An elegy
to a family house
Why should I remain a
family house
If I am dilapidated,
shattered and tattered
In this summer of old
age.
Why should I remain a
family house
If the house garden bears
a barren look
Tearing away its leaves
and flowers.
Why should I remain a
family house
If the birds do not build
their nests
Migrating to some other
places.
Why should I remain a
family house
If I don’t have to wait
for birds’ return
In the lonely colourless
evenings.
Why should I remain a
family house,
If the inhabitants are in
the outhouses
Dangling like a jaundiced
curtains.
Why should I remain a
family house.
If I am not cheered by
the chirping
And joyful songs of my
little birds.
~Dr. Ram
Mehta~
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