! ! ! ! At A Wedding...! ! ! ! ! Poem by Mamta Agarwal

! ! ! ! At A Wedding...! ! ! ! !

Rating: 2.4


Unlike the days gone by
When the veil covered the eyes,
And the bride couldn’t even catch
A glimpse of one she was getting married.

My niece stepped out with parted lips,
Radiant, swaying to the beat with her hips.
It was the traditional ladies sangeet,
All the naughty songs were played to tease.

The boy was there with his friends,
A formal invitation had been sent.
There was warmth and bonhomie,
Both young and old were acting naughty.

Men too danced with abandon and energy
I too longed to join in the revelry
Come on dear, what… he said with a start,
Let’s too dance, I feel young at heart.

Disgruntled, 'you know I have two left feet',
Let me lead, and you move with the beat'.
'Mam, that's what I have done all my life,
From the day i took you for my wife...'



Ladies sangeet is a musical evening, a day before the traditional north indian wedding ceremony.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Rachel Butler 21 September 2009

Radiant, swaying to the beat with her hips. It was the traditional ladies sangeet, Rachel Ann Butler

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Bob Blackwell 09 April 2009

Mamta, I loved the last stanza, I can so identify with it. Your a star

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Myrtle Thomas 07 April 2009

LOL, I found this funny but very informative, I would never have known that about the Indian wedding, thanks for sharing. A 10

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Raj Nandy 03 April 2009

This nice poem reminds me of that movie 'monsoon wedding'! 10! -Raj Nandy

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