I wandered around the park all alone,
Looked at the children playing,
It was a pleasurable sight
Yet I felt so lonely
I saw a couple splashing water
On each other in playful mood,
I smiled with fond delight,
But I felt so lonely
I am like a solitary swan
Sitting in a dry, sandy lake
No one there to share my plight
And I felt so lonely
The empty nest syndrome has pain
From judging others, I ever abstain,
Though wallowing in fancy’s flight,
I, really, felt so lonely
This state of affair has become
A permanent way of life
I have made this burden light
Even then I feel so lonely
~ Sudha Dixit
Bangalore, India