Important role
“He was catching fishes from the dirty pond”
The lady complained to father very next second
We were unaware about the warm welcome at home
Father waited eagerly to thrash us and ask where we had gone
It was dry pond at the outskirt of the village
The colorful fishes were jumping at the edge
The pond was almost dry but they were somehow there
As school boy we saw and tried to catch them without fear
River flowed near by and it was making nice flow
The fishes, if thrown in river, could easily swim and go
It was honest gesture and flashed across our mind
We were little and small boys to think of that kind
Friend suggested picking fishes along with mud
Take one by one or as much as we could
We were saving many fishes and getting the joy
I sat across the river bed, saw it thankfully and enjoyed
We were taught the lesson of being kind to animals
This was one of unique experience with great zeal
We thought our parents may applaud our step
But oh god, we were greeted with stick and slap
“You are spoiled kids and what made you to venture”?
Father blasted us for our act and warned us not to repeat it in future
We were broken mentally and totally discouraged
But somehow we narrated it to mother and honestly managed
Father might have felt uneasy after beating us
But he was confident and had full trust
Thereafter he greeted us with affectionate and kind words
Patted on back and advised us to look always forward
That created lots of positive impression in mind
Some of the feelings come naturally to make you kind
The parents, environment and school play an import role
I still remember the episode and father's thrashing call
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Submitted on April 08, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 1,614 |
Words | 305 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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