Missing Ingredient - A mother poem
Children love their mothers
They love her hugs and kisses
Also
children love to devour the goodies
their mothers make in the kitchen!
Well, isn't it a hoary tradition
passed on to us
from the days of Krishna and Yashoda
Believe me
I too was a child once upon a time!
Amma
what salivating and palate-pleasing goodies you used to make!
Samosas, muruku, tEnkulzhal, mysore paak...
the list goes on and on!
For the birth-day of the Child with the peacock's feather,
from dawn to dusk
you used to be in the kitchen
fasting
and preparing the feast for Him
and mainly for us
singing songs and chanting mantraas
Sri Krihnah Kamalanaabho Vaasudevo sanaatanah...
The words still ring in my ears!
The last time I saw you,
you were frail
you were sick
My only regret is--
You could not cook
and did not serve me
as you used to
Alas
you are never going to serve me again with your hands!
Of course
I can buy whatever I want to eat
They all miss one ingredient--
your love!
Amma
your love
that extra ingredient is missing!
How I wish I were a child once again!
Amma
what salivating and palate-pleasing goodies you used to make!
Samosas, muruku, tEnkulzhal, mysore paak...
Note; This poem was written sometime in 1997
after my mother's death.
J K Mohana Rao
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