बूढ़ी भिखारिन ...

A poem of Dr Sharad Singh

Old Lady Beggar.....

Ever see an old lady beggar

on the steps of a temple

Do not fall in confusion that she is orphaned

No any old lady beggar is orphan

Orphan's just her present

The present which is confined to her begging bowl

Just look into her eyes

Everyone will know that the present is all of her now

In the past she has been abandoned

By loved ones...

Otherwise, old lady beggars have not orphan by birth.

 -Dr. Sharad Singh