#HAPPYFATHERSDAY2022

My Baba!

Baba,

The yellow duckling I craved for
Not meant for me, and cost full rupees ten
Was tucked away safely!

The cycle I yearned for
Never got that too
Ma cribs even today
‘Couldn’t get you those frilly dresses!’

Yet dreams were spun
With fables and stories,
And heaps of books.
With pun and fun,
Letters were taught,
With anecdotes galore
Numbers, he made my buddies!

Waited quietly, as I returned from exam hall
Smile I brought, when numbers shined.
The spoonful of soup, he dragged me to feet..

Baba..the word speaks scores
Of moist eyes and days of yore.

Soma Bhattacharjee