Nostalgia & Never alone
Poetry
1. Nostalgia
The little girl in me wakes up
and blinks eyes in wonder
at the sight of dewdrops on the grass,
a ladybug, a balloon
or the sight of a rabbit’s tail.
they fill me with delight
just as they did
some five decades ago
and I was a little girl;
happy and free.
When the little one within
dances and twirls on her toes,
the aging ‘Me’ wanders off somewhere
to take a break from life’s chores
she escapes to childhood
and finds heaven there.
2. Never Alone
There is a pleasure in being by myself
far from the humdrum of life:
times when I am all wrapped
with attention to my genes within.
Those genes and my DNA
representing my ancestors
wait for me to connect with them
without the worry of worldly rides.
Here is the thing about being alone:
one is never really so
for the spirits, genes, or the DNA
are always with me
whether I’m dead or alive.
Tulip Chowdhury writes from Massachusetts, USA
