, they ate.
Fifth was a dog, sick in skin,
also seems to be their kin,
Movie posters spread ,
they all went to bed,
and to cover themselves ,again , they had,
postures of the shabbily clad-
but ,for a different reason and trade;
Before the long wait ended,
to a tale ,too different;my eyes opened.
Less money and hard chores , their day ended,
no music or cushion they needed,
no books on ‘how to get good night ‘s sleep ‘, they read,
their curled positon , undisturbed, with mosquitoes around the head,
and heavy speeding sound of vehicles ,shows them dropped dead.
Wonderful imagery very good read loved it.
@Ray, thank you sir.
A meaningful Poem very beautifully written. Liked very much.
Good night’s sleep is godsend and it is not conditional to man made conveniences and acquisitions. In fact greed & desires for conveniences and acquisitions are often the main hindrances to good night’s sleep
@Vishvnand, thankyou sir