Ratan, A Vegetable Vendor Poem by umaprosad das

When the whole world trembles in fears
When Corona rages, sending families to tears
When people are confined, staying indoor
Our Ratan, a vegetable vendor, very poor
Ferries his vegetables humbly from door to door

He doesn't care or fear for Corona disease
Wrapped in rags, carrying his vegies and leaves
He yells out from very morning to noon
At a meager profit to sell his products soon
In the narrow lanes of the Champdani town

He knows well that many houses of the town
Are Corona hit, even the shops are shut down
But his lean and thin wife and his children
Wait for him to bring the day's food grain
‘A stomach full'! is their only dream to gain

What a responsible husband and a father does
Only he can be brave against Corona virus
He cannot allow his children and wife to go on fast
He's bold enough to ferry out his green products
A fearless soldier, fighting hunger until his breath last

Providing service to the society in his self-sacrifice
No compensation, his survivors get on his demise
If anything odd happens to him, they are helpless
Would be left without their 'hero' in this world, merciless
He conquers over all his fears every day, nevertheless.