
The Republic Day dawn
trumpeting its auspicious arrival
tricolors waving everywhere
Sudden ringing of the phone
cutting through the festivities
followed by a scream...
piercing and heart rending
Without their bright shining Sun
Will Mars, Mercury et al..
Ever shine again
Bereft of its gravity
Will these planets hold together...
Come Jupiter you have to grow now
and keep the flock together...
- Vivek Thaokar
This was written in memory of my father-in-law. This is a free translation from the original which was written in my mother tongue, Marathi.

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