Nostalgia

Walking down the memory lane,

Only nostalgia remains!

A woman called my grandmother,

Fondly cooked favourite dishes of mine,

The eyes that used to shower love,

Are now asleep forever!!

Aunts and uncles showered love and beautiful gifts,

Carefree time and hush- hush talk were a bliss!

Picnic with cousins was a pure fun,

Everyone rejoiced beneath the sun,

Ashoka trees swayed in  gentle wind,

The sights of nature seemed very pleasing,

The old home roof was the happiest place to live,

These treasured memories I will always cherish,

Bond of our family binds the heart as none,

To uphold the ties of kinship is commanded by Allah,the One.