Friday, October 16, 2009

I remember

I remember

As the train of life chugs forward

In the track of life

Crossing various stations

Towards the destination unknown

Leaving a long trail of memories behind

I remember


I remember

That with each passing day

I have something new to learn

With each passing station

I’d little grown up

I remember


I remember

The first time I opened my eyes

And saw light

The first time windswept my face

The first drop I taste

I remember


I remember

The first step I took

The tricycle I put

The first fall I had

I remember


I remember

The day I learnt to read

The day I sensed meaning out of written things

The first time I wrote something

I remember


I remember

The first time I was afraid

I closed my eyes and stayed

I breathed when I saw my mother

I remember


I remember

The first time I laughed

The freckle of a smile

And a guffaw afterwards

I remember


I remember

The first time I was scold

I cried and sobbed

The first time my eyes were moist

I remember




I remember

The first day at school

And I fell asleep in the noon

The first teacher I met

The first friends I made

I remember


I remember

The festivals I enjoyed

The cracked I burned

The colors I splayed

I remember


I remember

The festival of victory of good over evil

The worship of Goddess

The burning of devil

I remember


I remember

The festival of lights

The lightening of diyas, candles and twinkling lights

The day crackers turned the night sky bright

I remember



I remember

The Xmas day

The long wait for Santa

But for a good boy Santa never came

I remember


I remember

The New Year eve

The tasty pastries and juicy cakes

The way we stayed awake till midnight

To say ‘Happy New Year’

I remember


I remember

The Republic Day

The marching troops and weapons displayed

Fills the chest with pride

Even today

I remember


I remember

The Basant Panchmi

The Invocation of Goddess

The upholder of Wisdom and Consciousness

I remember


I remember

The festival of colors

The mouthwatering gujiya and loads of color

The day which drenched all way

I remember


I remember my result day

The stoic restlessness just won’t gave away

The relief I D-day

I remember


I remember

The new books I bought

The excitement of new syllabus

The new class to look forward

I remember


I remember

The summer holidays

The day’s hot sun shone

The power cut relays

I remember


I remember

The Independence Day

The hoisting of flags

Flying kites all day

I remember


I remember

The each passing birthday

The steady loss of innocence

The half burnt candles on the cake

I remember


I remember

The first time my heart throbbed

The first time I stole a look

The first crush I’d ever had

I remember


I remember

The first steps into adulthood

The bad result

The darker days

The bleak future it holds

I remember


I remember

The ray of hope

The ray I clenched onto

The reason that kept me going

I remember


I remember

The first time I fell in love

The spoken babble

And unspoken words

The feebleness leading her walking away

I remember


I remember

The first job I did

A small room

A rickety fan

Two second hand desktops

And plain old files

The long journey I undertook for a meager pay

I remember


I remember

The second job I did

The trading terminals

And ever ringing phones

The sickening long working hours

I remember


I remember

The relief I got

The professor’s explanation

The legal jargon

The freedom I enjoyed for a while

I remember


I remember

The first camping trip

The foothills of Himalayas

The rafting we did

I remember


I remember

The third job of mine

The training period of a trainee

The work culture of an MNC

I remember


I remember

The office trips I made

Along with my office mates

The deserts and mountains

I remember


I remember

A dark day

The first day of the week

And a short notice

The recession’s lash

I remember


I remember

Along all these

The ranging of emotions

Pain and suffering

Love and devotion

The dogged spirit kept going

I remember


I remember

In spite of all

The raindrops of my face

The warmth of winter sun

The mild wind of autumn

I remember


I remember

The small moments of happiness

The decorating of home

The cleaning of commode

The beautiful music all day

I remember


I remember

The times with friends

The jokes we cracked

The hard times we faced

The staying together till today

I remember


The remember

The time I spent

The love I got

The hatred I bred

I remember


I remember

The stations I passed

The people I met

The journey I made

I remember


I remember

That along the way

The good, the bad and the ugly days

The derailed trains on the way

I remember


I remember

The broken rails

The unheeded SOS

The dangers that prevailed

I remember


I remember

The journey I’d took

The journey I am taking

The journey I will take

On the rails of life

Towards destination unknown

Crossing all the stations behind

Leaving a memory trail

I remember


And I will remember



© Tarun Mitra

October 16, 2009

6 comments:

Mridula said...

Hey but you can't remember the first time you opened your eyes! Trust me to take poetry literally. Nicely doe.

Anonymous said...

lovely words...you have captured the essence of life beautifully...wishing you a very Happy Deepawali mate!

Megha said...

I must say you have a remarkable memory ;)

just kidding, nice poem.

Tarun Mitra said...

@ Mridula thanks, You can take it literally, I do enjoy...But the fact is that I remember

@Flyingstars, Thanks. and Happy Deepawali to you to

@ Megha, thanks, and I do have remarkable memory

Ankit said...

Honestly too long for me :) , But nice portray of emotions ..

Tarun Mitra said...

@ Ankit...thanks...can't help..poet's emotion u know :P