Jarasandha

My dad had a passion of gardening And I was very young then. Seeing the freelance hard worker One of his friends said with assurance- Don't worry, my dear friend! The sapling Which you have planted Will grow in the same pace As that of your children; You won't have problems at all… Now, I am twenty five plus; The saplings have grown-up into trees And crossed my height. It's holding a canopy with deep shadow Offering me sweet and pleasant breeze, Flowers, fruits, branches and oxygen; I reciprocate them by leaving off Carbon dioxide. Overcoming the complex multiple way of life One day I surprised to see The another Jarasandha on earth With plant and animal life As it's two halves! Translated: 15th September 2019. Original poem (Bengali) written on: 26 June 1995. .