Her Sorrow

Her sweet melodious hymn
Ringing from a heavy heart
Another pathetic tune
Woefully rang about her loss

Tears of pain pour from My eyes
The pain in tandem with hers
Her sighs echo in mine
My heart a river in flood

For is it mine or hers, love lost
Sometimes I still hear her
Moaning by the stream
Weeping her heart out

For what could not be
Deep inside I know her loss is mine
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©Seema Jayaraman, Mumbai (1988-89?)