I Cannot Forget Poem by Ravinder Kumar Soni

I cannot forget
That one evening whilst standing on the pier
I watched the fishermen sail towards the setting sun
For their tryst with the darkening sea
With two birds of prey following them
And I saw the boiling sea
Swallow the fading sunlight.

I cannot forget
The sound and the fury of the storm
That suddenly arose soon after nightfall
And struck our shore angrily awakening me
As though holding me to fault
For the departure of the fishermen in their boats
Are they safe, would they return, worried me?

I cannot forget
The safe return of the fishermen and the two birds
With the cache, I received them with their friends and family
I was a fisherman once I could gauge their happiness
They were smiling and teasing each other
I stood aside and let them unload the boats
They had forgotten about the storm and its fury.