MY SISTER PUSHPA
I miss your great strength
I miss your resourcefulness
I miss your spontaneous cackle as
There was nothing you could not tackle
Any challenge that life threw your way
You met it head on with nary a sway
You always came through for me, without fail
Now I feel bereft without you and rant and wail
From the rich ore of our memories, I have now mined and
Strung, a necklace with all the gold nuggets that I could find
I have bid adieu to all the sadness and any lingering bitterness
Cherishing just our enduring love, mutual affection and dearness
Your memory is still quite fresh and leafy green
Time has not taken its toll nor robbed its sheen
Your hospitality was legendary
And you entertained all and sundry
You were my big sister and I loved you
But came to know how much only after I’d lost you!!!
WITH LOVE
An older sister helps one remain half child, half woman. ~Author Unknown
An older sister is a friend and defender – a listener, conspirator, a counsellor and a sharer of delights. And sorrows too. ~Pam Brown
Originally Published: August 27, 2006
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The Progeny
The fluid in our veins is the same in
As much you came out my whole
To become a whole of your own
There the similarity ends, sort of
Yet small semblances of looks abound
Fleetingly giving glimpses of origin
The strength of my maternal love and will
Was neither tensile nor tough to mold and
Give you a regulated sense of direction
You forged ahead on your own, taking lead
From the environment, people and
Prevailing events occurring at that time
Now, you are straight as an arrow, yet
You bend when needed and are kind and
Gentle to a certain degree but no more
Your flaws make you unique as they
Are your very own, growing out of your
Evolving process, lending character
The end product is not of my making
Yet you fill me with pride for your
Uniqueness which came to be, on its own
Originally Published: August 11, 2006
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