Shefali

Shefali, you stand there, smiling amidst the flowers,
The petals as if to fall upon you in the gentlest shower ,
You were tender and soft as those little florets by your name,
Your smile and fragrance forever captured, in a photo frame,
You went away like a queen without any mournful noise,
Did it not hurt you Ma to hold on to that graceful poise ?
Never complaining in this long uphill journey called life ,
Living without Baba, that pain tore you with a sharp knife,
We saw pain in that dimming light in your eyes sunken deep ,
Your loneliness was yours alone in dark nights without sleep,
In my life if I could borrow a simple leaf from your love,
I will know you are blessing me from the heaven above,
Be at rest with your beloved , a place where we too shall meet,
Let this candle keep burning, awaiting a new dawn to greet.