Unaware of finding a
fortune
A precious love-token
From times ancient
I went on a vacation
To a coastal town
A remote one
And a small one
Very pristine
With the mighty ocean
On one side
And on the other side
The town engulfed in
green
With an amazing beach in-between.
The town’s men
And the women
Were welcoming
And caring
And the lodging
Quite pleasing
The seafood was fresh
and fine
So was it with all to dine.
Weather was fabulous
With beautiful
sunrises
Breezy and bright
days
Chilly and starry
nights
Everything was
pleasant
Making my stay magnificent.
I went around the town
Talking to one or another
person
Enquiring about their town
And their lives
And their families
And sharing my outlooks
And I strolled on the
beach
Every morning and
evening
And played with the waves.
A day before the end
of my holiday
I ventured beyond the
regular beach way
On to a sandy and rocky
terrain
To click some scenic
images
With the waves
splashing on the rocks
And on my clothes
I moved on, clicking
pictures
And as I thought of returning
Because the tide was
rising
I sighted a stunning turtle
a few feet away
Immobile; perhaps
resting
And to take a picture
of the turtle
I moved closer to the turtle.
As I bent over
To take a closer picture
My passport slipped out
From my shirt pocket
And fell on the turtle
And rolled in front of
it
The hit startled the
turtle
It walked over my
passport
Without leaving a
scratch on it
Ruling out my momentary
dread
Towards the ocean and disappeared.
As I was about to pick
up my passport
I saw an ornament
At the place where the turtle was at rest
And I was astonished
To see this beautiful necklace
With the ‘Heart of the
Ocean’ diamond
The images of which I
have seen
Time and again
Most, of the imitation.
I collected it
Considering it as a gift
from the turtle
And for us, the turtle
Is not just a good-luck
symbol
But a representation of
God
The Kurma Avataram!
Back in my room that
night
I checked on my mobile
To ascertain, and
found it to be alike
The Heart of the Ocean' diamond necklace
A priceless one
With a heart-shaped
Over 170-carat blue
diamond
Flanked by diamonds
Hanging on a white gold chain.
I knew for sure
That it did not belong
to this town
But had come from the ocean
Surely brought out by
the turtle
For me to treasure.
Being from a family of
jewellers
It just took me a
little time in finding
That the glittering
stones
Around the blue heart
are diamonds
And as for the huge blue
diamond
To keep my family
harmless
It is safest not to
get it examined
Because for long it
remained
In the ocean respected
And not a bit
tarnished
So it is the ‘Heart
and Soul of the Ocean’
But I shall let the
world reason
That it is a replica.
Ever since the necklace
was crafted
Long ago in a distant
land
It has expressed love
and gratitude
To whomever, it was
presented
And I did so to my beloved.
She is pleased with
the gift
And the fact that it
is priceless
Together we sincerely
wish
It stays with us and
our predecessors
As a blessing from God
The Kurma Avataram
Forever blessing us
Guiding us, and protecting
us.
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