Friday, April 3, 2015

THE NEW AGE LOVE


POEM

Her Mother was a
fish out of water
the day on which
her father tied the
nuptial knot around her
mother’s neck and she had gone
to his house far away.
Though mother’s aunty
accompanied her
heart beats were
like  drumbeats  before
entering the bride groom’s room
with a glassful of sweet milk
where the man 
was anxiously waiting
for her amidst the jasmine fragrance.
After her mother
gave birth to a
daughter ie she
grew up after completing her education
and became a bank employee
she too was tied the nuptial knot
and wedding ring in her finger
she too became a bride.
Unlike her mother’s
heart beats like drum beats
the daughter ie the new bride
didn’t go emotional
and with brave steps,
self-confidence and a beaming smile
entered the room with
sweet, honeyed  milk
where her youthful bridegroom awaited her.
The man was her colleague
in the bank once and
later got a
transfer after being promoted.
Their’s was a love affair
and hence it was
the materialization of a dream
after waiting by both
for the arrival of the blessed moment.
I was thinking about
the difference between
the new age love
and the arranged
marriage of yester years
when love affairs were

comparatively rare…..

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