You had travelled down your life’s path
Both together, more than half a century
In a quiet and salubrious town of Dharwad
Watching how six decades slowly unfolded
With love trust, harmony, and bliss unbounded.
Parents to four and grandparents to six
Generations expanded from one to four
Great-grandchild joined and glee grew more
Your contentment, accomplishment bloomed
The dignified, disciplined life you both led
The traits , we the kin, proudly inherited.
You lived life of many couple’s dream
Love care and compassion endless stream
Waiting for your sixty first wedding anniversary
About to celebrate the great day of joy and glory
What destiny had in store for us, a dire mystery
We were aghast that you both melted out of blue.
In less than a month’s gap you both bid adieu
What was the hurry oh! dear mom and dad
To disappear suddenly as predestined
Living together, dying in a row and leaving for
Heavenly abode together, how destiny has shaped
The agony of twin loss, which haunts for us forever.
Your’s was a true love beyond mortality
Not bounded by mere physical worlds
Your departure was in league, that mattered
In the far away unknown world of love birds
In life and death, you showed the oneness
Proved that you are Inseparable soulmates.
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Author:
Narayan Gadagkar (
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- Comment from author about the poem: A poetic tribute to In-laws from the perspective of a daughter. Both my parents In- laws died in succession within 20 days in Dharwad town in Karnataka in India in February and March 2025. Emotional outpourings of my wife is displayed in poetic stance.
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Comments3
A sad and touching write at the devastation of loosing two loving parent's in quick succession, nicely expressed and written
A great tribute to a couple that spent a life together. Lovely
Thanks
a great read, thanks for sharing
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