Playing country cricket in the village street
Stealing mangoes from neighbors’ yard
And rebukes from elders as punishment
Childhood memories are painful pleasures
Barge into mind when I'm in leisure
Evoke nostalgia and blot out sorrows
Exalt spirit for better tomorrows
Bishnu Charan Parida: He is a bilingual poet writing in
English and Odia .He is from Jajpur Road, Odisha. An
engineer by profession he carries a passion for poetry. His
poems have been published in many anthologies and
magazines of national and international repute. He has
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