Gilbert and the Spiritual Ghost (4/10)
Hakikur Rahman
(Continued from 3/10)
Gilbert used to sit
alone and grieve-
none could understand
or feel his grievances,
nor his friends,
nor his father
(his stepfather),
nor any neighbors,
perhaps, his mother
could realize a bit,
but, she could do nothing.
One day he asked
his mother,
“where people go after death?”
his mother could not
able to give a simple answer,
rather, she said,
“all souls go to a special place
where they like the most.”
From the childhood
he heard a fable of a spiritual ghost
who lived inside the dark forest
and could defy the death
by bringing back those lost souls.
No one knows where he lives
except inside the remote forest,
but, a wicked witch who lives
at the very end of the village
has some idea,
she sells to the one
who fervently requests.
Gilbert, by breaking his piggy bank
went to the wicked witch
to seek advice on how to reach
the spiritual ghost.
Continued…
(Pure fiction.
Any similarity should be treated as mere coincidence.)
Thursday, September 30, 2021
(সর্বস্বত্ব লেখক কর্তৃক সংরক্ষিত)
(সর্বস্বত্ব লেখক কর্তৃক সংরক্ষিত)
(সর্বস্বত্ব লেখক কর্তৃক সংরক্ষিত)
Gilbert and the Spiritual Ghost (3/10)
Hakikur Rahman
(Continued from 2/10)
While the days are passing
Gilbert was becoming
more sad and sad
because his only sister
(younger than four years)
was gradually dying
because of scarlet fever.
All the doctors of the
township came,
all the medicine men came,
they even went to
the next big town
for her treatment,
but, nothing was working
and day by day
her health was deteriorating.
One day came,
she did not wake up,
and Gilbert was the first person
to observe this-
he yield, “Mother,
sister is not waking up!”
Entire community came,
they used to love her very much
because of her politeness and beauty-
they came all together
they mourn all together
they sympathized all together
and left,
while Gilbert was
standing alone, with her
motionless body.
Thereafter,
the preacher came-
all took her dead body
for the funeral,
the preacher state those words
Gilbert already memorized,
but, his sadness
never abridged for a single moment.
Continued…
(Pure fiction.
Any similarity should be treated as mere coincidence.)
(সর্বস্বত্ব লেখক কর্তৃক সংরক্ষিত)
(সর্বস্বত্ব লেখক কর্তৃক সংরক্ষিত)