In Communion With My Mother Poem by Tushar Ray

In Communion With My Mother

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Never did I want to bind you but desired
To love you deeply with my heart and soul
To feel you acutely in all facets of my life, and
To find my true self in the mirror of your soul

With such a keen desire, oh mother I was
Connected to your soul the world over
Along the long path of my lonely journey
While you orchestrated a melodious tune
With this tender flute of yours
Today you live no longer, oh mother
In that familiar temple of mortal body
Where for decades you played masterful games
With compassionate heart and alert mind

Yet I feel those familiar feeling at heart
By the power of your deathless love for me
As you became an adorable shining star
In the divine sky of my heart's sanctuary
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Translated from the original Bengali poem
as described in the Poem's Story below

Saturday, December 13, 2014
Topic(s) of this poem: unity
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
I wrote the Bengali version (see below) on the day after the demise of my beloved mother on 2/11/1997 in Salt Lake, Kolkata. The English translation was made on 2/11/1999 in Phoenix, Arizona

মাতৃসন্নিধানে *
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বাঁধিয়া তোমায় চাহিনি রাখিতে
চেয়েছি মা ভালোবাসিতে
তোমামাঝে শধু নিজেরে হেরিতে
তোমারি নয়নে হাসিতে

সেই বোধে মাগো ছিনু একযোগে
স্বদেশে বিদেশে আপন আবেগে
শুধু সুরখানি তুমি রেখেছিলে বাঁধি
আমারি ছোট্ট বাঁশিতে

আজ তুমি নেই কায়াখানি ধরি
কতো লীলা হলো যেই কায়া ঘেরি
সেই তনু আজি হইয়া অতনু
মিশেগেছে হৃদি শশীতে
তাই তব স্নেহভরা হাসিটি সদাই
হৃদিমাঝে পাই পশিতে
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On February 11,1997 (around 2am) following a sudden heart-attack my beloved mom (89 year-young) sat on my lap with both arms around my neck, and almost immediately collapsed with her head on my left shoulder. I heard a long whisper of my nick name (her favorite) 'A- N- U', with a deep sigh of relief!
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Roseann Shawiak 02 September 2015

Very beautiful portrayal of your loving mother, Tushar. It brought tears to my eyes, just like when you told me this story when we visited last. Intensely emotional feelings come through your poem, touching the heart and mind with a timid joy, yet having sadness. Love the last verse especially, very beautiful, Tushar. Thank you for sharing. RoseAnn

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Tushar Ray

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