The Wedding Day

The wedding day dawned 
bringing with it warm rays of ecstasy 
Today was the day the bridegroom promised
To love and cherish his beautiful bride 

The bride looked so graceful 
dressed in the wedding attire of 'his' choice 
Red and golden was the colour 
of her beautiful bridal lehenga 
He wore a royal blue sherwani 
Together they made the most beautiful picture. 
Her pretty kajal laden eyes 
kept coyly  glancing at her groom 
and secret smiles were being exchanged. 

The mother and the father wept 
for the apple of their eyes 
was moving far away
to start a new chapter of her life
With love and Duas
they bid  her away 

The elder sister was overjoyed 
cause her sister bride was moving to  her town 
The  little sisters were not too happy 
to have their sister bride go so far away.

Then was the turn of the mother in law
to dote on the bride
How  happy she was 
to find a lovely companion 
for her dearest son 

The little children  looked so cheerful 
in their colourful dresses. 
they twirled here and there
making people smile 

Slowly ,the waiters started pouring in 
With trays of Crystal  glasses 
filled with juices and soda
and platters of samosas  and kababs.

The dinner came later 
The most anticipated part of the day.

Then came the photo session 
A memory token

for the young couple 
for the many years  to come.

The wedding cake was cut
A glorious feast 
The groom fed the bride
and the crowd cheered away.

The bride stepped out with her handsome groom
to live the loveliest of stories
she would read. 


*Dedicated to my dear sister and jeeju*

*'Duas' is an Arabic/Urdu term which means supplication to the Divine for blessings. The English term blessings doesn't do justice to the word 'dua', hence the usage. *