Tribute to Shantaji
Kapoor
Shantaji
Kapoor
Ah
Didi !!
…
M.K.Raina
My
frame is deep frozen
A
long tongue protruding out in distress
My
eyes lost into the vacuum
And paralysed.
My
heart is sinking
I
have no questions to ask
No
sermons to deliver
My
words are failing me.
I
remember when I met you first
You
caught me by my hand
I
sought your introduction
You
said "I am Shanta, but call me Didi".
And
I concluded
I
had someone to support me
Show
me the way in a world strange
Lead
me and give me love.
You
called me 'Bhaijan'
From
the core of your heart
Showered
upon me extreme affection
But,
departed so soon, untimely ...
True
... Whoever is born, is to die
We
are only spectators
Mute
witness to the happenings around
Moving
statues and powerless.
We
will wail for a while
And
revert back to our 'Karma'
Look
out for the livelihood
And
live our lives till we meet our own end.
But
that again...
Will
not be the end of the world
There
will be no blackouts
World
will move on, as it always did
And
that is the life ...
Remembering
you with grief
M.K.
Raina