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…..