AS SHE LEFT

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AS SHE LEFT [Every Father's emotion on his daughter's wedding day]

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AS SHE LEFT

"And this is how I loved her",

He said to himself,

As she climbed down,

The staircase with poise,

Where her anklets giggled before,

Where her feet stomped in anger,

Where her shoes flew in tiredness,

But not today,

He stood among the crowd,

All eyes watched her,

And her embellished beauty,

While he saw her innocence,

Her fickle stubbornness,

And his pride,

Welled up eyes, his heavy heart,

Greeting each one, smiles and laugh,

He looked at her sitting there,          

Reverberating chants,

As she became another’s prayer,

The moment arrived,

Sooner than known,

When the hustle and bustle,

Began to mourn,

He gulped the pain yet again,

While she held him tight,

Soaked in her tears his silence spoke,

“I wish you never had to leave this side”

All seconds of love bestowed,

Ran down his arms,

The last time as her only man,

When he embraced her closely,

Giving his comfort and warmth,

Bidding adieu, as she left,

He waved at his daughter,

And looked at the house,

Where, as a toddler she played.

© Copyright Salvwi Prasad[POETICbug]