Life and Death


They stood by 
The illuminated Ganges shore
On a morning at Haridwar 
Which is the heaven's door

They who had come here 
To perform the last rites
And so stood chanting prayers 
To lessen their plight

The culture they represented 
Amazed me no end
For the colours they wore 
Balanced the gloom sufficiently well

The flowing Ganga 
And their vivid attires 
Genuinely represented life
Combinely they dispelled 
The despair of death 
And lessened their strife 

© Dr Archana Tandon


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