Elegy Written On The Death Of My Dad Poem by MBJ Pancras

O Dad! My Dad! Thy journey on earth is over;
Thou now reached the Heavenly Abode,
Thou had travelled through thistles and thorns,
Debris and rubbles scattered on thy way,
Thou had kept quiet within thee, and ne'er complained,
Thou had carried Achilles' heel in thy wedding bond with thy silence,
Stubborn, but not adamant, and with steadfast sobriety,
Thou had traversed crises, but kept within hidden love and concern,
The love and concern thou had failed to express unto thy folks.

Now thou hast left us for the Heavenly Abode,
The grief thou had hid in thee wriggled thy body and mind,
Thy mind had invited thy children far away from thee,
But the inimical pandemic had built a barrier ‘twixt us,
We looked at thy breathless face on virtual screen,
Even thy lifeless eyes emit thy deep rooted agony.

Thou had imprinted in us the lasting bond between us,
Yea, thy unforgettable kisses engraved in our hearts,
Alas! Rootless storms and tempests struck the passage of life,
Thou had wished to keep crown on us, but in vain.

We, thy children, had wished to be near thee,
And thou had longed for our presence and concern.
Now we looked at thy breathless countenance,
Thou were carried unto the grave, and that is thy last journey,
Unfortunate and unhappy children are we,
For we were not a part in thy last journey.

Thou shalt be in our hearts till we leave our breath,
The days with thee are unforgettable.
Thou art not fallen, but thou art victorious,
For thou had lived the life of determination.

Here I leave unto thy feet my simplest elegy,
Read this elegy while thou art in Heaven,
And thou wilt know how much we owe thee
For thy love and affection shown unto us on earth.

Let me leave my tears unto thy grave,
And I hope my tears shall speak unto thee.

Farewell unto thee forever, Dad, o, my Dad!