The light that lit my entire life for over
half a century
That lamp is no more as if it left me in a
penitentiary
The pretty lamp granted me love so rare
and bright
It calmed my fevered mind and cleared
all my fright
It burnt silently and passionately to
give a loving life
That precious lamp was none other
than my own wife
She sought me, she taught me and she
comforted me
She lit my path all along and very
patiently guided me
That lamp burnt in my life every day
and every hour
Sweetness was filled every moment
when I was sour
She was my fragrance and my incense
during prayers
When her life melted away her lamps
light my stairs
Forever the lamp will be my guide to
show me the way
I shall treasure the lamp until my body
too melts away
Heart is now burning and that lamp is
keeping it warm
My soul has gone in search to merge
with her charm
My steps are weary and I have fond
memories of years
I have many withered dreams and a few
leftover tears
The lamp is no more and my fluttering
eyelids are still
Time and eternity shroud the darkness
to give me a chill
Alone at this lonely home makes my
heart cease at time
Fire of pain and sorrow make my life
without a rhyme
So I find no solace when my life lamp is
burnt forever
With the ordeal of fire can I live without
my lamp ever?