An NRI’s Poem-Persisting in the Present

Hi All:

This probably has nothing to do with KS, I am hoping that the mods don't lock it, simply because this poem reflects on how the majority of us visit this forum because it's one of our links to keeping in touch with each other!

I dedicate this to a couple of really good writers I know on this forum - they know who they are! This is a poem by me, no plagiarism from anywhere~

It's a little cliched so forgive me if it's silly!!


Persisting in the present
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By - SR

To quench an insatiable thirst
And squelch an unbidden wanderlust
I set out to an alien land
To live in unfamiliar places
Far from the known and accustomed

Trees and plants that I know of, now a distant memory
Ashes, Cedars, Pines instead of the Ashokas, Teaks and the Banyans
Magnolias, Cherry Blossoms in place of Plumerias and Hibiscus
The shedding foliage, the spring flowers, and the fall colors
Appealing in their own way

Fruits I long to bite into no longer exist,
Strawberries, Blueberries, raspberries and blackberries in lieu of
Guavas, mangos, sitaphals, bers and lychees
Bursting with juice, honeyed with fructose and ripe with sun
Forming fresh new taste buds

The iridescent moonlight and summery sultry breeze
Giving way to incandescent artificial light and concrete freeze
Doors kept opening, new friendships forming
Distances lengthening, phone calls lessening
Still holding on to the fading memories

Yearning for the old
craving for the new
Lost between the two,
Reminiscing the youth
And persisting in the present

PS:
The life of a non-resident Indian, a fresh new paradigm in a foreign land!!

👏 👏 👏 wow thats soo good sheena the NRI bit attracted me...nicely written.

hi dear sheena, dear very well written and sweet kavita.

effect of IF on sheena billi(darde dil darde jigar dil mein jagaya aap ne pehle to mei ek shayar tha kavi banaya IF ne.

darde dil darde jigar dil mein jagaya aap ne pehle to mei ek kavi tha billi banaya IF ne).

swatiBS

Originally posted by: swatinarang

hi dear sheena, dear very well written and sweet kavita.

effect of IF on sheena billi(darde dil darde jigar dil mein jagaya aap ne pehle to mei ek shayar tha kavi banaya IF ne.

darde dil darde jigar dil mein jagaya aap ne pehle to mei ek kavi tha billi banaya IF ne).

swatiBS

Wah Wah, Sherni -

kya kuch bola aapne,
sharminda kar diya aap ki taariff se,
and yes it has made me and you into billiyans,
LOL, I don't even like cats, poetic justice!!

...that was lovely sheenu 😃 ....great stuff 👏 ..

Originally posted by: TINK

...that was lovely sheenu 😃 ....great stuff 👏 ..

Thanks Tinku Jaan!

Hi Sheenaji:

Lovely, just the sentiment that a lot of us feel.

Thank you.

Sheena yaar, the first thing that tipped me off about how long you were away from India was the guava in your ff - only those of us who have missed the fruits (inextricably tied with childhood memories)of India for so long can empathize with Jai re that!! (And the first time I visited Florida, I insisted on my pic being taken with a palm tree - hadn't seen one in 13 yrs then 😆 )

Originally posted by: divan

Hi Sheenaji:

Lovely, just the sentiment that a lot of us feel.

Thank you.

Thanks Divan,

I wanted to write something and something else came about! LOL, no wonder I can't get my update out today!

Originally posted by: btkr

Sheena yaar, the first thing that tipped me off about how long you were away from India was the guava in your ff - only those of us who have missed the fruits (inextricably tied with childhood memories)of India for so long can empathize with Jai re that!! (And the first time I visited Florida, I insisted on my pic being taken with a palm tree - hadn't seen one in 13 yrs then 😆 )

Bina,

It's been a while since I left India, but keep going back every year, now a days it's become almost twice a year...

Thanks,