Like the clouds you drifted
away to distant land
In pursuit of your dreams.
You endeavoured to gain
A life of affluence,
Leaving hearts parched behind.
The glitter of strange land,
New places and faces
Captivate , mesmerize,
Lifestyles entice , provides,
Ostentation presides.
Success is misconstrued.
Engrossed deep in your strive
To ameliorate life
Success prioritized,
Bonding gets compromised .
Your visits become few
swapped by excuses new.
Feelings wane away as,
You endlessly explore
While far back at home,
Vacant eyes search for the
Happiness and warmth,
that money can’t purchase.
Your loving grandma
turns stoic, keeps counting days,
Ears hung to phone bell ,
eagerly for your news awaits.
Living for all these years
Vicariously through you.
The doors await your steps,
festivities miss you.
While the loved ones remain
impatient for you to restore their lost smiles.
And make this house a home once more.
A poignant and insightful piece exploring what happens to personal relationships in the modern world.
a deep sense of loss of the one who has drifted away to distant land…the poem is full of pathos
Thank you Sir Louis for reading and having similar understanding of the poem as the poet tries to express.Thanks.
The eternal wandering of humankind and the yearning for homecoming. The diaspora continues…
An excellent ,absorbing,poignant narrative.