Colors....

Adorned in colors she steps ,

As a newly wed ,

With hope in her eyes ,

Blessed with looks divine .

Flowing like a stream ,

Dancing like the clouds ,

She filled their life with joy ,

Making all proud .

Her beauty , her duty , her love , her work ,

Praised each one ,

As she dazzled like a spark .

Beaming glowing radiating shine ,

Clothed days together ,

Wishing  happiness to carry on forever and ever .

Red or blue or yellow or green ,

Colors what she loved ,

Making  their life vibrant ,

Never wanting to stop .

But ,

She never knew ,

Everyone’s not born so lucky ,

To get bathed in sunlight ,

Coz swabbed  will be the days in blue .

Those colors those praises those care those love ,

It all just swept apart ,

Giving way to a  melancholy journey ,

Awaiting to start .

White was her world , white her  life ,

Complementing the blankness  ,

Undeclared arrived that misfortune ,

Never hinting even a pinch .

Deceiving her wailing cries ,

It all got washed ashore ,

Escaping clasped clinch .

 A living curse labeled she was ,

Coz that’s what a widow is ,

In yesteryear or today’s world ,

And in every one’s eyes .

Forgotten forbidden secluded she remained ,

From festivities in the courtyard ,

Fate bestowed upon her ,

Not blessings but a life unusually hard .

Years passed on and time moved on ,

But she didn’t ever realize ,

What was her mistake ,

Where exactly did she go wrong .

Then , one fine day it came again ,

Spreading splendor across ,

In every street in every house ,

Indiscriminating lament or loss .

Tiny hands dabbed in colors quietly sneaked in ,

Declaring  a ‘ Happy Holi ‘ with a radiant grin .

A tinge of yellow touched her clothes ,

Making her feel alive ,

Begging forgiveness to her virtuous heart ,

Having punished , though it wasn’t her crime .

She was pulled into the world once more ,

To live to smile to share ,

Scattered in air the yellow the red ,

Vibrated across the blue ,

 Rinsing away strains ,

Carrying away with it ,

Every settled down pitiful gloom .