A tribute to Assassinated DAUGHTER OF EAST (Benazir Bhutto Shaheed)

Bewildered are the followers, where you are gone,
Vanishing in one bound like a sprightly gazelle,
Verily, the Daughter of East has flown away,
And flown away too is the fragrance of Democracy,
The enchanting elegance of verse rested on you,
No wonder, then, your compatriots bemoan you so much

Your lap was overflowing with flowers, stars and the moon,
Your smile verse recital was sweet with lilt and melody,
Each couplet of yours was an ocean of color and light,
Now you talk through your silence, rich and eloquent indeed,
You were a half moon; yet full in radiance and glory,
And you went off in day light, shunning the dusk of life

Songs and melodies escorted you everywhere,
The salon of verse was superbly embellished by you,
Your words found their way into our heart,
Your filled our goblets to the brim, athirst as we were,
But at last, you scattered away like a hundred-petal rose,
Under the cruel sun, high is the sky as the mark of death

Fragrance of your presence is spread all around,
Wee meet you often in the chamber of memories,
Same eyes, same lips, and the very same graceful demeanor
Your image in our mind, resembles yourself in full,
Friends, humor yourself no end, but she is gone,
And gone off she is in search of the ocean of eternity

An innocent death, what’s it? Question anyone and everyone,
And question the night about the day’s tragedies,
Question with caution, that tears don’t rush to the eyes,
Question all the nation,
Amid smiles and talks, the heart aches with nostalgia,
Caravan of democracy bustles on, but with a vacant bridal palanquin

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