LET THE TREASURE UNFOLD
An Ode to My Pretty Lotus, My Saroj on her 74th Birthday.
Just Give Me Your Usual Smile My Dear
The bright light of my love life has gone out
There’s no fun left in life and I’m loosing out
I beseech thee to give me your usual mystic smile
To brighten up my world and walk another mile
Give me your usual smile just once more my dear
It would alter my disposition
It would change my emotion
My life would change altogether
I would have nothing to bother
The flowers would bloom again
The birds would sing once again
Clouds would pour sweet rain
The wind would keep me sane
The stars would twinkle for me
The moon would shine you see
The fairies would dance for me
My life would change you’ll see
Give me your usual smile just once more my dear
My eyes would blink with joy
My lips would talk like a toy
Life would be full of laughter
Nothing to worry me hereafter
All heaven would sing merrily
My image would change surely
The sun would kiss my forehead
To bless me to let me look ahead
I would be sailing to the safer shore
There would be rough storms no more
All my prayers would be answered
All my questions would be treasured
Give me your usual smile just once more my dear
I’m moving like a lonely traveller
All is dark and I have no calendar
Fear of future bothers me everyday
I am afraid I’ve forgotten the highway
My attire and my mind are unsettled
Fear of failure keeps me all rattled
Hiding behind a façade of doubts
I have lost my will for any bouts
My past is haunting me heavily
My future is now uncertain really
All wishes have gone wishy washy
All the thoughts are now bushy
Give me your usual smile just once more my dear
My life is full of stress and strain
It is turning and twisting in vain
I’m counting the falling stars at night
There is no hope near or any in sight
Fear dwells in my heart of rare pain
It gets worse when it begins to rain
The darker nights give me no hope
I find it harder and harder to cope
There is a strong burn in the heart
It inflicts fire and lets flame to start
These hurt my inside and outside
But I’m unable to leave them aside
Give me your usual smile just once more my dear
You are the bright light of my life
You have been my beloved wife
Let me repeat it once more my dear
You are the music of my life my dear
Let me ask you a simple question my dear
Give me an answer to my question my dear
How do I live my life without you?
What do I do with my life without you?
Why don’t you share your mystic smile?
Let me live well and walk another mile.
Teach me not to worry and learnt to smile
I will love you more and keep your smile
Give me your usual smile just once more my dear.
Your birth on 15th August 1940 was for me alone
Our first meeting on 14th February 1959 was set on stone
Our marriage on 19th January 1964 was a glorious day
Our family life of over fifty years was happy and gay
Your life and living was all full of caring and giving
I am now all lost and lonely and have given up living
Your departure on 14th March 2013 tore my heart apart
I’ve been trying to live but the body dwells without a heart
On your 74th birthday, I wanted to sing and dance
I can’t do these cos you’re not giving me a chance
I will look heavenward to see you smile once more
You’re sitting by the super moon and the stars galore
Give me your usual smile just once more my dear
I’ll sing this ode for you forever without any fear.
Dr Ram Lakhan Prasad
15th August 2014.