The Personal Panorama v1.0

This is an ode I had written for my Dadi (my paternal grandmother) after she passed away. In these few words I have tried to encapsulate the diversity that was my Dadi…

STAR ETERNAL

It was all so sudden, no one could foresee

You have always been there, and were always meant to be

The iron lady of this family, you were the foundation

Now we struggle to rebuild, to cope with your separation

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Where are you now? Frankly, I don’t care

For your soul may traverse through countless lives, but it’s not here

And souls may be ever living, they may never cease

My Dadi is gone forever, she’s not with me

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But I will not anger, for it cannot extinguish the despair

Nor will I indulge in self pity, for it cannot repair

I choose to be happy, Dadi, and celebrate your life

As you have been the doting grandmother, amazing mother, and an incomparable wife

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And I choose to celebrate your love, and how freely you gave it

I celebrate your vibrance, with which our lives you lit

And it isn’t just your family, who will never forget

But the countless lives you touched, we’re all in your debt

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With ordinary people, or the highest echelon

You walked the same, devoid of pride or scorn

You always adorned a panache, for which you were known

But it is due to your humanity, that many consider you their own

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You ascend a pedestal unique, way up high

You’ve blazed a trail, and now shine in the sky

An effervescent companion, a figure maternal

You will always be, our star eternal

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