Not Merely Shown Poem by Mehta Hasmukh Amathaal

Not merely shown
Friday,4th October 2019

If time permits
I would love to greet
and live with spent moments
and make it live at present

not that everybody loves
and you also believe
but it has some guiding force
it is coupled with your success

what did parents give?
have you ever given thought and believed?
even under the shadow of poverty!
you were looked after nicely

neither heavy rain affected
nor pain ever troubled
it was hard effort and vision for future
that had assured the future glory

those eyes still remind me of deep-sea
where I could see
the depth of their love and affection
it was not only a parental reaction but human bond and relation

I would love to be carried away
and carried with affectionate days
where friends and neighbors
shared their pain and honor

love was not merely shown
but was deeply flown
from the inner chamber
great moments always to be remembered

Hasmukh Mehta