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Midnight Oil Consumedis not wasted;

Diligent and Thought Provoking

Teachings taughtwith painful toil

can Never be forgottenby your blessed children

even in their happy times-For life is only Life, forevermore.

Steep hill of lifewas never insurmountable;No subtle sceptics could confound your familyYour SonsAlways drew :

Strength from your love;Hope from your Person;Eloquence from your perseverance;Love from your heart;Life from your being;

Energy from your soul;Youth from your Karma;

Courage from your serenity;Humanity from your deeds;

Harmony from your devotion;Aspirations from your life;

Yearning for meaning in life from your Wisdom;Aim in life from your expectations.

Your children always derivedInspiration from your unrelenting energy.

Kindness from your Genes;Patience from your judgement;

Truth from your Convictions & Testimony;Reason from your experience;

Faith from your Spirit;Vision from your Foresight.

Fountain of Living WatersNever left your daughters Thirsty,

though subdued and sadat times they were

As Decreed byDestiny.

Their Hopes never broke

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Aspirations never shattered;Their Soul never dried and parchedor covered with dust of despair;

As they always hadyour comforting shoulder

that became strong bearing burdens of life

To rest their head ontoSeeking relief from Painfor restoring peace.

Your daughters drew healing warmthfrom your amazing confidenceblended with enormous Capacity

of SustainingHostile Waves of Life

that taught youNever to become

Too Happy

By delightful experiencesin LifeNor Too Sad

When loved ones Break Promisesthat formed basic premise of life

Will to live-object and purpose of existence:

showing the colour of Meaning in Life:A reason to live-

A Mission to Exist,To Give and Take, and to Sustainthe Promised Love foreverA desire to Survive.

You always made Friendswho remember you in townfor there is no one

you are put out withor put out by:

As you've always served the Lord:Surrendered to the Will of God.

Noble Inheritanceof your Ancestral Bloodtransmitted to posterityin Form and Substance

made your DaughtersArchitects of Consummate Skilland Fidelitytheir Juristic Foundations solid-depicting Wisdom:Clarity of Thought demarcating prioritieswith Life in order;their Defenses Impregnable from without.

Commendable is your Creation:

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Your daughtersAs you very truly are

the Motherreared for immortalityin Thought and Spirit

By your Maker-No one Wonders why

your Daughters justly Aspire

to Earn for Themselvessuch a Title

To Be Designated AsThe Mother

Wanting Always To BeAs You Are, and have Always Been.

Your Daughters attempt to Measureextent of kindness and ToleranceNesting in the Fabric of your life

that protected youfrom Hot Sun of Deserts, and

Cold Waves of Angry Sea.Radiating Calm Pose so retainedeffective as it always was

Is now ForgingThe F u t u r e

of your Grandchildren.

Divyang K. CHHAYA