Never melancholic,
never sad,
ever jubilant,
ever delightful,
life was to her,
a carnival.
Friends she kept,
all very close and sincere,
mingled she with them,
travelled she with them,
once in a while
get togethers common
life to her always a carnival.
Travels she loved,
lengthy travels to
hitherto unknown lands
sometimes alone,
sometimes with friends.
Sea
its vast expanse,
its infinity
always made her spell-bound,
sea
calm or violent
liked she to watch
and enjoy
its dancing waves
its whispers through
winds and breezes
life was to her
always a carnival.
Never she remained idle
the very words 'idle'
and 'boredom'
all missing in her lexicon
of life.
Azure sky-kissing mountains,
rivers, rivulets, streams,
lush green, areas of
forests, vast green fields,
sprawling gardens,
splashing, sparkling lakes,
coconut trees lining
and leaning towards
the lakes, its reflections
seemed to her like
they bowing down
before the lakes
out of respect and worship.
Her houseboat rides,
with friends and
relatives
engraved in her tender walls of memories
and
life was to her
always a carnival.
One day a stranger
came to her life
uninvited
tied the nuptial knot
around her neck
felt she like a hangman
tightening a noose
around a convict's neck
before sending him to gallows
and in the golden-cage
gifted to the stranger
by her parents
he got her locked
inside it in the presence of
her parents, friends and relatives
went away to
his abode,
where she remained
the caged bird thereafter
throughout her life,
she remained as such
Life to her was a
carnival once,
once upon a time.
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