Sadness Poem by Aparna Chatterjee

Sadness
Overcomes
Me

My daughter's
School has
Opened today

I'll miss her
For over six
Hours not just
Today, but
Every day
Monday to
Friday, till her
Next October
Holiday...

My house
Will feel
So desolate
And empty

Maybe,
I'm feeling
A bit too
Senti…
But without her
Wilderness
Surrounds me

As in my life's garden
That often brims with
Spring-summer blossoms
She's the most tenderest
Flower to me…
Beautiful, soft and dainty.