Bharati Nayak Mother Poems

Oh Mother
I am
That daughter of yours
Who you see
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Who can judge your
Greatness, Oh Mother!
Who can ever
Count the million moments
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Mother Earth!
Now you look your best
Purified from squalor and dirt
Your azure blue sky looks brighter
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I watched a video
Where an elephant calf
Had fallen in a ditch
And the mother-elephant
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Kete kaala Maa
Pathara hoi puja pauthibu?
To antaratama premara phalgu
Jetesabu abega udbelana
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What value that small incident holds for me? It was etched in my memory.A small child I was.I drew a picture of Saraswati(Goddess of learning) in my rough copy.It was a hard laboured drawing for a small child and I marvelled at its beauty.
Being proud of my talent, I showed it to every body.But one day, my mother wanted a piece of paper.Busy in other works she tore a piece from my rough copy and unknowingly she had torn a hand from my Saraswati picture which I had drawn so painstakingly.
When I discovered the torn picture I flew in rage to find the culprit.
My mother was in all apology for the mistake she did, but it did not cool me down.Stamping my feet I asked why she did not care to tear paper from my notebook.Then I wanted to show her my anger. From my note book I tore off the whole picture. My mother did not show any emotion as she knew it was but natural for me to be angry.Not being satisfied, I tore the paper into small pieces and threw them all around the house.I was cooling down after stamping my fury on torn pieces.
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O ‘Mothers of the world!
You are like our earth
Giving birth and
Sustaining your offspring
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ମା 'ର ହାତ
ତୋ ହାତ ରନ୍ଧା ରୁଟି ରେ ଥାଏ ମୋର ପୁରା ପୃଥିବୀ
ସେଥିରେ ଭରିଥାଏ ମୋ ଶୈଶବର ମହମହ ବାସ୍ନା
ଏବେବି ଉଷୁମ ଶବ୍ଦ ଠାରୁ ଆବେଗ ଯାଏ
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