No More Poem by NRUSINGHA MISHRA

She is no more, she is gone
Dove flew away, tears shed in vain
Where did she go, I do not have her address
They say, she went to her permanent abode
She told me to stay for three more days
I had to leave as in duty bound leaving her devastated
She comes to my dream after long time I saw her bed-ridden
Observed special rites not able to carry on my shoulder
What did she leave for me to move on, nothing
Except fond memories to ruminate in deep silence
Look at the faces of the children to search for her smile
Flashes of those memories come and soothe my soul
Specter of traumatic news, "No More" has vanished
Because she dwells within me and inspires to keep going