The Bride

Written by preeti datar
August 13, 2008

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Written for p4poetry prompt - http://forum.p4poetry.com/topic.php?id=74&replies=2#post-762

 

Amidst holy chant

And excited chatter

Valuables exchanged hands.

 

Around the burning fire

And blessings galore

Two beings summoned

As husband and wife;

Sealed by the garland,

Sindhoor, mangalsutra

And a bunch of lies.

 

The dowry was no good

The bride spoke too much

Got pregnant with a girl child

Yet asked if she could work.

 

The child was aborted

The valuables used up

The vows were forgotten

Humanity was shunned

 

Amidst hushed whispers

And the wrath of fire

The innocent bride died.

 

No one spoke a word

Cruel souls felt no hurt

Only a few shed tears

For their little girl

Once wrapped in reds

Now silent, unheard.

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Comment by U L H A S on 13 August, 2008 @ 11:27 am

boss this is superb……

Stars addedd…..

Kuch Bridegroom pe bhi likhye

:)

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Comment by Shreyansh Sen Sharma on 13 August, 2008 @ 11:51 am

heartfelt!such a serious issue written about in such a simple way…zabardast….

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Comment by krishna on 13 August, 2008 @ 12:42 pm

Somber issue presented in a simple form…

Liked it…

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Comment by medhini on 13 August, 2008 @ 3:08 pm

very simple and beautiful.

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Comment by Shreyansh Sen Sharma on 13 August, 2008 @ 9:26 pm

@preeti-hey…the composition is ready..:).tentatively titled-”VOICE of LOVE”.will post the poem soon!

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Comment by preeti datar on 14 August, 2008 @ 10:46 am

^awesome! waiting for the poem/song! :D

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Comment by Shreyansh Sen Sharma on 14 August, 2008 @ 10:43 pm

preeti,can you please give me to lines which would fit perfectly with any of the five paras?the end is just not falling into place…

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Comment by Apoorv on 24 August, 2008 @ 3:55 am

beautiful… and facing an issue that is quite common in our country

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Comment by Aryan on 19 October, 2008 @ 2:37 pm

nice 1 preeti…. u’ve raised a social issue PREETI nicely… but hey all men r nt like dis….
And dis 1 was posted near abt 2 months ago… u havn’t posted nythng since… plz catch dat bird called poetry agn…
i feel we’ll b soon hearin frm u…

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