Homesick

What nostalgia could make you feel

There were good things when we lit the lamps of kerosene

For the night became pleasant ever still

Hints of nostalgic cricket join the strum of waterways

Fireflies on their business danced the starry night

Faint kitchen smokes billowed with the shy clouds

And my fear of the unknown transcends through the wind

Like the first dawn of June bringing the last warmth of summer

That wafted through the balcony, concluding my vacation memories

Never to farewell but to invite me again

To another walk of the hometown streets

To love the sight of the waterways

To join the the reflection of the stars and the comfort of spring

To the doors of childhood and its sweet glories

Beholding the flowers in bloom and the grass all fresh

And understand once more, it has been a good life after all

Reviews

[Neha agrawal]

You’ve created a world that lingers, gently reminding us that the past, when cherished, continues to live within us. A truly beautiful piece.