First One After Burial To Burn
Lonely I am, with boyfriend she visits jointly
Places flowers, burns candle, prays devotedly
Six feet deep, Heart burns on her every return
Hitendra, lovers swear, first one, after Burial to Burn*
* Hindus burn dead ones
(Entry for Members Contest - Poetic Epitaph by Andrea Dietrich )
Copyright © Dr Hitendra Mehta | Year Posted 2010
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