My Rose- A tribute to my mother

As I flung open the gates of my heart

And gaze into its mysterious depths

I could paint the most beautiful rose

From the gentle stroke of my mind

To illuminate the face of my mother

My thoughts flashing as silver ripples

On a translucent lake

As tiny jolts of fond memories

Rips and tears my soul

Glistening on my wet lashes

The images flutter and flow

Like minute butterflies

As I recall and remember

Your magical glow

Of deep crimson

Appear as my glittering beacon

Guiding my steps along the way

Never faltering, never wavering

Always beside me as my shadow

Helping me mould into a new being

Your sweet fragrance linger

Enveloping my soul in vigour

Never changing

Regardless of seasons

An edifice of unconditional love

Making my heart flutter its beat

Just like it did as I lay within your body

As a tiny unborn baby

Your nectar, my only sustenance

Fulfilling the promise of human race

As was our destiny

Your petals one by one

Lifting me up, together

Mending the rough patches

All through the years

Brushing the dust trying to gather

On my earthly garments

Till one fatal twist of fate

Forcibly separated the chord

That wove our souls together

Dispersing its shattered fragments

The winner chosen in the tourney

As such is the theme of this ramshackle journey

Like all flowers

A rose, had bloomed and withered

Hush now, my rose, it is time to rest

For Allah knows the best

I love you mum and I miss you so much