A Tribute Tonamita Rani Panda, A Poet Of Excellence Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

Namita raises herself very often to the divine heights.
"Isn't the sky a divine letter
with the sun, moon and stars as its indelible letters
written by God with heavenly ink
that perpetually entice and blink? " (A Divine Letter)

She is also a passionate lover who loves to be kissed and
experience real human touch and passion.
"If a kiss is carved on your cascade like hair
That's fragrant with the scent of jasmine flowers
It's a signature of love so pure to feel secure."
(A Venture to Define a Kiss)

Bringing nature into a mysterious presence in her poems is her
passion in writing.
"The wind whispers in my ears,
"You're mine and I'm yours",
The moon blesses in silvery shower
And assures that our waiting will soon be over." (Love Unique)

As a real and sincere person, she questions the movements and
actions and puts it on the weighing pad of conscience:
My conscience says, "What a hypocrite you're!
Your son is wriggling on the hospital bed
And you're boasting to be a great teacher! " (A Hypocrite I'm!)

She is a great lover of art.
"When the art is completed with utmost perfection
life returns to him with boundless satisfaction! " (Rebirth)

She is undoubtedly the queen of her kingdom and very
consciously she asserts it. She wants to die in fame.
"I go on exploring paths of my own
in the world full of cutthroat competitions.
I prove myself the queen of my kingdom
with an undying name and timeless fame." (My Own Path)

Her magical words can lead us to a celestial romantic passion.
"The Earth entices for union with her swelling mountain bosoms
The heaven bends slyly at the horizon." (Celestial Romance)

What a wonderful imagination she possesses to write that she
poured her heart on a little kite and sent it on its flight to heaven!
"I poured out my heart on this little kite
and with undying hope set it in flight.
Please never take it as an insignificant kite." (A Letter to God)

Suffering for her is a touchstone to test one's tolerance and
determination, a great human experience.
"But like you I'll sail in my sky
No matter what they callously say
To prove that I'm God's noblest grace
Descended to the earth only to solace! " (The Forlorn Moon)

Every sorrow she turns into a source of pleasure.
"My life is an endless adventure
To discover nectar in the pool of tear
To bloom amongst thorns a cactus flower! " (My Life)

Her disappointments of life and broken expectation of a love,
she describes in despair….but she always tries to conquer that
feeling and looks for the bright sunshine
"Isn't the full stop like a round moon
eclipsed to reappear with much lustre soon
heralding a new beginning? " (Full Stop)

A great poetess is Namita Rani Panda. She is a poet of
excellence.
One has to sit and read her verses peacefully and try to imbibe
her goodness, peace, love, care and concern.
She is a poetess of great expectation. When the expectations are
not met, we fall into despair. This is also a great experience
which paves the way to make one human being a big poetess: her
love for God, God's nature, and sending kites full of prayers on
it to kiss the divine sky where God and his angels live.

In spite of all her negative experiences, she is a very positive
person giving us readers the wine of love and prayer and
devotion.
Long live dear poetess Namita!

Dr. Antony Theodore
Poet (Dortmund, Germany)