To Kate and her Deben

 

To Kate and her Deben

 

Salute I at the start

to the duo from heart

for their love, honest

a gift from Lord’s closet

that leapt across

without toss

seven oceans,

several mountains

and the gaps, it flung

that existed among

countries and cultures

and removed, it, the blurs

on caste, creed and color,

thoughts, they did shun

on sect and religion,

adopted they, to their taste

on diversely based

costumes, costumes, and cuisine.

Displayed they an exemplary scene

that the human fraternity to emulate

to end their bitterness in spate.

Only when the duo was at their twenties

all disparities they brought to their knees

by platonic love that is benign and matured

its upshot conjugal harmony was assured.

a proof that symphony Kate Deven bred

in forty-three years of wedded life that they led

But now snatched Kate away, the destiny

leaving Deben, her loving hubby in agony.

“To be a graduate, the best

and to be a professor in the west

and a girl American he would wed”

to his friends assertively Deb had said.

All he achieved to our joy and pride

We owe it to you Kate being by his side.

A girl of your stature and ancestral chain

whose forefathers once, on us, could reign

you married a non-white chap of our origin

out of platonic love,with Dev you made certainly

influencing your conservative parents English

whose ancestors underestimate us as foolish.

Dev our friend simple, suave but brilliant

a best graduate with talents abundant

was a bachelor, here most sought after

but Kate you excelling all, did the wonder.

Madam to you our love and gratitude

over the years got accrued.

You are our revered sister in law

but hardly ever, you, we saw

but your short and sweet stay

charmed Deben’s clan all the way.

Hey our adorable Madam!

From our hearts bottom,

we all from your in laws’ place

pray Lord Balvadra to grace

your soul, ” Never to miss

the rest with peace and bliss.”

Express we, while bidding adieu

our unexpressed gratefulness due

with drum beat special for such occasion

when spouse goes with bangles and vermillion

to witness, Lord Himself comes out of heaven

to applaud and take the soul with Him in person.

Hey Bhavi Bhauja Kate madam!

No opportunity came to this chum

to address you from core of the heart

hence for us and from us you cannot depart.

You must be roaming at England cost

waiting for Deven to come and raise you the toast

But as usual, Deven is late for such occasion

as ever being busy in research for fresh invention.

Wait, we, in India for you with your two generations

Daydreaming we are. We have to accept His decisions.

 

 

P K Routray

In the service of Lord

 

 

(Debendra Das is my close friend and an eminent professor in a USA university. He loved and married a USA girl Kate. After 43 yrs. of married life Kate (Katherine (Kate) Anne Cross-Das) has left for her heavenly abode. It is a tribute in her honor. Bhavi and Bhauja we call our sister-in-law’s. Balavadra is the name of our Lord. Kate calls Debendra as Deben)