Daughter Natalie

 

Far away in the country side,

There was a man;

He had a happy family,

Beautiful wife and daughter Natalie.

Their life was quintessence  and full of joy,

Natalie was happy with her wooden toy;

Rapacious society had a toll on their life,

So he  left his little kid with his wife;

He began his journey to material gain,

He had only goal simple and plain;

Carrying in his heart a mixed pain,

He traveled to the distant land.

He wanted accumulate money and gold,

His desire for wealth was uncontrolled;

For his family he earned all riches,

Expensive shirts and flattering britches;

Haven't however seen them for decade,

That gives him a heart break.

One fine day a news came,

He is no more his friend exclaimed;

Even the last goodbye, he couldn't say,

For them it felt like a doomsday.

When his body was turned to ashes,

All their wealthy dreams shattered,

His soul was then called to heaven;

And was asked a petty question,

How many days did you live your life,

With your family, your kid and your wife;

His soul then said, pardon me oh Lord,

Worldly material and a life deplored

This question in the world was never heard of,

His vision was blurry and his sense distort;

My vision of happiness was off beam,

Was carried away by the worldy dream;

Never lived a day in harmony,

And disappointed my Natalie.

                  

                            ~Krishna Acharya

BIO: Krishna Acharya is an aspiring writer/poet from Ri-Bhoi, Meghalaya. A post graduate in English Literature and currently employed as PGT ENGLISH at PMSHRI School, Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya, Gomati, Tripura. He is the founder and Chief Editor of the poetic blog 'The Bard and the Ballard' and a Rising Star of the Global Poetic Forum Motivational Strips.