FATHER-IN-LAW

The whole today
Was busy with
The game of
Hide-n-seek

I was enraptured
By the glow
The golden yellow
Touching prime high

It was burning
At the banks of river 'Ganga'
The log
On pyre bright

The occasion
Tried to nod its importance
But alas!
It did NOT.

I vaguely knew that
He was no more.
All memory scattered
In oblivion

Now, nobody
Will say my name in hand
With the box
Full of sweets

"O my Son-in-law"
Never ever will echo
This familiar sound.
Father-in-law is NO MORE!