Mathrudhevo bhava ! Pithrudhevo bhava !

It’s the era to reconnect and we are on the go ,
In a motionless world , should I say so ?
I really care to remember and so I feel ,
the need to keep in touch as I clinch a deal .

My business is important and so are my contacts ,
so are my meetings, sessions , minutes and abstracts .
My reminder prompts me to keep up my appointments
of scheduled dates and promises of fulfilling assignments .

It’s the need to grow and growth emanates from change ,
to upgrade and enhance, as thoughts we do exchange .
It’s the desire to acquire ,mature and ripen ,
in age as greying experience moulds to shapen ,

the character,the mind and the intellect ,
in tune with today's times and here I reflect ,
upon the golden days past and the bygone ,
of days well spent and a sunny morn .

A walk by the pool with my dad by my side ,
a helping hand to my mom and with eyes open wide ,
I see a family eating,working and praying together ,
a practice alas! no longer in vogue and forgotten altogether .

I remember the happy round robin munching sessions ,
of rice balls rolled and mouthfed,and my granma's missions .
It was a wish to watch us grow in small steps,leaps and bounds ,
To overcome all obstacles and cross all difficult mounds .

I remember their prayers and their skipped meals ,
Of sleepless nights and tears hidden in laughter peals .
The tiny fingers that held on to them are long & slender today ,
The arms that embraced them are stout and stocky today .

If you have crawled, stumbled, fallen and risen ,
wavered,strayed,made mistakes and still forgiven ,
If you cherish the memories and if are proud of what you are today ,
Thank Heavens for the Precious Gems, Our Parents who sacrificed their yesterday.....