One thing I always wanted in my life
was to have a beautiful wife,
God Almighty granted me this wish and
I became lucky in this life.
The entire sailing in the ocean of family
life gave me extreme joy,
Life treated me with utmost respect I
had everything with me to enjoy.
This ecstasy lasted over half a century
and I had no time to look back,
There was so much fun and enjoyment
and happiness was in my stack.
Now when the tide of love is out and
everything has a different look,
My days of rejoice are gone I am my
own cook and keep writing my book.
My thoughts about our loving days keep
coming every minute of the day,
This is all because My Pretty Lotus was
the greatest in every possible way.
There are no dinners with the candle
light on and that is not so fine,
I long to spend some evenings with you
with a bottle of red wine.
I loved all your company because you
were so pretty and smelt nice,
I was always lucky and got my sixes
whenever I rolled my dice.
You loved the flowers, the trees and the
games of scrabble and all,
While my favourite was the lotus in the
pond you liked the roses in the fall.
I picked you out on that Valentine's Day
from the College crowd,
You were my love at first sight and my
might, I was always so proud.
Your lovely smile kept me alive and
going until the day I was left alone,
Now I am home alone at Saroj Niwas all
disheartened and unknown.
We spoke our own language with our
own words, thoughts and actions,
We culled our own phrases for living
and conducted our own reactions.
We used our words to construct our
characters for our stories and books,
I always laughed at some words that
you said did not have the right looks.
I was the luckiest lad and conducted
with extreme pride all my life,
My smiles and laughter were the richest
and never had any strife,
I was twice blessed when My Pretty
Lotus cared for me with love and joy,
I was fortunate and really thankful
when you treated me as your boy.
I loved to travel far and wide whether by
plane, bus, train or car,
Your company made the journey so
sweet that the distance never seemed
far.
These were the things I always wanted
in my life and got them from you,
You had the art of pleasing me
whenever it seemed I had no clue.
I miss and miss and miss all the tender
loving care and all the fun,
I still cannot believe and believe and
believe that it is all done.
You were the healthiest beat of my
heart and taught me how to live,
I was taught to love, to care, to share
and above all learnt to give.
Those beautiful moments are all gone
and now I have to do it on my own,
Being alone is no pleasure for me now
and I have to find my safety zone.
Cooking was something I could never
do but you taught me that to do,
How can I ever thank you but I know I
will always be indebted to you.
You wanted me to be happy in this life
after you had gone from here,
You forgot to tell me how I could do this
without your presence here.
There are times I want to trade places
with you to make me feel good,
That is not as easy as it is said but still
I would and should if I could.
Did I ever tell you what I wanted in life
and why I loved you so much?
If I am given that chance to say these I
would never get any words as such.
So I now want to try other ways to love
and serve you whatever you deserve,
You were so gracious and giving for me
I am ready and glad to serve.
The “L” that you so graciously left for
me I will treasure it in my way,
The “O” that you put for me in the
closet, it optimizes my every day.
The “V” that you gave me I regard it as
the value of you being my lasting friend,
The “E” that you erected in the home is
for eternity, a love that has no end.
