Unsung Heroes

Unsung Heroes

written by: Shalini Kathuria Narang

@shalinikat

Appreciation is easy of blooming flowers,
things seen – fruits, trees, towers.
But, what about roots underground?
the foundations that silently hold the ground.

Fathers I know are like the strong roots,
quiet, thinking, unassuming, even unseen,
sustaining families and dreams with action,
not all are adept at flowery discourses or diction.

Moms might shed and dry a tear,
but dads also loudly cheer or quietly fear,
moms might easily hug and embrace,
A dad’s reserved love holds no lesser place.

My dad’s emotions didn’t always find words,
feelings were left to be understood,
like hills don’t speak,
yet, welcome us to their peak.

His actions screamed – austerity,
but, feelings conveyed sincerity and security.
Happy father’s day to fathers – one and all,
Your deeds, like towering trees stand tall.

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Shalini Kathuria Narang

Shalini Kathuria Narang is a Silicon Valley based software professional and freelance journalist. She has written and published extensively for several national and international newspapers, magazines and websites. She is originally from New Delhi and is settled in the Bay Area with her husband and two daughters for 25+ years. She loves to hike, read fiction and nonfiction, and read and write poems on subjects ranging from parenting and philosophy to growing and thriving. Rumi and Paulo Coelho's works of her are some of her favorites of hers. All of Shalini's poems are on her blog site: Rhythm and Rhyme.

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