Do not stand by my framed half portrait and shed a tear,
Somehow somewhere my mortal coils still I wear.
I am the sparkle in your eyes
Which start shining in a trice.
I am the smile hovering over your lips,
I am there to give you on life some absorbing tips.
I am the love that inside you wells up,
I am there at the table with you to sup.
I am there as your conscience-keeper,
Of the crop of your good deeds I am the reaper.
I am the bounty that inside you feel,
I am there to steer you towards your welfare and weal.
I am the twinkling star in the sky
That reaches out to you without any what and why.
I am the book you continue to read,
I am there to stand by you in your every hour of need.
I am of your garden the fragrant flower,
I am the shady tree in your bower.
I am the one who still with you walks,
I am the one who still you out of your troubles talks.
So do not stand by my picture and grieve,
I am always by your side even if you me disbelieve!
Arun Bhagat
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Site Title Poetry of the Soul 
The way you weave your words with deep emotions is really amazing sir
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Rachna Ji, It is God that does it! I do nothing. Thanks a lot nevertheless! Stay blessed.
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Very well said Sir……Too good👏👏👏
Regards
Meenakshi Kaushik
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Very well said Sir……Too good… Beautiful poem👏👏👏
Regards
Meenakshi Kaushik
🙏🙏🙏🌺🌺🌺
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Thanks a lot for your open-hearted appreciation, Meenakshi Ma’m! I find it very motivating. God bless you!
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Just superb sir..!!!
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Thank you very much, Priya dear! A good and discerning reader’s appreciation is the writer’s motivation. Thanks once again!
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Beautifully kneeted and emotional poem.
Regards
SNEHLATA
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Thank you very much, Ma’m! For human beings, coming to terms with death is always a big challenge and we deal with that challenge in our own different ways!
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Very well said sir. It’s just wonderful poem.
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Thank you, Vijaylaxmi, for engaging with and responding to the poem! Stay blessed.
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