Our Toil, Your Spoils Poem by Khairul Ahsan
Our Toil, Your Spoils
Our cows and men toil very hard,
To thresh paddy in the harvest yard,
You 'Lockdown' yourselves and others,
While we toil for you, oh our big brothers!
We got to work and cannot sit tight
In our home, as you do day and night.
While we plough our lands in the midday sun
You attend ‘Zoom' conferences with lots of fun!
We do not get a fair price, for what we produce,
Since movements are stopped on Corona's excuse.
At half price we sell our harvest to the middlemen
Who carry those to you, while hungry we remain!
Dhaka
12 July 2020
Very true words Sir. Farmers are paid less only and go hungry. Yes their life is difficult. Beautiful words Sir.
Thank you Varsha, your affirmative observation has inspired me a lot.
A meaningful poem with a wonderful photograph. Farmers feed the country but they are given the least importance. My heart goes out to them. A poem of great value and significance......Thank you dear Poet......10
Dear Dr Geeta, Your comments are always precise and 'to the point'. Love the way you appraise a poet's works with objective observation and succinct expression. Appreciate your kind comment and the generous rating.
Farmers are the most marginalised group in the society though they feed the entire human population. They don't have any leisure or break from the tedium of hard work. Their entire life is a gamble on the weather and climate. After all the risk, they do not get enough price for their crops. This poem on the hardships of farmers is heart touching!
@Valsa George, Thank you so much for saying in your comment whatever I wanted to say in the poem, except your last sentence. I am so privileged to have your comment on this poem, and so much inspired by it!
A heart wrenching plea of the farmers. While we enjoy all the benefits of life not giving any credit to the farmers. Nothing changed for them. As long as these middlemen are reaping the benefits things are not going to change. Govt should step in to bridge the gap between farmers and the consumers for fair dealings.
@Arzoo Mehek, 'Govt should step in to bridge the gap between farmers and the consumers for fair dealings.' - Thanks for the suggestion. That is possible only when the Govt. is a people's Govt. What is the meaning of your name? 'Mehek' is a new word for me.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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5/18/2024 3:23:35 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Soil, toil! Hard labour! ! ! Urban life. Thanks for sharing this poem with us.
Yes, you got the point. Thanks for the kind comment, EKL.