‘Zoey'
‘Zoya' originating from Greek ‘Zoe'
means 'life';
Which, in Russian and Ukrainian
Means' Alive; '
In Urdu- 'Joyous, loving, caring';
Persian- 'Mohabbat'- 'love'.
‘Zoya', ‘Zoey'- the dedicated Pug-
which on June 6,2017
gave way to heat stroke,
Has left many hearts broke.
The connection with me,
Although, very brief
has left me stricken with grief.
More so, as the day I got a share
of her glimpse, happened to be her last!
So that in the mind's eye,
A subtle guilt makes itself aware!
Why? Why? Why?
An ardent dog-lover-
A Passionate animal fan,
Why did my view have to be the end?
Or is life a river of coincidences,
Strange and indecipherable?
Death, is reputed to
look for excuses and ways and means-
As dead-bent as remorseless as it is…
It must happen as it must-
And when…
However, the serene and composed
image of ‘Zoya', ‘Zoey'- squatting
In devotion to the ‘Havan'
shall be one of those everlasting imprints
that urge the mind to find peace
in the grappling thought
That every life is only a stage
In the longer journey
Wherein the Soul finds and figures
The avenues of its evolution-
So that ‘Death' is not the end
But the beginning…
Such is the mind's bidding.
In dedication to ‘Zoey' By: Pushpinder Kaur June 9,2017
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
God bless 'Zoey'! Always a Dog Lover, little did I know that my first poem on dogs would be about the demise of a beautiful pet...but strange are the strings of the heart- they seem to be strummed more by grief than by joy!