ODOUR OF THE PAST AND SMELL OF THE PRESENT

Keep the doors and windows

always closed.

Let the thick, frozen

darkness fill the rooms

and allow the smell of

the past prevail in

the atmosphere.

Let not the memories of the

gone days escape from them.

Keep the floors of the

rooms unswept

let the cobwebs and spider-webs of the 

past ‘decorate’ the

nooks and crannies of

the rooms.

Let the excreta of

the cats, mice, lizards and

other insects spread on the floors.

Allow the ancient wooden

furniture remain as such.

All remains

of the past be there

for the posterity.

Thus spake the elder generation who are

no longer with us…

………

……………………………..Keep the doors and

windows of all rooms

be kept opened.

Let fresh air flow

in and banish the remains of the past

from the rooms

keep the rooms

free from the nauseating odour of the past

sweep away the dust, excreta of

the mice, lizards and other insects

from the rooms,

remove the cobwebs  and spider- webs.

from the nooks and corners

of the rooms and

keep the walls fresh and clean.

Let not the memories,

sighs and sobs of  at any cost

the gone generations 

stick to the  rooms which have

built their unseen  nests at any cost.

Allow the present be

prevailed, in all rooms

and make merry. 

Thus speak the  

current generation in unison.

By keeping the

doors and windows 

open 

by allowing the fresh

air flowing  to the rooms

thru the doors and windows

keeping them afresh and clean

let the time cycle pedal along without halt.

Because time never likes

to have stops anywhere.

Thus speak the gen-next in unison.