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Tuesday 10 April 2018

Inked in my heart : Elegy (Letters from the Soul #9)


It's been a year since you are gone
Leaving behind a castle of memories
I visit the castle to meet you
When the weight of the world pulls me down;
I sit, draped in your pashmina shawl
Feeling the warmth of your embrace,
I touch your belongings again and again
To feel your essence
I gaze at your photographs all day
To relive the moments spend with you.

 My tears don't know how to stop
Till I fall asleep in the castle of memories;
Your soul gently caresses my soul
I wake up, feeling unburdened.
It's true you are not here
But I can feel you close to me;
Your memories are inked in my heart
And you are just a thought away
As a guardian angel, you look after me
And teach me that love is stronger than death.
 © Purba Chakraborty
10.04.2018

Note: This is an elegy poem. In traditional English poetry, elegy is a melancholy poetry form that is written to lament the death of someone but ends in consolation. An elegy is a poem of serious reflection, typically a lament for the dead. 

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10 comments:

  1. Yamini MacLean10 April 2018 at 02:59

    Hari OM
    Intimate and inviting! YAM xx

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  2. Akshata Ram10 April 2018 at 08:41

    Is death the greatest loss? Many unanswered questions of a love that could never be
    Here is mine , a fictional tale of a girl growing up in urban India https://akswrites.com/2018/04/10/i-am-a-big-girl-out-in-the-big-bad-world-atozchallenge-blogchattera2z/

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  3. Roma Gupta Sinha10 April 2018 at 14:27

    This was touching Purba, I know you wrote is for your grandmother, isn’t it?

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  4. Rohan Kachalia10 April 2018 at 16:02

    A lovely elegy poem, Purba.

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  5. Sayanti Deb10 April 2018 at 20:15

    Touch by your words, Purba. An amazing poem.

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  6. Sudha10 April 2018 at 20:56

    An emotional poem this is. It hit the right chord in me.

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  7. Medha11 April 2018 at 00:02

    That's a touching subject you have chosen to write and what beautifully! I loved it to the core.

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  8. Subroto12 April 2018 at 18:11

    "Your memories are inked in my heart"
    Lovely way of putting it. Beautifully done.

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  9. Shweta17 April 2018 at 23:39

    This is touching and beautifully reflects your feelings and bonds :)

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  10. Anmol Rawat18 April 2018 at 01:42

    I know for whom you wrote this, Purba :)
    And maybe that's the reason why it touches you heart. All the emotions are duly felt in the verses. Loved it,but I could feel that melancholy in your heart. Stay strong. Love. <3

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