Bhai Tika
Your Blessings are incredible beloved sisters I was young and much happy then as a brother Your prayers with marrygold elegant garland Was the symbol of protection against all evil. I owe you my life for blessing me with this long life It's almost two decades now yet your grace is alive The day use to be so special just being a brother king The happiness was spontaneous gift in the sibling. The floors you cleaned with cow-dung smelled fresher Than the chemical cleanser we use today as better The walls you white washed with clay and talc was much brighter Than the we do now with lime and various paints and primer. The doors and windows you decorated with garlands Was more beautiful than the one with artificial flowers The verandas and corridors you lit up with lamps Was much brighter than the ones with fire crackers. Everything were all less those days yet so much more You didn't complain me if I gave you no penny The smile on y...