by M.Mohankumar
An ageing father recalls fondly recalls the times with his daughter when she was a little girl. A poem by M. Mohankumar.
This evening –
my first time out
after the operation –
as you walk me
in the museum park,
holding my feeble hand,
I remember you
as a little chattering girl
catching my forefinger
and leading me on,
with a confident look,
along the gravelly path
of our long-lost garden –
and me behind you,
docile, but anxious
lest you should stumble
and fall, your mother
in the balcony,
the baby – your brother,
in her arms, looking on,
smiling wanly.
Mohankumar has published eight volumes of poetry in English, his latest collection being “Gleanings” which released in 2016. His poems have appeared in almost all reputed literary magazines in print in India. His first collection of short stories in English, ‘The Turning Point and Other Stories’ has been published by Authorspress, Delhi. Mohankumar retired as Chief Secretary to Government of Kerala.
